KINSTON, NC – LOST ANNIVERSARY RING GOES TO POT AND FOUND THE NEXT DAY
Rhonda’s husband gave me a call stating his wife was doing yard work and working with plants in their backyard when she later noticed her diamond and gold ring was missing. They tried to retrace her steps and even dumped out some potting soil and searched around the garden hose she used to clean up. I made plans to travel North and agreed to meet Rhonda’s husband shortly after he arrived home. I pulled into the driveway at 5:00pm and was given the short story of where to search. I asked the common questions such as… was she wearing gloves? Did she throw anything away… While her husband started to search the garbage, I made a few sweeps in the backyard. There wasn’t any long grass near the house and a few metal objects I tried to avoid. The backyard did have many metal targets but, using my pinpointer, I confirmed they were not laying above ground in the grass. I was told Rhonda changed the soil in a plastic planter on the back porch and I thought to myself, why not give that a scan too. As I ran the pinpointer up and down the sides of the plant container, I heard a beep and Rhonda’s husband glanced over about the same time I look in his direction. With his permission, I removed the plant from the pot and scanned again to receive an even stronger signal. My hand grabbed some of the soil and when I opened my fingers, Rhonda’s ring was found. This is just another example of thorough detective work and anything is possible.
