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Diamond Tiffany Earrings Swallowed By Suspected Thief Are Recovered By Florida Police
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was interested in buy- ing earrings and a diamond ring on behalf of an Orlando Magic basketball player in February.
He was escorted to a VIP room where he could view the jewelry but a short time later, he jumped out of his chair, grabbed the jewelry and forced his way out the door, Orlando Police Department said.
Officers obtained the license plate of the suspect's car through shopping centre security footage and tracked the vehicle.
He was pulled over for driving without rear lights in Washington County, almost 340 miles away, a police report said.
In the police car, an officer heard the sus- pect say: "I should have thrown them out
the window," and at the Washington County jail he asked staff: "Am I going to be charged with what is in my stomach?" according to the arrest report.
While some earrings were quickly recov- ered, the suspect was then transferred to hospital where detec- tives monitored him as they waited to col- lect the remaining evi- dence.
The four stolen ear- rings, valued at $770,000 (£596,000), matched the serial numbers from the jewelry taken from the Tiffany store last month, detectives said.
After the jewelry was recovered, the arrest- ed man was taken to Orange County Jail where he faces charges of robbery with a mask and first- degree grand theft.
The
suspect was heard saying: "I should have thrown them out the window" and asked jail staff: "Am I going to be charged with what is in my stom- ach?", according to
an
arrest report.
Detectives have recovered four dia- mond earrings from a suspected thief two weeks after he swal- lowed the jewelery
worth
nearly £600,000 dur- ing his arrest, US police have said.
The man, who was detained in Florida, had told staff at a Tiffany & Co store he
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