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Posted By richards on May 13, 2014

NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) -

Three people have been arrested in connection to a burglary at a Nashville synagogue, and members of the synagogue were able to help capture the people accused of the crime.

About $10,000 in silver religious ornaments was taken from West End Synagogue on Monday morning around 1 a.m.

Officials say three people then showed up to Cashville Gold and Silver Buyers on Franklin Pike on Monday afternoon and tried to sell the stolen items. What they didn't know is that they were being set up and were about to get a big surprise.

As soon as synagogue members Jerry Levine and Josh Levine had learned the sacred silver was stolen from their place of worship, they jumped into action.

"I was angry that somebody would do that," Jerry Levine said.

The Levines had even given one of the pieces to the temple.

"There was actually one that was donated to my grandparents from my great-grandparents in honor of their 50th wedding anniversary," Josh Levine said.

So the father and son pair, who have spent decades in the business of buying precious metal, alerted other gold and silver shops around Nashville just in case the crooks showed up to sell the stolen goods.

Sure enough, they got a call from another buyer.

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3 arrested in connection to burglary at Nashville synagogue

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