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$500K sapphire ring lifted in West Vancouver jewel heist

This sapphire ring worth $500,000 was stolen from a home in West Vancouver Feb. 7. photo supplied WVPD It’s large and it’s bold, but it’s no costume cocktail ring.

 This sapphire ring worth $500,000 was stolen from a home in West Vancouver Feb. 7. photo supplied WVPDThis sapphire ring worth $500,000 was stolen from a home in West Vancouver Feb. 7. photo supplied WVPD

It’s large and it’s bold, but it’s no costume cocktail ring.

A sapphire-and-diamond ring worth over half a million dollars has gone missing after an apparent break-in at a West Vancouver home.

West Vancouver Police are keen to see it returned.

The ring was reported stolen from a home in the 500 block of Eastcot Road in the British Properties Feb. 7, said Const. Jeff Palmer, spokesman for the West Vancouver Police Department.

Residents returned from being out for two hours at about 7:30 p.m. that night to find several rooms had been ransacked and a personal safe had been forced open.

The ring, which had been inside the safe, was missing.

The ring, a Tiffany sapphire, features a large deep blue sapphire in a setting encrusted with diamonds. It is valued at about $500,000, said Palmer.

Also missing from the safe was a white gold Van Cleef & Arpels necklace with diamonds and shamrock patterns valued at more than $75,000. Two Vacheron Constantin gold watches – one man’s and one woman’s – each worth about $50,000 were also missing from the safe.

Palmer said a home alarm system had been left unarmed while the residents were out. Owners told police they thought they had locked the door, but police found no sign of forced entry.

Palmer said investigators have done extensive questioning in the neighbourhood, but are still looking for any additional information.

He said it’s possible thieves might try to sell the stolen jewelry, including the sapphire ring, privately. “Any lead is helpful.”

The jewelry was insured, Palmer added.

Palmer said the vanishing sapphire is a reminder for anyone with high-value jewelry to take steps to keep it secure, preferably in a locked bank safety deposit box.

Meanwhile, anyone who may have noticed suspicious activity in the Eastcot Road area or has any information is asked to call Detective Const. John McCormack of the West Vancouver Police Major Investigation Team or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

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