Posted on 06/17/2012 8:48:00 PM PDT by bkopto
An Ashland woman says she buried a safe containing $262,000 in gold Krugerrands in her backyard two years ago. But when she went to dig it up earlier this year, it was gone.
On March 15, the woman reported to police that the safe was missing, but since then police have exhausted all leads and the case is dormant, said Ashland police Sgt. Jim Alderman. Police will not release the victim's name, because of the high dollar amount involved.
The case was complicated by the woman's refusal to let anyone conduct an extensive search of her property.
"She refuses to have her backyard excavated or allow anyone to search with a metal detector," said Alderman.
The woman told police she began buying gold in 2006. She said when she returned to dig up the safe, she found other containers of money and precious metals that she had buried, but not the safe.
According to investigators, there was no evidence of fresh digging on the property. They theorize that if the safe were stolen it could have happened shortly after it was buried in 2010. The woman was able to provide police with receipts for the gold, proving that it was at one time in her possession.
Tracking the coins is difficult because there are no serial numbers, said Alderman. There also are several local places where thieves could cash in precious metals without tipping off police.
Gold dealers are required to file a federal tax form only if someone turns in 25 or more Krugerrands or Canadian maple leaf coins at a time, according to Michael Cotta, owner of Rogue Valley Coin and Jewelry.
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If this is Ashland Oregon I may have a suspect. Is there a reward being offered?
bmfl
” But the man who had received one bag went off, dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money. After a long time the master of those servants returned and settled accounts with them. ...”
“His master replied, ‘You wicked, lazy servant!.....you should have put my money on deposit with the bankers, so that when I returned I would have received it back with interest.”
‘So take the bag of gold from him and give it to the one who has ten bags...”
Jesus’ Parable of the buried gold....in Matt. 25.
Apparently she's not too concerned about locating it. Or maybe, just maybe, she's a damned liar.
” But the man who had received one bag went off, dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money. After a long time the master of those servants returned and settled accounts with them. ...”
“His master replied, ‘You wicked, lazy servant!.....you should have put my money on deposit with the bankers, so that when I returned I would have received it back with interest.”
‘So take the bag of gold from him and give it to the one who has ten bags...”
Jesus’ Parable of the buried gold....in Matt. 25.
“........Is there a reward being offered?”
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Ask the reporter—her contact information is at the end of the linked story.
“She refuses to have her backyard excavated or allow anyone to search with a metal detector,”
Maybe she has other stuff buried in her yard she doesn’t want anyone (including the authorities) to know about...
Sorry, I already turned D.B. Cooper in. I’m first in line for the reward.
“.......The woman said that two years ago she hired a man to dig several big holes in her yard, which is within Ashland city limits, and then later she buried the gold and other valuables in the holes. Police have interviewed the man who dug the holes, as well as other possible suspects or witnesses, with no results.”
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Hired a man to dig the holes? Wow this woman is dumb—she violated the first rule of buried treasure; she didn’t kill the people who did the hole digging.
Ok, which FReeper is this that did not maintain OpSec regarding their SHTF cache?
Yup, she should have had him dig one more hole.
We’re at our destination and I just read that article. My first thought was the victim was looney-tunes but then I read that she has receipts for the kuggs. Think I’m renting a metal detector tomorrow. Don’t know about a reward - are you psychic? - if so tell me where it’s buried and I’ll split the haul with you. Imagine what the gold is worth now.
LOL, dingy as she is, probably had Jose’s excavation service dig the hole and put the safe in. Then Jose returned the same night and retrieved it.
AM I PSYCHIC??? I can see you at Sears Point this weekend... you are with a wealthy woman wearing a JJ hat and tee shirt. You are sitting under the only tree there with a ice pack on your head
Man, you’re good; so where’s the shiny stuff?
One time visiting relatives buried the tin in the pig sty....took a while to find it....LOL
Maybe she's just blond.
{ducking for cover}
What an incredible idiot! Ya think people JUST might intepret this as meaning there are other buried valuables in her backyard? Good Lord, what a moron!
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