Artifacts including diamonds, rubies and sapphires, said to be of immeasurable historical value, were taken from a display room in Dresden.
Tag: Robberies and Thefts
Picassos in the Garage? Artist’s Handyman Is Convicted of Hiding Stolen Works
Pierre Le Guennec said that the artist had given him the artworks and that he had forgotten about them for decades.
Viking Treasure Could Have Made Them a Fortune. Instead, They Stole It.
Two British men who uncovered a 1,100-year-old trove were sentenced to years in prison for failing to report the find and selling the items piecemeal to dealers.
Vast Dragnet Targets Theft of Biomedical Secrets for China
Nearly 200 investigations are underway at major academic centers. Critics fear that researchers of Chinese descent are being unfairly targeted.
Woman Playing Pokémon Go Is Killed After Witnessing Robbery, Police Say
The 21-year-old Albuquerque resident was fatally shot as she drove with her boyfriend in a park.
Golden, Going Gone: 18-Karat Gold Toilet Is Stolen
The toilet, the work of the conceptual artist Maurizio Cattelan, had been installed only two days earlier at Blenheim Palace, west of London.
The Caribbean Resort, the Investment Banker and the Dead Handyman
What happened in Room 49 on an April afternoon?
Italian Authorities Make First Arrests in Deadly Nightclub Stampede
Prosecutors said the men belonged to a gang that committed robberies at clubs in Italy by pepper-spraying the crowd to cover their thefts.
2 American Teenagers Admit Killing Police Officer in Rome, Officials Say
The teenagers, 18 and 19, were charged on Saturday over the fatal stabbing of the military police officer after what officials said had been a drug deal gone bad.
Migrants in Mexico Face Kidnappings and Violence While Awaiting Immigration Hearings in U.S.
The expansion of a U.S.-Mexican migrant-enforcement deal has left thousands of migrants stranded in dangerous Mexican cities.