Lindsay Lohan is a compulsive liar and a thief (see here, here, here and here), so when she went “shopping” at a Venice Beach jewelery store back in January, naturally a necklace went missing. And right after the cops obtained a search warrant for Lindsay’s home yesterday, the necklace miraculously reappeared. Weird coincidence, that. TMZ says:

Lindsay Lohan has just turned a super-expensive piece of jewelry over to cops that landed her in the middle of a police investigation.

Law enforcement sources [reveal that] last week the owner of an L.A. store filed a police report, claiming a $2,500 necklace was stolen from her business. The store surveillance video shows Lindsay wearing the necklace before it disappeared, although it’s unclear if the video actually shows Lindsay walking out of the store with the jewelry.

Cops got a warrant to search Lindsay’s home, but last night — before the warrant could be served — one of Lindsay’s associates turned the piece over to the cops.

This is just like that time Winona Ryder stole all those dresses from Saks Fifth Avenue. The only difference is, Winona could actually afford to pay for the things she stole. The only way Lindsay could afford a twenty-five hundred dollar necklace right now is if blowjobs and Marlboro Lights suddenly became legal tender.

Out on the day in question:

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