Crime & Safety

Shopper Finds $5,000 Watch in Shopping Cart

Expensive Publix find may have been stolen from New Mexico.

The value of the lost and found at the St. James Avenue Publix just shot up several thousand dollars.

Store management contacted police on Sunday evening after someone found a Rolex watch estimated to be worth $5,000.

A customer was placing her child in a shopping cart when she discovered the watch in the safety seat, according to Goose Creek Police. The watch was confiscated by police. 

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A partial read of the serial number suggests it may be as Rolex listed as stolen in New Mexico, but the initial police report notes details of the stolen watch weren't immediately available to confirm the match.

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