Updated: September 3, 2009, 7:46 PM ET
Phillies exec gets back missing ring
PHILADELPHIA -- A janitor at the Philadelphia Phillies' ballpark has been charged with stealing a diamond-laden World Series ring left by an executive in a park restroom.
The janitor works for a subcontractor that cleans Citizens Bank Park. He faces charges of theft and receiving stolen property.
A team marketing executive had removed the ring Monday, when the team was off. The ring was gone when he went back a half-hour later.
Police Capt. Laurence Nodiff said surveillance tapes led them to the janitor and they found the ring wrapped in a paper towel in his supply closet.
The ring is a keepsake from last year's championship won versus the Tampa Bay Rays. It has 103 diamonds and is worth about $15,000.
Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press
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