Jewelry Valued at $40,000 Taken from Greenleaf Ave Home

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An elderly Darien couple who left their doors unlocked (and at least one open) got back from a short trip to a store to find two teenagers running away from their house and jewelry valued at $40,000 missing from the master bedroom, police said.

The couple, residents of Greenleaf Avenue, told police at 4 p.m. Saturday that they’d left the house at about 3:30 p.m. for a quick trip to a store. Not only were the doors to the house unlocked, the front door was left open and the screen door unlocked.

When they got back, they saw two male teenagers running away from the house toward nearby Christie Hill Road.

Nothing appeared to be out of place until they got to the master bedroom. There, a chair was pulled out from behind a desk and a “hidden drawer” (according to the police report) where numerous pieces of jewelry were stored was closed, but when it was pulled open, all the jewelry was missing.

The owner estimates the jewelry — rings, ear rings, pendants and necklaces — is worth $40,000.

The woman said she was unsure when she last saw the jewelry, but remembered taking out a ring from the drawer on Friday, Sept. 11.

Police talked to neighbors, who all said they noticed nothing unusual late Saturday afternoon. An investigation is continuing.

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