A tipoff led the police in Dublin to a mummified head believed to belong to an 800-year-old Crusader knight, a week after it was stolen.
Tag: Robberies and Thefts
800-Year-Old Crusader Mummy’s Head Is Stolen From Dublin Church
Thieves in Dublin vandalized a church’s medieval crypt and stole the head of a mummified Crusader that had lain there for 800 years.
‘Bonsai Are Like Our Children’: Couple Pleads for Return of Stolen Trees
Seven trees, worth a total of about $90,000, were taken from a Japanese garden in January. Its owner had looked after one of them for 25 years.
Britain’s Big Squeeze: Fewer Officers, More Calls: U.K. Police Are Stretched by Austerity
Police forces in Britain are shrinking, as are social services. Now officers are overwhelmed with problems that the other agencies once handled.
Mexico Pipeline Explosion Tests New President
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s response to a blast that killed dozens, many stealing fuel, has exposed a central tension between two of his policy vows: fighting crime and lifting the poor.
Death Toll in Mexico Blast Rises to 79; Leader Vows to Intensify Crackdown on Fuel Theft
The pipeline north of Mexico City exploded after thieves ruptured the line, causing an explosion that killed at least 79 people and injured 81 others.
The Hunt for the Nazi Loot Still Sitting on Library Shelves
The art stolen by the Nazis has gotten more attention, but millions of books were also looted from Jews, and others, and have yet to be returned.
France Dispatch: As Migrants Risk Crossing the English Channel, French Fishing Boats Pay a Price
A surge in migrants trying to cross the channel has led to a rise in break-ins of the fishing boats in a French port, as smugglers look for more seaworthy options to make the treacherous voyage.
Long Lines and Guarded Fuel: Mexico’s Gas Crisis, Explained
A government crackdown on fuel theft has left Mexico in crisis. So how did it get here?
Uffizi Prods Germans to Return Painting Stolen in World War II
A German family has the artwork, and refuses to give it back. The Italian museum has mounted a publicity campaign in an effort to get German authorities to intervene.