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Polygamy links theft of silver -- and possibly gold
Woman who reported missing gold worth up to $5M won't return police calls.B y N a t e C a r l i s l e Posted: 03/31/2009
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It's a uniquely Utah caper: Silver bars, and maybe gold bars and coins, stolen from a family connected to a polygamous clan.
At a Millcreek home in February, police arrested two young men carrying off about $70,000 in silver bars. On the same day, Patty Brown Kingston of West Jordan called police to report she was missing up to $5 million in gold bars and coins.
Kingston, the Millcreek family and the arrested men -- Scott E. Brown, 20, and David L. Brown, 19 -- are all associated with the polygamous Davis County Cooperative, said Rowenna Erickson, a former member of the Kingston family by marriage.
Salt Lake County sheriff's Lt. Don Hutson said the cases involving the Browns will be submitted this week to prosecutors, who will decide whether to file criminal charges.
But detectives have had difficulty investigating the West Jordan theft, and are not convinced it occurred. "Here's a lady that's missing up to $5 million in gold, then won't take our phone calls on it," said West Jordan police Lt. Bob Shober.
Hutson said a Millcreek resident on Feb. 26 reported two men entering and leaving a neighbor's home. A deputy arrived and found the Browns with silver bars they had taken from the house, Hutson said.
"They essentially admitted, 'That's our aunt. We often go to her home and take some things,'" he said.
The silver "was essentially stacked in the house, and that was a large concern of ours," Hutson said. "Apparently that has been rectified."The Browns did not claim they had permission to take the bars, Hutson said. The deputy arrested the Browns on
suspicion of burglary and theft. The Salt Lake County jail released them about a week later.
Kingston told police she heard about the Millcreek theft and went to check her own stash of gold bars and coins, discovering it was missing. She said her gold was in three boxes, each weighing about 60 pounds, but she had not looked at it in five years, Shober said.
She claimed that she and a business partner purchased the gold years ago and divided it among themselves.Kingston told the first responding officer the gold was worth about $500,000, Shober said, but then later told a detective it might be worth between $3 million and $5 million, based on appreciation.
But Kingston did not produce documentation and has not responded to detectives' efforts to follow up, Shober said.
Kingston leaders declined to comment Tuesday. The Browns could not be reached for comment.
Another golden mystery
Zions Bank is trying to find a woman who sold its Washington, Utah, branch office thousands of dollars in gold coins at a fraction of their value.
On March 16, the woman asked to trade in coins labeled "$20." The coins were minted from 1875 to 1927, said Zions spokesman Rob Brough. The bank paid face value but later realized they may be worth $1,000 each, he said.
Anyone with information about the woman, described as white, in her 20s or 30s, about 5 foot 6 and having short hair, can contact a local Zions branch.
Brough said there's no indication the coins are related to gold reported stolen from the West Jordan home of Patty Brown Kingston.Source: Salt Lake Tribune
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