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06/29 19:05 CDT Stolen Olympic gold medal found in Southern California
Stolen Olympic gold medal found in Southern California
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) --- A stolen Olympic gold medal belonging to a member of
the 2020 U.S. Women's Volleyball Team has been found in Southern California,
authorities said Wednesday.
Jordyn Poulter reported the medal stolen May 25 after the Olympian discovered
her car broken into at a parking garage in Anaheim, police said.
Detectives later arrested a suspect in the theft, but weren't immediately able
to locate the missing medal.
On Monday, the owners of an Anaheim barbershop reported finding the gold medal
inside a plastic bag discarded outside their business, police said in a
statement. They handed it over to police, who plan on returning it to Poulter.
The 31-year-old suspect is charged with residential burglary, vehicle burglary,
identity theft and possession of narcotics, officials said earlier this month.
The suspect, an Anaheim resident, has a "lengthy criminal history," a police
statement said.
Poulter was part of the team that won gold at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, after
the games were delayed a year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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