A Hingham mother is hoping that someone will come forward soon with a large amount of jewelry that her six-year-old son took to South Elementary School with him on January 10, our news partners at Wicked Local/Hingham reported.
The boy, who apparently wanted to show the items that included family heirlooms to his friends, put the jewelry in a decorative, silver-toned, jeweled-covered box in his backpack. The small box is missing along with the jewelry.
In an email, Diane DeNapoli explained after an extensive search around the house, they called the police to report the jewelry missing. There were no signs of a break-in to the house and nothing else had been removed.
“The door to where I keep my jewelry is usually locked but while recovering from the flu, I must have left the door open thus giving him access,” she said.
DeNapoli said her son got on Bus#12 at 7:40 a.m. on Jan. 10 and believes that is where he lost the box.
The heirlooms that include DeNapoli’s great grandmother’s watch, her mother’s engagement ring, her grandparents wedding rings, to name a few – are priceless to her family.
She believes a child may have picked the box up and innocently took it home as a “treasure box.”
DeNapoli said the items may be returned at any time without question. She believes that good will prevail and the heirlooms will be returned so that generations to come in her family will enjoy them and share the story about their remarkable journey.