Thieves targeted a San Diego dental office and took off with a rare Canadian mammoth tusk and now the owner is offering a reward for its return.
The tusk is around 50,000 years old and worth $25,000, the owner Dr. Theresa Pham told NBC 7. [[278880821,C]]
"It’s a rare find. Probably can’t find anything like that now, unless it's in a museum," said Pham.
The tusk was noticed missing on the afternoon of September 25th at her East Village office Progressive Dental Arts. [[278827661,C]]
Pham received it as a gift from her parents who purchased the tusk in 1995 in Canada. It has been in her office since she first opened her doors in 2007.
While San Diego police say they are investigating the incident, Pham thinks she knows who may have stolen the artifact. [[278896851,L]]
"There are some sketchy guys peering through the windows all throughout that morning," said Pham. [[278785171,C]]
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The thieves didn't take the computers or television that were also in the lobby and front office, she added.
She put up flyers around the complex offering a $5,000 reward for information.
The tusk is not insured, Pham said, so she hopes someone will return it.
