£5,000 reward offered after devastating theft of Bronze Age treasures

Crimestoppers is offering a reward of up to £5,000 for key information on the recent theft of Bronze Age treasures.

Recent CCTV footage appears to show two people stealing the East Cambridgeshire gold torc and gold bracelet from Ely Museum in the early hours of Tuesday 7 May. 

According to police, the East Cambridgeshire gold torc is the museum’s most “prized object”. It’s estimated to be around 3,000 years old, weighs nearly 730g of almost pure gold, and measures 126cm. It is one of the longest and heaviest torcs ever found in Britain and was discovered in a farmer’s field in 2015. It was bought by Ely Museum in 2017 after a fundraising campaign. 

Separately, the gold bracelet is also thought to be around 3,000 years old and was discovered by a metal detectorist in 2011 in East Cambridgeshire. 

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 ***Crimestoppers is supporting this investigation by offering up to £5,000 for information we exclusively receive - via our website or by calling 0800 555 111 – that leads to the arrest & conviction of those linked to the above. The reward is available for three months and is due to expire on 30 August 2024.***

“Historic treasures are totally irreplaceable and are a crucial part of Cambridgeshire’s history. Obviously, the best outcome is for the stolen items to be returned.

"We urge anyone with any information about this devastating theft to speak directly to our charity or complete an online form on our website. You can contact us safe in the knowledge that Crimestoppers has always kept its promise of anonymity since we began in 1988."

Annabelle Goodenough, South East Regional Manager, Crimestoppers

***Note: Information passed directly to the police will not qualify for a reward.***

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Claiming a reward:
The reward will only be payable for information passed directly to Crimestoppers and not to the police. A reward code must be asked for when calling the charity on 0800 555 111. If you contact Crimestoppers via the anonymous online form, the 'keeping in contact’ facility must be used and a reward code must be requested on your initial contact with the charity.
 
More information about rewards can be found here.