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Art Theft

Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Seen These? $17K Worth Of Artwork Stolen From Long Island Storage Unit Seen These? $17K Worth Of Artwork Stolen From Long Island Storage Unit
Seen These? $17K Worth Of Artwork Stolen From Long Island Storage Unit Police are asking for the community’s help after thousands of dollars' worth of artwork was stolen from a storage unit on Long Island. Suffolk County Police said the paintings, valued at approximately $17,000, were taken from Life Storage, located on Mariner Drive in North Sea, sometime between Friday, Jan. 26 and Wednesday, May 29. Crime Stoppers of Suffolk County is offering a cash reward for information leading to an arrest in the case.  Anonymous tips can be called in to 1-800-220-TIPS or provided on the organization’s website.

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by Michael Mashburn
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
$17K Worth Of Items Stolen From North Sea Storage Facility $17K Worth Of Items Stolen From North Sea Storage Facility
$17K Worth Of Items Stolen From North Sea Storage Facility Authorities are asking for the public's help in locating the person or people who stole thousands of dollars worth of items from a Long Island facility over a months-long period this year. Approximately $17,000 worth of artwork was stolen from Life Storage in North Sea, located at 59 Mariner Drive, between Friday, Jan. 26 and Wednesday, May 29.  Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward for information that leads to an arrest. If you have any information about these incidents, you can contact Suffolk County Crime Stoppers to submit an anonymous tip.  You can c…

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by Joe Lombardi
Bethlehem, PA
Police & Fire
Nine Pennsylvanians Stole Over $4 Million In Fine Art And Sports Memorabilia, Feds Say Nine Pennsylvanians Stole Over $4 Million In Fine Art And Sports Memorabilia, Feds Say
Nine Pennsylvanians Stole Over $4 Million In Fine Art And Sports Memorabilia, Feds Say It's enough to field a baseball team.  Nine Pennsylvania residents are charged with taking part in a 20-year conspiracy to steal sports memorabilia and works of art from museums across the country, said the office of US Attorney Gerard Karam.  The suspects, all of whom hail from Lackawanna County, conspired to steal paintings, antiques, and collectible items in a string of heists dating back to 1999 and targeting galleries and exhibitions in at least five states, prosecutors said.  Stolen items listed in the indictment include:  Paintings by Andy Warhol and Jackson Po…

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by Mac Bullock
West Chester, PA
Police & Fire
Police Seek Art Thief In Chester County Police Seek Art Thief In Chester County
Police Seek Art Thief In Chester County Detectives are on the hunt for an art thief in Chester County.  A painting was shipped from Beverley Hills, California to an auction house in Downingtown, but was stolen from the FedEx ground facility in Exton by "an unknown person," said West Whiteland police in a statement.  Authorities have released a photo of the portrait and are asking area residents to keep an eye out.  Anyone with information is urged to call West Whiteland Township Police Department at 610-692-5100. 

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by Mac Bullock
Clifton Park, NY
News
Police Officer For A Day: NY Teen Lands Dream Gig Thanks To Make-A-Wish Police Officer For A Day: NY Teen Lands Dream Gig Thanks To Make-A-Wish
Police Officer For A Day: NY Teen Lands Dream Gig Thanks To Make-a-wish A “stolen” piece of art was recovered by a New York teen who got to live out his dream of being a police officer, if only for a day, thanks to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Saratoga County resident Connor Hayhurst, age 15, of Ballston Spa, donned his very own Schenectady Police uniform on Tuesday, Aug. 30, before helping investigators track down the culprit in a mock theft case. Hayhurst, who is on the autism spectrum, was born with a rare heart condition and has no active immune system, according to The Daily Gazette of Schenectady.  The teen has undergone three open heart surgeries and m…

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by Michael Mashburn
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Huge Turtle Sculpture Stolen From Front Yard Of Long Island Home Huge Turtle Sculpture Stolen From Front Yard Of Long Island Home
Huge Turtle Sculpture Stolen From Front Yard Of Long Island Home Police investigators on Long Island are attempting to locate whoever was responsible for stealing a massive sculpture of a turtle that was stolen from the front lawn of an area home. An alert was issued by Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and the Southampton Town Police Department as they seek the public’s assistance in locating a sculpture that was stolen in Westhampton between Friday, March 19, and Sunday, April 4. According to police, the three-foot turtle as stolen from South Road, weighs approximately 30 pounds and is green and bronze in color. It has an estimated value of approximately $…

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by Zak Failla
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Police Search For Trio Who Ripped Head Of Fiberglass Horse On Long Island Police Search For Trio Who Ripped Head Of Fiberglass Horse On Long Island
Police Search For Trio Who Ripped Head Of Fiberglass Horse On Long Island Police investigators on Long Island are seeking the public’s assistance in locating three people responsible for destroying a statue outside an area antique shop. An alert was issued by Suffolk County Crime stoppers as they attempt to track down a trio that allegedly broke the head off a fiberglass horse in Saint James last month. It is alleged that the three suspects broke the head off the statue outside the Greenhouse Antiques and Collectibles no North Country Road at approximately 1:15 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 18, and made off with it. The statue had an approximate value of $2,000. Anyone…

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by Zak Failla
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
VIDEO: Hackensack Office Burglars Swipe $40,000 In Coins, Pricey Painting VIDEO: Hackensack Office Burglars Swipe $40,000 In Coins, Pricey Painting
Video: Hackensack Office Burglars Swipe $40,000 In Coins, Pricey Painting Burglars broke into a Hackensack office building and stole $40,000 worth of collectible coins and a painting worth several thousand dollars, said police who released a surveillance video Wednesday. The video shows three intruders casing one of the offices and then suddenly rushing out of the four-story building at 560 Hudson Street around 2:45 a.m. Monday. The coins and painting were stolen from Gilberti Construction, while five other offices sustained damage to interior doors and locks with nothing apparently taken, Detective Capt. Darrin DeWitt said. Hackensack police urged anyone who wi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Man Wanted For Stealing $500 Worth Of Items From Long Island Store Man Wanted For Stealing $500 Worth Of Items From Long Island Store
Man Wanted For Stealing $500 Worth Of Items From Long Island Store Hundreds of dollars worth of art supplies were stolen from a Long Island hobby shop by a wanted man, police said. The Suffolk County Police Department released photos of a wanted suspect who allegedly stole $500 worth of art supplies from Hobby Lobby on Vets Highway in Commack last year. According to police, the suspect walked into the hobby shop at approximately noon on Friday, Nov. 29, and walked out with various art supplies with an estimated value of $500. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers has offered a reward for information that leads to the suspect’s arrest. Anyone with information rega…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant, NY
Lifestyle
Ivan The Terrible Painting Stolen During World War II Discovered At Area Home Ivan The Terrible Painting Stolen During World War II Discovered At Area Home
Ivan The Terrible Painting Stolen During World War II Discovered At Area Home A 107-year-old painting of Russian Tsar Ivan the Terrible that was stolen from an art museum in Ukraine during World War II will be returned to its homeland after it was discovered at an area residence where it had been for decades. Mikhail Panin's painting, called Secret Departure Of Ivan The Terrible Before The Oprichnina, was part of the permanent collection of the museum in Dnipro, U.S. attorney's office prosecutors said, according to Radio Free Europe. An American couple inherited the painting when they bought a home in Ridgefield, Connecticut, in 1961 from a former memb…

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by Joe Lombardi