Brazilian police recovered paintings by Pablo Picasso and Candido Portinari that were stolen last month from the country's premier modern art museum, officials said Tuesday. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Works by Paul Cezanne, Edgar Degas, Claude Monet and Vincent van Gogh were stolen from an art foundation's gallery in Zurich, Switzerland. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Paintings by Paolo Picasso and Candido Portinari, the most valuable pieces in the Sao Paolo Museum of Art collection, were thieved. These paintings had not gone to auction therefore it was difficult to estimate their value. picked by KateHadson 2 years ago

Two Picasso paintings worth millions were stolen from a Swiss exhibition, police said Thursday. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

You would think if you are going to buy a ticket to get in the stadium (on a stolen credit card), you would go sit somewhere else," said Maj. Greg Elder, commander of the New Orleans Police

too bad he had to leave early it was a good game.. picked by smarty1052 1 year ago

The case of the stolen Edvard Munch paintings is still far from solved, but art lovers are relieved to find that the paintings suffered only minimal damage and can be restored to their original glory. picked by ybne1else 3 years ago

Two men have been arrested for stealing a man's clothes and leaving him to wander around naked. The victim, a 19-year-old Hazleton man, was taken by two men to a rural area west of Oelwein where the men took his clothes at gunpoint. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

£600,000 ($1.1 million) worth of PLAYSTATION 3 games are missing in the UK after being stolen twice -- first from their shipping driver, and then again from the Leeds police's "secure" depot. picked by punthe 1 year ago

Hooded and armed men staged a brazen afternoon heist at a museum in the French Riviera city of Nice today, making off with four priceless paintings: two Bruegels, a Sisley and a Monet. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Police recovered a stolen truck and its cargo of rodeo bulls, but the thief who rustled them remains on the lam. picked by muppet 2 years ago

They removed five canvases but dropped and damaged one as they made their escape. picked by kxmk 2 years ago

Sandy Baumberger says she never expected to see her wallet again when it was stolen 35 years ago.

But it has been found by a 30-year-old dental student who tracked her down and returned it. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Prison plans, blueprints, security codes and data stolen from French prison before even opening the place for inmates.
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It is not less hilarious just because it did not happen in Florida. picked by ThirdEye 9 months ago

"Spielberg purchased the painting, entitled Russian Schoolroom, in 1989 from a legitimate dealer and did not know it was stolen until his staff spotted its image last week on an FBI website listing stolen works of art, the bureau said in a statement." picked by Jacki Jinx 3 years ago

An Edmonton-based wheelchair rugby team will be able to attend a national competition in May after city police Sunday found a stolen trailer filled with $100,000 worth of the team's specialized wheelchairs and equipment. picked by mutil8or 2 years ago

The thief unknowingly drove it into the parking garage where he was working.

The Car-ma gods have smiled. picked by tigertony 1 year ago

Although his paintings were allegedly stolen fro his westside home last month, Richard L. Weisman waived the $25 million he could have gotten under his insurance policy.

It was too much of a hassle to deal with the insurance company. picked by suebe 1 month ago

The bathtub, made of pure gold, weighing 80kg was stolen. It is estimated to be worth approximately 120 million yen (approx US$1m) at current market values. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

When their photographer's camera was stolen shortly after they exchanged vows, Karen and Tory Nordlinder figured they'd never have keepsakes of their wedding day... picked by smarty1052 3 years ago

Believed to be 19th century French work stolen from Russia‘s famed State Hermitage Museum five years ago. In other words, the thieves couldn't sell it? picked by ReBoot 3 years ago