Police Successfully Recover Prized Stolen Items for Roquan Smith

Roquan Smith was the victim of a bad robbery in recent weeks as several prized possessions including his Rose Bowl and national championship jerseys, along with his helmet were stolen. This together with his Chicago Bears iPad containing his playbook, a watch and some Georgia banners went missing from his car. The first round pick reached out for help from police and on social media, asking anybody willing for assistance. It's easy to understand why. The helmet alone was projected to cost around $40,000 if sold at auction. Yet those items, especially the jerseys were priceless to him. A valued treasure of his college football career. That somebody would have the nerve to steal such things is a special kind of low, but all too common this day in age. Fortunately, the Bears rookie has reason to celebrate.

Several lost items recovered by police for Roquan Smith

According to The Summerville News, members of the Athens-Clarke County Police Department successfully located a number of the key items lost following an investigation into the disappearance.

"Items belonging to Chicago Bears first-round pick Roquan Smith were recovered in Summerville late Tuesday night. Smith reported to the Athens-Clarke County Police Department that several prized jerseys and other items were stolen from his 2018 BWM on Saturday. Jerseys from his national championship, Rose Bowl and Taxslayer bowl games as a linebacker with the University of Georgia were taken. Those three jerseys and some of Smith’s other possessions were recovered Tuesday night in Chattooga County, according to Summerville Police Detective Ty Hutchins."

It's a big win for the law in this case. Police reportedly found a fingerprint on the car where Smith's items were stolen. It was traced to an unnamed Summerville teenage who also happens to be attending the University of Georgia. The teen confessed to taking the items and storing them away at his father's house in Summerville. Two detectives, Hutchins and Brian Ozment, along with policeman Gary Pruitt went to the home and spoke with the father.  

“He was shocked,” Det. Hutchins said when the father was informed of the theft. Cops were ushered into the house and immediately found the items sitting in the closet."

It's unclear what the teenager planned to do with the items, be it sell them or keep them. His name was not released to the public. Either way this is welcome good news for Smith, who'd had to endure such an unfortunate downturn during one of the biggest times of his life.