Super Bowl rings taken in jewel caper
Jewel thieves got away with some ice that may be a little too hot to dispose of profitably.
Over the weekend, a jewelry store in Attleboro, Mass., was relieved of a 1,000-pound safe after a hole was cut in the roof.
The haul reportedly was worth about $2 million but the interesting part of the take was a number of the latest Super Bowl rings that were intended for staff members of the New York Giants organization. The company that was robbed, E.A. Dion Inc., manufactures the rings. The white-gold rings, which have the team's three Vince Lombardi trophies on them, are worth about $25,000 each.
Interestingly, the caper happened not far from Gillette Stadium, home of the losing New England Patriots and if you have some zinger about Bill Belichick, put it in the suggestion box.
Photo: Associated Press
Comments
Typical for those sorry Pat's they did it. BEAT BOSTON!!!! GO LAKERS!!! GO DOLPHINS!!!
Posted by: Thorney | June 11, 2008 5:18 PM
Check the safe at the bada bing!
Posted by: jeff tomison | June 11, 2008 9:32 PM
Let's see, $2 mil divided by $25k each...wow, that's 80 rings! I'll keep an eye out on ebay.
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Jeremy,
I don't think the entire haul was in rings but they were an interesting bonus.
-- Bill O.
Posted by: Jeremy D. | June 12, 2008 6:04 AM
On the CN8 program "Out of Bounds," the question was asked of longtime Boston scribe Ron Borges, "How much will the thieves get for those rings if they try to sell them in New England"? Borges paused to consider, then replied "Well, they'll have to get them out of Belichick's trunk first..."
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Seth,
Snare drum roll ... Thanks for passing that along.
-- Bill O.
Posted by: Out of Bounds | June 13, 2008 8:43 AM