Bexar County Sheriff's Office helps seek owner of lighter bought in Alaska
Photo Courtesy Bexar County Sheriff's Office
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A Texas sheriff's office has joined the hunt for the owner of a cigarette lighter used by a deputy more than 50 years ago but recently purchased in Alaska.
The Bexar County Sheriff's Office on Monday posted a photo of the lighter on its Facebook page.
Sheriff's officials in San Antonio are checking the records for a Deputy Mitchell, who apparently served in the 1940s or 1950s.
A former San Antonio man, Doug Williams, saw the lighter Friday at an antiques store in Anchorage, Alaska. A badge attached to the lighter has the words "Mitchell," ''Deputy Sheriff Bexar County" and "1294."
Williams recognized Bexar County, where he once live, and bought the lighter for $45. Williams posted a photo of the lighter online in an effort to find Mitchell.