Stolen jade boulder found and returned, says B.C. gift shop owner
CACHE CREEK, B.C. — The owner of a gift shop in British Columbia’s southern Interior says a jade boulder stolen from outside the store earlier this month has been found.
Heidi Roy says the nearly 1,300-kilogram slab of jade stolen from outside Cariboo Jade and Gifts in Cache Creek was spotted by a member of the public who recognized it from the publicity the theft received.
Roy says in an email the slab has a few scars from its “adventure,” but she’s thrilled to have it back in once piece.
A photo provided by Roy shows the jade slab covered in dirt, lying in a tangle of brush and snow in the location she says it was found.