{"id":56555,"date":"2026-02-08T15:52:55","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T20:52:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/police-sieze-ancient-coins-stolen-medical-device-from-east-jerusalem-resident\/08\/02\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-02-08T15:52:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T20:52:55","slug":"police-sieze-ancient-coins-stolen-medical-device-from-east-jerusalem-resident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/police-sieze-ancient-coins-stolen-medical-device-from-east-jerusalem-resident\/08\/02\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Police sieze ancient coins, stolen medical device from east Jerusalem resident"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The suspect, an east Jerusalem resident who was in possession of the coins and stolen equipment, was arrested after failing to comply with police calls.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Israel Police confiscated multiple stolen ancient coins and stolen medical equipment from an east Jerusalem resident on Sunday, the police announced on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The suspect, who was in possession of the coins and stolen equipment, was arrested after failing to comply with police calls, police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The 61-year-old suspect\u2019s house was then searched, and police uncovered the items.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Ancient coins, medical devices uncovered<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The stolen coins were examined by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA), which identified them as a Byzantine-era coin, an ancient Islamic coin, and a Roman coin from the time of Emperor Vespasian.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Ancient Byzantine era, Islamic, and Roman coins confiscated by Israel Police. (credit: Police Spokesperson )<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">All of the coins are of significant \u201chistorical and cultural value,\u201d according to the IAA, and will be transferred to the state treasury.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Police also uncovered a stolen medical device, an oxygen concentrator, valued at approximately NIS 12,000, according to a police estimate.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"A stolen oxygen concentrator that was returned to its owner by police. (credit: Police Spokesperson )\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"523\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/4mNPYsxKoohUu1fd3yASVg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTYyODtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/jerusalem_post_articles_818\/7029f62305f39cd53e27ef0c4a864b04\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>A stolen oxygen concentrator that was returned to its owner by police. (credit: Police Spokesperson )<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Law enforcement located the owner of the oxygen concentrator and returned it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Following the arrest and search, the suspect was brought to the Lev Habira police station for further investigation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/police-sieze-ancient-coins-stolen-202949921.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The suspect, an east Jerusalem resident who was in possession of the coins and stolen equipment, was arrested after failing to comply<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/police-sieze-ancient-coins-stolen-medical-device-from-east-jerusalem-resident\/08\/02\/2026\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":56556,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/en\/jerusalem_post_articles_818\/91143f76aa353902b59cddca5e54c8f8","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56555"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56555"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56555\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56556"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56555"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56555"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56555"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}