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THE SINGLE
BIGGEST THEFT
THE TOWN HAS
EVER SEEN.
CUSTOM
JEWELRY WAS
SWIPED FROM A
GALLERY. AN
ALARM SYSTEM
WAS INSTALLED
THIS WEEK--
WORKERS THERE
ARE EVEN
CONSIDERING
GETTING THEIR
HOMES
ALARMED... THEY
SAY IN THEIR
SMALL
COMMUNITY --
THIS KIND OF
CRIME WAS
UNTHINKABLE
BEFORE LAST
WEEKEND.
Marion Stegner,
JEWELER,
METALSMITH 0:47
"The cases were
open. The cases
were totally empty.
The back window
was open and
obviously we'd
been robbed." 0:56
JEWELER
MARION STENGER
IS DESCRIBING
THE MOMENT
GALLERY
WORKERS
DISCOVERED THE
BURGLARY THAT
CLEANED
STENGER OUT OF
OVER 100-
THOUSAND
DOLLARS WORTH
OF CUSTOM-
MADE, HIGH-END
JEWELRY.
Marion Stegner,
JEWELER,
METALSMITH 2:37
"It represents 40
years of work, sort
of a lifetime. One
case was full of
gold and stones,
and finished pieces.
The others were
silver and gold and
all the stones are
hand-cut."
WHILE NOTHING
ELSE WAS
STOLEN FROM
THE GALLERY --
THE COMMUNITY
HAS NEVER SEEN
ANYTHING QUITE
LIKE THIS.
Officer Steve
Mitchell,
HARTFORD
POLICE DEPT.
26:04 "It's a very
big deal.
Greensboro is a
very calm, quiet
community. Never
had a theft this
large from that
community."
Marion Stegner,
JEWELER,
METALSMITH 1:06
"Oh it takes days to
sink in. Abuse and
violation, anger,
how it changes the
whole sensitivity of
this village."
BUT, SHE SAYS,
AT LEAST
NOBODY WAS
HURT. THE
DIRECTOR AND
CURATOR OF THE
MILLER'S THUMB
SAYS WHILE IT'S A
BIG HIT-- THEY
STILL HAVE ONE
OF THEIR
BIGGEST
RESOURCES.
Eve Passeltiner,
MILLER'S THUMB
GALLERY
DIRECTOR 19:09
"I mean Marion is
such an incredible
visionary both as an
artist and also as
wanting to share art
and encourage
other artists,
encourage
galleries."
AND SHE SAYS
THE PUBLIC CAN
HELP...
Eve Passeltiner,
MILLER'S THUMB
GALLERY
DIRECTOR 18:36
"You can do
something about
making it a better
day and spreading
of the word of hey I
know this great
place and all these
great artists they
have here."
AS FOR
COMMUNITY
SUPPORT--
Marion Stegner,
JEWELER,
METALSMITH 4:56
"I mean it just
brings tears to my
eyes, just so
supportive and so
loving."
STENGER IS
STILL HOLDING A
SHOW AND SALE
TOMORROW TO
BENEFIT THE
HARDWICK AREA
FOOD PANTRY...
SINCE MOST HER
INVINTORY WAS
STOLEN -- SHE'S
BRINGING IN
OTHER TOP
CRAFTERS FOR
THE SHOW. IT'S
AT THE PURPLE
BARN IN
GREENSBORO.
AS FAR AS THE
THEFT -- IF YOU
SPOT STENGER'S
JEWELRY OR
HAVE
INFORMATION ON
IT HARDWICK
POLICE ASK YOU
TO CALL THEM AT
472-5475. LIVE IN
THE NEWSROOM,
DS, WPTZ NC5.
A BIZARRE CRIME