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Mass. woman tearfully reunited with $600 scarf her son bought with his first job earnings — ten days after it disappeared from Dunkin'

Friday, April 10, 2026•
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Mass. woman tearfully reunited with $600 scarf her son bought with his first job earnings — ten days after it disappeared from Dunkin'

File this under: things that only make the news in Massachusetts

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WILMINGTON — A Massachusetts woman broke down in tears at a police station this week after being reunited with a $600 designer scarf, a birthday gift from her son bought with his own money from his first high school job, that had gone missing from a local Dunkin' ten days earlier.
The woman told Wilmington police she had left the scarf at a Dunkin' location on the morning of Saturday, March 28. She went back to retrieve it. No staff members had reported seeing it.
So she called the police. And Wilmington police, rather than filing it away and forgetting about it, pulled the Dunkin' surveillance footage.
The tapes told the story: another customer had taken the scarf.

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The woman also took to the Wilmington Community Board Facebook group with a public plea, asking if anyone in town had seen the scarf or knew who might have taken it.
Ten days later, on Tuesday, April 7, someone who had seen the post walked into the Wilmington Police Department and turned the scarf in.
Detective Daryl Ceruolo notified the woman. She immediately responded to the station. The moment the scarf was back in her hands, she was in tears.
A woman wipes tears from her eyes as a Wilmington police detective returns her scarf
The moment Detective Ceruolo returned the scarf. Wilmington Police Department.
"I'm overjoyed to share that my beloved scarf has been found! Thanks to the incredible work of our local detectives and officers, it's safely back with me," she wrote on Facebook. "I am so grateful for their kindness, professionalism, and dedication. A special thank you to the first officer who took my case and the detective who helped recover it. Your persistence and care went above and beyond. I can't thank you enough!"
The woman hugs Detective Ceruolo at the Wilmington police station after getting her scarf back
The woman embraced Detective Ceruolo after the scarf was returned. Wilmington Police Department.
The scarf, for what it's worth, wasn't just expensive. Her son bought it with his own money from his first-ever job. That detail alone probably explains why the Wilmington Police Department titled their press release "Case Wrapped Up."

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