Maybe the suspect in a series of Howard County burglaries (four linked to suspects arrested this week are on the map above) shouldn't have tried pawning a 1971 high school class ring engraved with the victim's initials
Police looking through pawn shop records quickly spotted it, and then traced property taken in three other break-ins in the western part of the county.
Doris Dodge told me that more than $3,700 worth of jewelry was taken during the February break-in of her rental home, but what she really wants back is the ring. It had sentimental value, she said. Now, with a husband-wife team in custody, she and other victims are hoping that at least some of their prized possessions will eventually be returned.
And police are working at several other burglaries to see if they can be linked to the suspects, who live in Mount Airy. Read more details on the case and the arrests. Read the Howard County Police news release on the case.