The medal was taken from the car of U.S. women’s volleyball starting setter Jordyn Poulter in Anaheim. It was found discarded in a plastic bag.
Jordyn Poulter and Michelle Bartsch-Hackley of the U.S. pose with their gold medals during the women's volleyball victory ceremony at the Olympic Games in Tokyo on Aug. 8.
June 30, 2022, 5:34 AM +0545
By Phil Helsel
The owners of a Southern California barbershop found an Olympic gold medal that was stolen more than a month ago, Anaheim police said Wednesday.
The 2020 Tokyo Games medal, stolen from the car of U.S. women’s volleyball starting setter Jordyn Poulter on May 25, was found in a discarded plastic bag Monday, police said.
The owners of Noel Barbershop, which is also in Anaheim, were cleaning up behind their property when they found the plastic bag with the medal inside, police Sgt. Shane Carringer said.
The owners of Noel Barbershop, Maria Carrillo and Noe Hernandez, found a discarded plastic bag on their property Monday. Upon examining the bag, they discovered it contained the missing gold medal. Anaheim Police Department
“It’s possible that it was discarded and had been there for some period of time,” he said.
The barbershop owners turned the medal in to police. Police said they will reunite Poulter with the medal.
The medal was stolen from Poulter’s unlocked car on May 25 after she parked it in a garage with the door open and ran inside for a videoconference call, Poulter has said.
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