Earrings worth 5K, $100 in cash stolen from unlocked Burton car

A theft made off with a $5,000 pair of earring and $100 in cash from at unlocked car in Burton early Sunday, according to a Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office report.

The items were stolen from the victim’s purse which was left inside the car, the report said.

The car was parked at a home on Francis Morrall Circle. The victim last saw the jewelry and cash around 2 a.m. Sunday when she got home from work, according to the report.

She noticed they were missing shortly before 1 p.m. the same day when she got back into the car to go to church.

This story was originally published February 20, 2017 at 3:45 PM with the headline "Earrings worth 5K, $100 in cash stolen from unlocked Burton car."