We’re looking for the rightful owner of the suspected stolen ring, already had to turn this man away: pic.twitter.com/2pC3rAx6Af — Solihull Police (@SolihullPolice) January 13, 2014

Will poor Gollum of Lord of the Rings fame ever be free from the dark powers of his ‘precious’?

Light-hearted police have published a picture of the evil-eyed character from J. R. R. Tolkien’s epic fantasy series in a bid to reunite a suspected stolen ring with its owner.

Detectives from Solihull Police posted a picture of Gollum sporting a Burberry cap on their official Twitter account, with the caption: ‘We’re looking for the rightful owner … already had to turn away this man.’

We apologise for the ‘Ring’ puns today, it’s difficult to break the hobbit. — Solihull Police (@SolihullPolice) January 13, 2014

Officers have also released a photo of the ring which was recovered from a jewellery shop in Acocks Green.


The stolen ring (Picture: Solihill Police)

Detective Constable Tom Finch said: ‘The ring was seized from the shop following an ongoing investigation into burglaries in the Shirley and Olton area.



‘We’ve discovered the ring was traded in back in May 2013, and we suspect this may have followed a burglary in the Solihull or east Birmingham area around this time.’

Anyone who believes the ring may belong to them, and can prove ownership, is asked to contact Detective Constable Tom Finch on 101.

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