MOBILE POLICE ARE TRYING TO FIND THE OWNERS OF 42 CLASS RINGS. THE RINGS HAVE BEEN COLLECTED THROUGHOUT VARIOUS CASES. NEWS FIVE'S ALISON SPANN REPORTS. the tradition of wearing a class ring began in 1835 as a way to commemorate ones graduation-- usually from high school, college or university. today, class rings are customizable-- students usually choose the cut and color of the ring as well as what emblems and lettering they want on it. super: sargent christopher levy "this particular one has bess written on it--i don't know if that's a name or what it is, but it's something that is identifiable." the mobile police department has 42 class rings -- and they are trying to find their rightful owners. super: sargent christopher levy "we felt bad throwing these out-- we wanted to give them back to their rightful owners." the rings have no case numbers attached to them, but are they labeled by certain identifying factors such as year, school, sports-- and in some cases name. poss nat sot from levy in order to collect one-- you're going to have to prove the ring is yours in some way. sot if you think one of these rings might be yours you can contact the mobile police department. in mobile, alison spann news 5.
