Stolen Paintings Found Posted: 10 months ago by MandolinOrange
Police found paintings by Vincent van Gogh and Claude Monet that were among four paintings worth $163 million stolen from a private museum in a Feb. 10 armed robbery.
The original post about the heist is here.
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Stolen Picasso Painting Found In Brazil Posted: 11 months ago by dollyllama
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.
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Van Gogh, Monet art goes in $90M heist Posted: 10 months ago by dollyllama
Works by Paul Cezanne, Edgar Degas, Claude Monet and Vincent van Gogh were stolen from an art foundation's gallery in Zurich, Switzerland.
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Picasso Painting Stolen in Brazil Museum Heist Posted: 12 months ago by KateHadson
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.
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2 Picasso paintings stolen Posted: 10 months ago by dollyllama
Two Picasso paintings worth millions were stolen from a Swiss exhibition, police said Thursday.
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Saints fan, 15, found in seat with stolen ticket Posted: 1 month ago by smarty1052
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..
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Man found nude after clothes stolen Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
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.
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Stolen Munch Paintings Found Posted: 2 years ago by ybne1else
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.
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$1.1 Million Worth Of PLAYSTATION 3 Games Stolen... Twice! Posted: 2 months ago by punthe
£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.
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Stolen Rodeo Bulls Recovered After Theft Posted: 11 months ago by muppet
Police recovered a stolen truck and its cargo of rodeo bulls, but the thief who rustled them remains on the lam.
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Gunmen seize priceless masters Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
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.
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Priceless paintings stolen at gunpoint from Nice museum Posted: 1 year ago by kxmk
They removed five canvases but dropped and damaged one as they made their escape.
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Man finds Ill. woman's wallet that had been stolen in 1973 Posted: 7 months ago by AutumnLotus
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.
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Spielberg finds stolen Rockwell in his collection Posted: 2 years ago by Jacki Jinx
"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."
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Police find wheelchair team's stolen wheels Posted: 8 months ago by mutil8or
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.
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Man finds his own stolen car - 3 years later Posted: 4 months ago by tigertony
The thief unknowingly drove it into the parking garage where he was working.
The Car-ma gods have smiled.
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Russian Thieves Return $1M Stolen Painting to Communists Posted: 2 years ago by ReBoot
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?
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Stolen camera found with pictures intact Posted: 2 years ago by smarty1052
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...
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Golden bathtub worth 120 million yen stolen from hotel Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
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.
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Rare, Life-Sized Betty Boop Statue Stolen Posted: 8 months ago by dollyllama
A unique, life-sized statue of Betty Boop worth thousands of dollars was stolen from a popular Central Florida village.
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Bags of female foetus and baby bones found Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
The remains of female foetuses and new-born babies have been found in 30 bags dumped in a dry well near a private clinic in the east Indian state of Orissa.
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