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March 29, 2006
John Suhrhoff found a Louis Vuitton bag on a Sausalito park bench, but what he found inside was more of a shocker: a 12-carat diamond ring, pearl and emerald jewelry, a Cartier watch and about $500 in cash. In total, the contents were worth $1 million. Suhrhoff decided to take the bag to the police Monday afternoon. The bag is now on its way back to the hands of a Toronto family, who visited northern California for a wedding.
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March 11, 2006
For a brief time, the hallowed 'house that Babe built' was a wedding chapel for a blind radio baseball reporter and his bride. It was the first time a wedding had been celebrated on the ball diamond itself. In unseasonably warm sunshine, 67-year-old Ed Lucas married his 51-year-old sweetheart, Allison Pheifle, at home plate.
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February 22, 2006
A maid who stole from her celebrity clients has been sentenced to as much as three years in prison. A judge in New York told Lucyna Turyk-Wawrynowicz she'd been "cleaning out" the valuables while she was supposed to be cleaning up their homes. The maid's clients included Candice Bergen and Robert DeNiro. When she pleaded guilty to grand larceny, Turyk-Wawrynowicz admitted stealing diamond earrings from De Niro's wife, which Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Anne Schwartz said were worth $95,500. The lead investigator on the case also said the maid took Bergen's leather jacket and cameras.
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December 17, 2005
Instead of finding something missing from his unlocked car, a Massachusetts man found a $15,000 ring. An anonymous person left a diamond engagement ring in an unlocked car with a type note speaking of their broken heart. The note read: "Merry Christmas. Thank you for leaving your car door unlocked. Instead of stealing your car I gave you a present. Hopefully this will land in the hands of someone you love, for my love is gone now. Merry Christmas to you. "
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December 16, 2005
At a "Ladies' Night" at the Manchester Monarchs' hockey game, a local jeweler gave away a $2,500 diamond, only to have the winner lose it, then find it again. Jeweler David Bellman gave 1,000 women in attendance; one contained the half-carat diamond, while the others held fake diamonds (cubic zirconia).
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