Alleged coral thieves come forward

TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) - The thieves who stole several valuable pieces of coral from a store in Tonawanda have apparently come forward.

The owner of Saltwater Paradise tells News 4 that four people returned the stolen coral on Thursday. The Australian coral, which is worth hundreds of dollars, appears to be dead.

"Now and then [we'd think] 'Why is this coral missing?' And we never had proof who was taking it and we couldn't finger-point. We had to swallow the loss because we didn't know who was doing it," said co-owner Annette Kozak.

We're waiting to hear back from police whether any charges have been filed.