Burglary Nets over $3K in Jewelry

Sheriff deputies may have some leads in a burglary at a rural North Wilkesboro home Monday. The break-in was reported about 7pm, by a neighbor who heard the noise of the burglar breaking in the back door. The victim, Lou Ann Morris, was at work at the time. The thief took a number of items of jewelry, including a diamond necklace worth 1-thousand dollars, bracelets, necklaces and other jewelry worth over 2-thousand dollars. The broken-in back door was valued at 400-dollars. The neighbor says he saw a burgundy Chevy leaving the house, and described a man for deputies that he saw in the driveway before the car sped off. The man was white, he had brown hair and was about 5-7 or 5-8, 150 pounds, and was wearing a light tee-shirt and blue jeans. Deputies list the case as under investigation.