13-10-2018 08:45 via sacramento.cbslocal.com

Historical Artifacts Stolen From Lodi Collection

SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY (CBS13) – Nearly $40,000 in historical artifacts were stolen Wednesday night from a Quonset hut near Lodi.
Some of the items, dating back to the mid-1860s, were set to be sold in an estate sale this weekend.
“And then she said, ‘we’ve been robbed!’” Nancy Schmer recounted. “Everything, all the little stuff is gone!”
The collector, Schmer’s father Ralph Lea, spent a lifetime collecting the items. The World War II veteran wor
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