Stolen/lost items. Reward offered. I could really use some help please

Justacommeman

The following items were stolen or lost while in the possession of the Untied States Postal Service. I believe while in California. Either Studio City or Van Nuys. I’m hoping someone will be kind enough to post this to the allengelhard and Bullion Stacker boards. I’m not a member of either. I will be filing a police report tomorrow as well as to the Numismatic Crime Unit. I will also be visiting the Post Office tomorrow. Please let me know if you have any other suggestions. Besides the monetary loss it’s the uniqueness of the items I don’t want to see reduced to melt. Some are down right rare.

This was shipped last Thursday Priority Overnight and just arrived today. Eight days. I’m pretty sure the theft happened in California and showed up damaged in Memphis several days later. I have all the tracking. Someone added weights to the package with a few of the original items. The rest was stolen or is missing at a Post Office facility.

The buyer opened this in front of his Post Office. I’m in Mexico now and don’t want to lose anytime so I’m posting here. Could use all the help I can get. $1000 reward to someone who can help me catch this person/persons. Please don’t tell me what I should Have done differently. I feel awful as it is. Please be kind enough to help in the present. I truly appreciate it friends. I’ll take any advise on how to move forward in tackling this or what I might expect. Maybe a checklist on how to proceed. I ’m in uncharted waters. Phone numbers and emails would help greatly. I’m also out of the country at the moment. Mark

List of items stolen:

Engelhard 5 oz items with serial numbers

51496
58012
239877
C220622
240063
2 without serial numbers

Engelhard 10 oz items with serial numbers

P423125
P288824
P025789
P065788
PO96323
C112511
P116211
P427344
P427407
P215620
P211824

2 JMC 3 oz silver bars

1 Engelhard silver bar serial number 39834

I JM 14.1 oz silver bar 79669

1 Engelhard 1969 4 piece Hallmark100 gram set. In case with booklet.

Engelhard 2 oz gold bar

Hoffman and Hoffman 5.21silver bar

JM 100 gram bars with serial numbers

Canada 002078
Canada 001525

JM 100 gram bars with no serial numbers

Garantito
Silver Jubilee
Sweitzerisher Bank
J&M

Here a compilation of what was stolen:

The 5 oz gold bar was not part of this shipment

blu62vette

That is just awful.

Was it going to a collector or dealer address?

blu62vette

I like how the thief used express tape on a priority package. They should find this employee, obviously a seasoned thief with the weights.

Justacommeman

Collector friend. I sent him two separate packages at the same moment. The higher dollar item made it over night in an envelope

m

bobsr

Hey Justacommeman:
I send all packages registered. It is cheaper than priority with added insurance. I leave the box open until I get to the Post Office. I take a receipt for the items and take a picture of the open box and the postal employee at the counter. I then seal the box and sometimes the postal employee seals it and send it on its way. The most secure way to insure it gets to its destination as each transfer has to have a signature including the receiver. I haven't had a package go missing or damaged yet. Someone had to leave fingerprints on the inside of the package and / or on the metal. Contact the receiver and insure nobody else touch's the items and the box is safeguarded for forensic purposes.
Bob Sr CEO Fieldtechs

Timbuk3

Geez, that's terrible, hope they catch the SOB, good luck !!!

Wingsrule

I’ll keep an eye out on eBay

CuKevin

I hope they catch the perpetrator. TTT for visibility

Paradisefound

I am so sorry Mark

Martin

Bump for Mark

Marty

Coinfolio

As requested, this has been cross posted on Bullionstacker by one of the members there. Hopefully someone will come up with something. The more folks that are on the look out, the better the chances.

bestday

@Wingsrule said:
I’ll keep an eye out on eBay

Thief more likely to use a pawn shop ...or B&M

Justacommeman

FYI

Here is the case# and contact numbers if you get any bites. Much love to the board.

Mark

USPS Inspector case# CA137546212
877-876-2455

and

Doug Davis
(Chief of Police Ret.)
Founder/President
Numismatic Crime Information Center
817-723-7231
www.numismaticcrimes.org

GRANDAM

What exactly can the Numismatic Crime Info Center do in a case like this?

This is a sincere question,,,,,, I am wondering where all this gets reported to?

Paradisefound

ttt 4 m