Picture shows some of the artefacts that were returned, undated. The artefacts with an estimated value of over 20 million dollars, were repatriated to Rome, Italy from the United States, where they had been marketed by traffickers. (Emanuele Antonio Minerva/Newsflash)

US Returns 60 Stolen Artefacts To Italy With Estimated Value Of GBP 18 Million

• Post author:Simona Kitanovska
• Post published:January 29, 2023

A total of 60 stolen archaeological artefacts valued at nearly GBP 18 million were returned from the United States to Italy following a criminal investigation spanning years. Some of the…

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Photo shows Officer Ice, undated. Ice, an officer of the Wyandotte Police Department in Wyandotte, _Michigan, USA, was accused of stealing the sandwich of another officer. (@wyandottepdmi/Newsflash)

Wuff Justice As Police Pooch In The Frame Over Stolen Sandwich

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:January 27, 2023

A police dog accused of stealing a sandwich from a fellow officer has escaped wuff justice after he was put on trial in the court of public opinion - and…

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Image shows the one of the endangered tortoises that were stolen from a pet shop undated photo. The incident happened in the municipality of Zuchwil, in the canton of Solothurn, Switzerland, on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. (Polizei Kanton Solothurn/Newsflash)

Nine Protected Tortoises Stolen From Pet Shop In Switzerland

• Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
• Post published:January 17, 2023

Swiss police officers have been looking for culprits suspected of stealing nine protected tortoises from a pet shop in Switzerland. The young leopard tortoises (Stigmochelys pardalis) were reportedly stolen from…

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Breast star of the Polish White Eagle Order stolen from the historic Green Vault in Dresden, Germany, in November 2019. (Police Saxony/Newsflash)

Police Recover Treasures From EUR 113 Million Gems Raid

• Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
• Post published:December 22, 2022

Police have retrieved a "considerable part" of the EUR 113 million gems collection stolen in one of the biggest jewellery thefts in history. The astonishing diamonds and rare artefacts dating…

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Image shows the golden coins that were stolen, undated photo. They disappeared over night from the Celtic and Roman Museum in the municipality of Munching, in Bavaria, Germany on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022. (Newsflash)

Historic EUR 3 Million Haul Of Ancient Gold Coins Stolen From Museum

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:November 29, 2022

A huge collection of nearly 500 ancient Roman and Celtic gold coins worth up to EUR 3 million have been stolen in a raid on a museum in Germany. Police…

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Breast star of the Polish White Eagle Order stolen from the historic Green Vault in Dresden, Germany, in November 2019. (Police Saxony/Newsflash)

Museum Conned Out Of EUR 40,000 By Dutch Fraudster

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:November 27, 2022

Museum chiefs trying to recover a EUR-110-million haul stolen in a heist were conned into handing a fortune in cash to a fraudster, prosecutors in Germany have revealed. The collection…

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Image shows a sculpture with Idah War scenery, undated photo. The city of Hamburg, Germany returned looted art stolen during British colonial times to Nigeria in September 2022. (MARKK/Newsflash)

German City Returns Art Looted During British Colonial Times That Is Worth Over EUR 58 Million

• Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
• Post published:October 4, 2022

German authorities have returned a total of 179 art pieces to Nigeria after they were stolen during British colonial invasions in the former Kingdom of Benin. The decision to deliver…

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Photo shows one of the 16 Egyptian artifacts recovered from the United States of America, undated photo. (@tourismandantiq/Newsflash)

GBP 3.5 Million Looted Ancient Egyptian Artefacts Seized From Dealers

• Post author:Alice Amelia Thomas
• Post published:September 21, 2022

Looted Egyptian artefacts worth GBP 3.5 million have been returned after an international police probe into stolen treasures. Officials say 16 rare artefacts have been returned to their homeland after…

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'The Portrait of a Woman' by Klimt that was found by two gardeners in Piacenza, Italy in 2019, in a garbage bag. (Newsflash)

Gallery Gardeners Dig In Their Heels Over EUR-100,000 Finder’s Fee

• Post author:William McGee
• Post published:July 20, 2022

Gardeners who found a stolen Klimt masterpiece sealed into a wall in a bin bag are demanding a finder's fee worth EUR 100,000. Gustav Klimt's 'Portrait of a Lady' disappeared…

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Some of the pieces at the museum in the Buin commune, Chile, where the theft occurred in June, 2022. (Newsflash)

Ancient Gold Treasures Plundered From Museum By Hooded Gunmen In Broad Daylight

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:June 26, 2022

Over 100 gold treasures have been stolen from a museum in a terrifying armed raid by 12 hooded gunmen. The incident took place at the Andean Museum, which is located…

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