Gradel first wrote to the museum in 2021, explaining he had found proof that precious objects under its care were being sold on eBay. His correspondence named the British Museum's senior curator Peter Higgs, as the person he believed was behind the sales.
We understand mobile phone theft remains a major concern for Londoners and that's why we have worked hard to drive down offending. Seizures such as this show that we are not only targeting individual phone snatchers, but also those who handle and profit from stolen devices.
The Louvre accumulated considerable delays in the deployment of its security equipment, in favour of an event-driven policy, a judgment Des Cars said was unfair.
A Slovak fugitive who had been on the run for 16 years was finally arrested when he turned up in Milan to support his national ice hockey team at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, police said Friday. The 44-year-old man, who was not named, was wanted by Italian authorities for a series of thefts committed in 2010. The carabinieri managed to track down and arrest the man Wednesday.
So, I have a friend who comes over to my place and before she leaves, she takes things. She's taken small framed paintings, rugs, pillows, two new sewing kits (one of which was in a box of stuff I wanted to give to a neighbor's daughter), and a lot of booze that she must put into her own water bottles because she doesn't take the booze bottles themselves.Took me awhile to figure that last one out, but it shouldn't have.
A bronze ram statue that has served as a familiar landmark outside the KUIU store on North Lincoln Street was stolen on New Year's Eve, prompting a police investigation and a $5,000 reward offer from the company. The statue, known as Rocky, was installed in June of 2024. It was cut from its pedestal in front of the store and loaded into a vehicle by two suspects in the early hours of Dec. 31, according to KUIU.
Investigators say that on Sept. 18, transit police responded to the agency's IT department at Park Plaza after 40 Cisco network modules - which help carry data and are valued at approximately $3,069 each - were reported missing. According to Hayden, an investigator traced the stolen equipment to Batista-Sales after searching eBay listings for the missing modules. That search led to an account under the username "marcbatist27," which investigators say sold 51 Cisco network modules.
A Derbyshire woman has offered a £1,000 reward after large driveway gates were stolen from the entrance to her family's rural land. The 20ft-wide metal driveway gates, valued at about £5,000, were taken from Moor Lane in Little Eaton over a six-hour period on Monday afternoon and evening. The theft has left the entrance to the property unsecured and exposed valuable equipment inside the land.
A Wexford pub has called out the traditions and behaviours of groups participating in 12 Pubs of Christmas after a number of personal items were stolen from their premises. Taking to their social media page, Redmond's of Scarawalsh explained that while they are more than happy to have people participating in the tradition, they believe some groups have taken the celebrations too far.
