Stolen jewellery fished out of river by police

Image source, Hertfordshire Constabulary

Image caption, The costume jewellery has been handed back to its owner, police said

Costume jewellery that was stolen from a family home has been fished out of a river by police and handed back to their owner.

Hertfordshire Police said necklaces, earrings and watches were taken from a home in St Albans, between 15:30 and 23:45 GMT on Saturday.

It said a member of the public saw a man dropping the items, kept in a box, into the River Ver, in Verulamium Park, on Sunday morning.

Members of its Safer neighbourhood team were able to recover the items and return them.

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