Paris Ritz finds missing $807,000 ring in vacuum cleaner bag

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By Isabel Keane

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A ring worth over $800,000 that mysteriously vanished from a hotel room at the extravagant Ritz Paris was purportedly later found collecting dust inside a vacuum cleaner bag.

The ring’s owner, a Malaysian businesswoman staying at the swanky hotel, filed a police report Friday accusing an employee of stealing the treasure — only for Ritz security guards to find the ring inside a dusty vacuum bag on Sunday, Le Parisien reported.

The woman told police she left the ring on a table inside her hotel room on Friday when she left to go window shopping in the city for a few hours, and when she returned it was nowhere to be found.

After filing the complaint, the hotel said it was exploring all leads. Police began to investigate and prosecutors were prepared to file charges if it was found the ring had been stolen by a hotel staffer.

By the time the prized jewel was found inside a dusty vacuum cleaner bag, the guest had already left for London. She was expected to return to Paris for her precious ring, worth just over $807,000 (€750,000), according to the report.

“Thanks to the meticulous work of security guards, the ring was found this morning,” the hotel told the newspaper in a statement.

“We would like to thank the staff at the Ritz Paris who mobilized for this search and who work each day with integrity and professionalism.”

The Ritz offered the woman three additional nights to make up for the inconvenience, which she did not accept, according to the report.

The ring was being held by the police until the woman can come collect it.

The incident came after a Saudi princess had more than $900,000 in jewelry swiped from her room at the famed hotel in 2018.

Months earlier, thieves stole some $5 million worth of merchandise from the hotel’s jewelry shop.

The valuables were eventually recovered but two of the suspected heisters remained at large, French media reported at the time.