A friend of Lindsay Lohan has turned in a piece of stolen jewelry to police detectives in Los Angeles, RadarOnline.com has learned. 
 
 RadarOnline.com broke the world exclusive story late Tuesday that police requested a search warrant after suspecting Lindsay had stolen the one-of-a-kind necklace worth $2,500 from a store in Venice Beach, where she now lives following her release from rehab. 
 
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 The unnamed friend surrendered the jewelry to authorities in the Pacific Division of the LAPD Tuesday night. 
 
 LAPD Pacfic Division Lt. Jeff Bert tells RadarOnline: “A person claiming to represent Lindsay Lohan turned the necklace into LAPD dectectives at 8:30pm Tuesday night. LAPD began investigating Lohan on January 23rd. The necklace was reportedly stolen from a Venice boutique. If the LA County DA’s office files charges it would be grand theft, which is a felony.” 
 
 Police tell RadarOnline.com the necklace is now in a police locker — classified as evidence. It will ultimately be up to the District Attorney’s office whether to pursue any charges in the case. 
 
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 As RadarOnline.com has previously reported, on February 1, police went to court seeking a search warrant for Lohan’s Venice Beach home because they suspected the Mean Girls star, 24, swiped a high end piece of jewelry from a store in Venice Beach on January 22. 
 
 The necklace was turned in before the search warrant was executed. 
 
 Investigators told the court they actually have video of the troubled actress wearing the missing bling. 
 
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 “Lindsay is being accused of stealing high end jewelry, including a necklace,” one law enforcement source with knowledge of the situation told RadarOnline.com. 
 
 “A search warrant was requested Tuesday at the Airport Court to search Lindsay’s house for the item of jewelry in question. 
 
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 “Lindsay has been photographed and there is video of her wearing the jewelry she is accused of stealing.” 
 
 Lohan is still on probation and is facing possible criminal charges after a violent incident with a former Betty Ford worker on December 12. 
 
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 The police report detailing howallegedly stole a $2,500 necklace from an L.A. jewelry store shows two puzzling inconsistencies in the jeweler's story -- inconsistencies that could help Lindsay beat the rap.According to the report, obtained by TMZ, the jeweler first told cops Lindsay had been in the store three times before the alleged theft -- looking at the necklace in question. The next day, the jeweler changed her story and said it was actually a ring Lindsay had been eyeing on previous visits and never looked at the necklace.And there's another inconsistency. According to the report, on January 23, the owner told cops, "The surveillance video revealed that as Kaman [owner] was talking to Lindsay's male friend, Lohan reached up to her neck area with both hands, removed the store necklace, and placed it inside her black Chanel bag."But the next day, the owner changed her story, saying Lindsay walked out of her store with the necklace around her neck. The reason for the inconsistency -- the owner claims she reviewed the video on a different monitor the second time and saw it differently.The jewelry store owner's credibility is crucial because Lindsay claims the owner loaned the necklace to her. ||||| This weekend brings a major new wrinkle in the case against Lindsay Lohan , in which she's accused of felony theft by a jewelry store owner who says the actress stole a $2,500 necklace in January.Kamofie & Co. has just sold the surveillance video allegedly showing Lindsay Lohan leaving the store with the unpaid merchandise, according to a new report from RadarOnline.com . And the sale, reportedly brokered by a media dealer who peddled the footage to both U.S. and international outlets, is estimated to be earning the Southern California jeweler more than $35,000."The jewelry store wanted a bidding war to maximize profits," a source tells Radar. Entertainment Tonight is reportedly one buyer; the show is expected to air the controversial footage on Monday.On the one hand, public scrutiny of the video could further embarrass the troubled actress, who left rehab in early January, after months of trying to resolve her legal woes so she can repair her image and revive her career.On the other hand, the prosecution's case against Lohan is in jeopardy, now that its key witness has made such a money-hungry move. In the past, Lohan's team has suggested she was set up, and as the opportunistic jeweler walks off with thousands before the case is even tried, the store's claim that they were victims of theft weakens."Lindsay Lohan may have just gotten the luckiest break of her life," RadarOnline's managing editor and executive vice president, David Perel, tells. "If the criminal case comes down to her word versus the word of the jeweler, it will be Advantage: Lindsay. The jewelry store has now used the case for profit, and Lindsay's lawyer is sure to have a very compelling argument that the cash-for-tape scandal destroys the credibility of Lindsay's accuser."
– Lindsay Lohan is accused of stealing a $2,500 necklace, and now the jewelry store accusing her says the troubled starlet also tried to walk out with a diamond earring just four days prior. La Lohan allegedly tried on a pair of diamond earrings on Jan. 18, and only removed one—then, after looking around a bit more, started to leave the store with the other one still on, that ear covered by her hair. When confronted by a clerk, LiLo “laughed, admitted to her mistake, and removed the earring.” TMZ notes that this little anecdote could actually help Lindsay, proving that she’s simply absentminded—because it turns out the actress actually left her own earrings, a more expensive pair, on the counter as she walked out. There are other inconsistencies in the police report that could also help, including details of the store owner’s story that have changed. Even so, the gossip site reports that Lohan is scared of going to jail and may plead guilty simply so she can get a plea bargain and avoid prison. (For more, check out her perhaps-inappropriate court outfit.)