Jan 14, 2013 3 min read

Someone burglarized a home in Richhill Township between 1 and 5 p.m. Saturday, stealing more than $15,000 worth of jewelry and guns.

Lizbeth Haller said she and her husband, Roy, were not home when someone entered their residence on Day Road. Neighbors told Haller there was a white pickup truck in her driveway, but there are no further details about the truck at this time, she said.

“Our lights were on in the house, a car was in the driveway and our pit bull was inside the house,” Haller said. “My husband and I have been married for 44 years, and he has bought me beautiful jewelry. So many pieces were taken. It just makes me sick.”

Haller said several of the pieces of jewelry and the guns were unique and some of them were family heirlooms. She gave descriptions of some of the items in the hope that someone might recognize them and contact police.

A nickel-plated German Ruger brought home from World War II by her husband’s uncle and a shotgun from Finland with a scope that could shoot 12, 16, 20 and .410-gauge bullets were the odd firearms. An enamel swordfish pin, Elgin pocket watch, a gold handmade Chinese Foo Dog bracelet with a pinkish/purplish stone in it and an 18-karat gold topaz ring in a big ‘v’ setting were the more unusual pieces of jewelry.

Without a rider on their insurance policy to cover the jewelry and firearms, the Haller’s must wait to see if any of it is covered under their homeowner’s policy. In all, Haller said she filled two-and-a-half pages of legal paper with the stolen items.

When Haller returned home Saturday, she didn’t notice anything unusual. There was no initial sign of a break-in. It wasn’t until she saw her dogs playing with a couple pieces of her jewelry on the living room floor that she knew something was wrong and went to where the jewelry was kept.

Haller noted that she learned recently of a neighbor just across the border in Washington County who had also been the victim of a burglary.

Haller said her primary motivation for contacting the media was to get the word out to alert people that this burglary occurred and to warn them to be on the lookout. “I wanted to let my neighbors, my county and everyone know this is what is going on,” she said. “I can live with the fact of losing stuff, but what about someone who is at home and may get hurt?”

Haller asked anyone with information regarding the burglary to call Trooper David Schweikart at 724-627-6151.