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Lost €4,000 Wedding Ring Returned After Truck Driver Turns It In

Routine police steps connected the owner with the honest truck driver's find.

Overview

  • A 66-year-old Berliner, Jochen Sandfort, misplaced his wedding ring in a restroom at a motorway service area near Wunsiedel.
  • A truck driver from Oberviechtach found the ring and handed it to his local police, who forwarded it to the city lost-and-found.
  • After a follow-up call, police linked Sandfort to the item, and he traveled to Oberviechtach to collect it in person.
  • He proved ownership by citing the engraving "Venice, 12.09.2011" inside the band.
  • Sandfort said he felt great relief and promised a reward for the finder.