Feb 21, 2013 Daily Record A $25,000 reward is being offered in connection with 15 pieces of gold worth more than $750,000 that were stolen last summer from the Sterling Hill Mining Museum in Sussex County. “It happened in between two tours of the safe that held the gold,” said Robert Hauck, a member of the museum’s board of trustees. “They had about a 10-minute window to pull it off.” The 15 pieces of gold were taken about 1 p.m. July 27 while several hundred people were on the property. The stolen specimens had been mined at locations around the world, including Australia, Venezuela and Brazil, and were part of an exhibit. Story Dang.
Stolen on July 27, 2012 and asking for help on Februry 21, 2013? Nothing like letting the trail get cold for seven months before going public.
No doubt they have been investigating the entire time, but to wait this long before asking for help from the public was surprising.
I heard this story awhile back. If I remember correctly the gold that was stolen was being displayed in a glass case. The kind similar to that which a highschool would display trophies. Again, if I remember correctly I believe they are using a new display case.
