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Gold bar found in East Victoria Park by cleaners

Tayissa Barone – The West Australian on April 18, 2016, 4:45 am

How do you lose a 2.5kg gold bar?

Someone in Perth has managed to do it and – thanks to the honesty of a cleaner – the search is on for its owner.

Cleaners found the bar in East Victoria Park and handed it in at Cottesloe police station on their way to their next job on March 18.

Mirrabooka detectives are now handling the investigation and are appealing to the public to reunite the bar with its owner.

The bar, measuring approximately 20cm, appears to have been crudely hand poured and lacks any identifying marks.

Police think the gold bar may be made from stolen jewellery.
Police said while the bar looks and feels like gold, they suspect it is less than 50 per cent pure gold.

If the bar was pure gold it would be worth approximately $100,000. If it is less than 10 per cent pure gold, it could still be valued at close to $10,000.

Police suspect the bar was made from stolen jewellery melted down to avoid detection but acknowledge it could also belong to an amateur gold pourer.

Small shapes resembling parts of jewellery can be felt across the bar. No gold bars matching its description have been reported as stolen or lost.

Anyone with information is asked contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.