Crime & Safety

Former Glen Ellyn Jewelry Store Employee Charged with Stealing Gold

15 gold bars are still missing from Costello Jewelry, according to the Daily Herald.

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A former longtime manager of Costello Jewelry, Glendale Heights man was charged with theft after allegedly stealing 15 bars of gold worth approximately $211,000, according to the Daily Herald. 

An ongoing investigation led police to Daniel Knaack, 50, who was previously convicted for felony theft after stealing from a Lombard jeweler in 1998, according to the Daily Herald.

For more on this story, visit the Daily Herald's full report.   

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