COVINA – Ten San Gabriel Valley families were reunited with stolen belongings – including irreplaceable items such as wedding rings and family heirlooms – Wednesday as police continue their investigation into an alleged large-scale burglary ring.

Covina detectives displayed hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of goods recovered during an investigation of a group suspected in more than 20 break-ins in the San Gabriel Valley in recent months, Covina police Sgt. Gregg Peterson said.

Victims from Covina, La Verne, San Dimas and Azusa found their stolen property at the Covina Police Department, police said.

Among them were Larry and Julie Hisel of Covina, whose home was broken into on Thanksgiving Day while they were visiting family and friends out of state.

They got my wifes wedding ring, Hisel said. My wife was distraught.

Julie Hisel was overcome with emotion when she found her wedding ring among the recovered items, along with a piece of jewelry given to her by her father when she was young and other items, her husband said.

Peterson said it was gratifying to be able to return valuables, and especially the irreplaceable ones to the victims.

You cant put a price on sentimental items, he said.

Victims of four burglaries police were not even aware of showed up to claim property Wednesday, Peterson said.

The suspects are believed to have used a police radio scanner to help avoid

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