Crew
Returns Diamonds Worth $38,000
Kristen Shew
Steamboat Today
Some people leave hangers or dishwasher
soap behind when they move out of an apartment.
Former Steamboat Springs resident Laura
Vannoy left $38,000 worth of unset diamonds.
But thanks to an honest cleaning crew,
Vannoy is once again in possession of her valuables.
Darrel Levingston, Jenna Gracey, and
Elizabeth Griffith were cleaning Vannoy's former home on Caribou Street
at about 5p.m., Sunday, when they found the diamonds tucked in a kitchen
drawer.
Levingston said he and his employees didn't
think twice about returning the gems. They called police
immediately and turned over the precious stones.
"We go into people's homes on a daily
basis, and people trust us with their prized possessions. We knew
right away we had to return them."
Although Levingston thought his actions
were nothing special, public safety director J.D. Hays was impressed.
"It was unbelievable," Hays
said. "Every once in a while you hear about someone finding
goods and turning them in, but to have three people of the same mind is
pretty unique."
At the first city council meeting in August
the three housekeepers will be honored for their honesty, Hays said.
The Associated Press contributed to this
story.
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