SALEM, N.H. (AP) – It took a little patience and a little medicine for Salem police to recover a stolen $10,000 diamond ring over the weekend.
Police say Kevin Lynch of Boston, 38, admitted stealing and swallowing a 2 1/2 carat diamond ring set in platinum from a jewelry store on Friday.
They caught up with Lynch in a restaurant, one of two men whom they say drove away from the store in a stolen Jeep Cherokee and later abandoned the vehicle.
Lynch gave police permission to search him. An X-ray showed the ring was lodged in his digestive tract. Doctors gave Lynch medication to move things along and police recovered the ring Sunday morning.
Lynch is charged with theft. Police do not believe he intended to steal the ring as a Valentine’s Day gift.
AP-ES-02-16-04 0943EST
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