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Finest Known 1871 $5 Gold Half Eagle Stolen
Sun, 01/31/2016 - 8:58pm — NCIC |
Assistance Requested
Oklahoma Law Enforcement officials are requesting assistance in locating any dealer who may have come into contact with a subject identified as Jarrod Petitt or Pettit (white male). The investigation involves the sale of counterfeit gold Perth bars to coin and pawn shops in the Midwest. Anyone with information should contact: Doug Davis 817-723-7231 Doug@numismaticcrimes.org |
Fugitive Treasure Hunter Nabbed in Florida Hotel
After two years on the lam, fabled treasure hunter Tommy Thompson’s luck ran out. U.S. Marshals caught up with him this week at an upscale West Boca Raton hotel in Florida and arrested him and his long term companion, Alison Anteiker. “The couple offered no resistance at the time of the arrest and readily admitted to being the targets of the extensive investigation,” the Marshals Service said in a news release. Authorities called Thompson “one of the most intelligent fugitives ever sought by the U.S. Marshals.” |