Cherry Hill hopes to return thieves' loot to owners

0 Comments | Philadelphia Inquirer, The, June, 2009 | by Barbara Boyer Inquirer Staff Writer

The entrepreneurs kept an inventory so large that they needed to rent space for storage.

The problem, police said, is that the duo were crooks who, for years, pillaged homes from the Jersey Shore to the Pennsylvania suburbs for stock to sell at flea markets.

"If it could be carried out of the house, these people stole it. They stole your computers, they stole your perfume, they stole your flat-screen TV," said Cherry Hill Detective Kyle Brooks. "About the only thing they didn't take was the kitchen sink."

Now, Cherry Hill police hope to find the lawful owners of more than 10,000 items, including jewelry and coin collections, that they said were stolen as far back as 2006. Photos of the recovered booty are posted on the department's Web site, authorities said...