Overview
- A family visiting a forest near Johannesberg in Unterfranken uncovered a plastic bag containing a jam jar full of gold jewelry at the end of May and handed the items to Aschaffenburg police.
- Police say the collection includes more than 60 gold rings plus bracelets, necklaces and a ring with a glass setting, and about 15 rings bear engraved wedding dates.
- Authorities have taken the jewelry into custody and are publicly asking for help identifying owners by the engraved dates while withholding value information to protect the investigation.
- The criminal investigation has been taken up by Kripo Aschaffenburg and will probe why the items were buried and whether they are stolen, with police publishing images and a tip line for leads.
- If owners are identified the items will be returned under legal procedure, and detectives say the case could lead to further inquiries if links to theft or organized fencing appear.