The price of Eggs
A famous Faberge egg was sold this week for $30 million. The Fabergé eggs are the stuff of legend they were originally made as a gift for the Russian Czar. One Kiwi thought he had an easier way to get a Faberge of his own. A New Zealand jewelry store called the police after catching a thief red-tongued. The cops arrived and found the thief still in the store. However, the precious miniature egg was nowhere to be found. That was because the thief hadn’t stuffed it in his pockets. Instead, he had swallowed it. What we do know is that the locket quickly vanished from sight. Around 3:30 p.m., Partridge Jewelers’ staff called the police. The cops responded quickly and were on the location within minutes. As they arrived, they found the thief still on the premises. He was apprehended, and the cops searched his person but found no pilfered jewels. According to them, the man had swallowed the locket.
However, somebody noticed. The man is now in police custody under constant monitoring. “Given this man is in police custody, we have a duty of care to continue monitoring him given the circumstances of what has occurred. The stolen piece was still an authentic Fabergé egg, though. It forms part of a limited-edition egg locket made to commemorate the James Bond, 007, movie Octopussy. In the movie, a Fabergé egg is a significant plot device. This locket is made to resemble the one in the movie. The egg locket is about three inches tall. It’s fashioned out of 18-karat gold, painted with green enamel paint. Within the eggshell are inlaid 60 white diamonds, two black diamonds, and 15 sapphires. As is tradition with Fabergé eggs, inside the locket is a surprise — a golden octopus figure to tie in with the movie. To top it all off, the locket hangs on a gold chain. Altogether, it’s worth $16,500.
Since then, he’s been in police custody and officers had been stationed round the clock with the man to wait for the evidence to reemerge. “Given this man is in Police custody, we have a duty of care to continue monitoring him given the circumstances of what has occurred,” Inspector Grae Anderson said in a statement Wednesday. The Fabergé egg locket was recovered in a “natural” manner. This comes about a week after police arrested the 32-year-old man. Police records report, he has also been charged with allegedly stealing an iPad from the same jewelry store on 12 November and making away with cat litter and flea control products worth NZ$100 from a private address a day after the big swallow they.
Thievery tough to swallow
Prosecutor in court: So you say, you have no clue how this wallet found its way to your pocket?
Exactly!
You should be ashamed of yourself! There are 6 witnesses sitting here who saw you stealing the wallet from this man!
So what?! I can bring 100 people who haven’t seen it!
To the thief who stole my anti-depressants,
I hope you’re happy now.
A car thief gets brought before the judge:
Judge: Why did you steal the car?
Thief: I had to get to work.
Judge: And why didn’t you take the bus instead?
Thief: I’ve got no license for driving a bus.
What is the difference between an amateur thief and a professional thief?
An amateur thief says, “Give me all your money!”
A professional thief says, “Sign here please.
December 8th Birthdays
1953 – Kim Bassinger, 1964 – Terri Hatcher, 1966 – Sinead O’Connor, 1961 – Anne Coulter
1986 – Dwight Howard, 1985 – Sam Hunt, 1925 – Sammy Davis, Jr, 1982 – Phillip Rivers