Key Highlights
- The recovery came after officers kept a continuous watch over the 32-year-old man, who allegedly swallowed the rare $19,000 piece during a theft at Partridge Jewelers in downtown Auckland on Nov.
- 28, according to The Associated Press. KNICKS STAR ROBBED OF $185K IN WATCHES AND JEWELRY AT MANHATTAN HOTEL IN SEPTEMBER: REPORT A man allegedly swallowed a limited-edition James Bond-inspired egg locket during a theft at Partridge Jewelers in downtown Auckland.
- (New Zealand Police via AP) The man was arrested inside the store before he could leave, and police soon determined he had swallowed the egg, prompting what became a round-the-clock monitoring effort as authorities waited for the item to reappear naturally, without medical intervention.
- NYPD SEARCHES FOR SUSPECT IN NEARLY $10K ROBBERY AT TOM BRADY'S CARDVAULT STORE IN NEW YORK New Zealand police recovered a diamond-encrusted Fabergé pendant after a suspected thief swallowed the jewelry during a theft at an Auckland store.
- (Fiona Goodall/Bloomberg via ) "Given this man is in Police custody, we have a duty of care to continue monitoring him given the circumstances of what has occurred," Inspector Grae Anderson said earlier this week, The Associated Press reported. The limited-edition piece is modeled after the Fabergé egg featured in the 1983 James Bond film "Octopussy," and only 50 were produced.
