German police offer half a million euro reward for stolen jewels

The First Art Newspaper on the Net    Established in 1996 Friday, March 29, 2024


German police offer half a million euro reward for stolen jewels
Passers-by and journalists stand in front of the cordoned off Royal Palace that houses the historic Green Vault (Gruenes Goelbe) in Dresden, eastern Germany on November 25, 2019, after it was broken into. A state museum in Dresden containing billions of euros worth of baroque treasures has been robbed, police in Germany confirmed on November 25, 2019. The Green Vault at Dresden's Royal Palace, which is home to around 4000 precious objects made of ivory, gold, silver and jewels, was reportedly broken into at 5am on early morning. Sebastian Kahnert / dpa / AFP.



BERLIN (AFP).- Investigators in Germany on Thursday offered a half-a-million-euro reward for information about the spectacular heist in which robbers snatched priceless diamonds from a state museum in Dresden.

Police said the reward ($550,000) was being offered to anyone providing information "which could lead... to the capture of the perpetrators or the recovery of the stolen items".

Police across eastern Germany are continuing their search for the thieves who launched a brazen raid on the Green Vault museum in Dresden's Royal Palace on Monday.

Having initiated a partial power cut and broken in through a window, the thieves stole priceless 18th-century jewellery from the collection of the Saxon ruler August the Strong.

They stole objects encrusted with hundreds of diamonds, including the famous 49-carat Dresden white, the museum said on Wednesday.

Police are hunting four suspects in the theft and have released dramatic CCTV footage which showed one of them breaking into a display case with an axe.

Aside from a burnt out car that they identified as the initial escape vehicle, investigators are yet to find a significant trace of the thieves.

Dresden police said they were also in contact with colleagues in Berlin to explore possible connections to a similar heist in the capital two years ago.

In 2017, a 100-kilogramme (220-pound), 24-karat giant gold coin was stolen from Berlin's Bode Museum.

Four men with links to a notorious Berlin gang were later arrested and put on trial.

On Thursday, police said the Dresden investigations were now being led by the state prosecutor's department for organised crime.

The special commission set up to investigate the theft has also doubled in size to involve a staff of 40.

"We will leave no stone unturned to solve this case," said regional police president Horst Kretzschmar.


© Agence France-Presse










Today's News

November 29, 2019

Museum Prinsenhof Delft confirms discoveries in Pieter de Hooch paintings

Cambridge to return looted Benin statue

Painting by French 'master of black' sets new world record

German police offer half a million euro reward for stolen jewels

Chiara Parisi appointed Director of the Centre Pompidou Metz

Antiquities expert charged with trafficking in Cambodian artifacts

The hoodie enters the museum

Christie's Paris announces highlights included in its Asian Art sale

World record for ab English cameo glass masterpiece at Bonhams

Rediscovered masterpiece attributed to Francesco Bordoni sells for €3,048,000

Two centuries later, a composer gets a second look

Flowers Gallery opens an exhibition of the work of Josef Herman

Exhibition at mumok deals with the myriad developments of modernism

Exhibition examines the interpretation of the past and its connection to our present

Tel Aviv Museum of Art exhibits a video game, scientific illustration, and riddles

FOTOHOF opens an exhibition of works by Hannah Modigh

Sotheby's Milan announces an online sale of the private collection of an Italian fashion aficionado

signs and symbols opens a solo exhibition by Belgian artist Benoît Platéus

Gray's Auctioneers announces highlights included in its Fine Art, Furniture and Decorative Art auction

Seattle Art Museum debuts new installation by Haida artist Michael Nicoll Yahgulaanas

Dresden museum partly reopens after jewelry heist

Three solo exhibitions are now open at Anna Laudel

A walk on the frontier of art, where the sky is the limit

CIMAM appoints Mami Kataoka as the new President for the triennial 2020-2022




Museums, Exhibits, Artists, Milestones, Digital Art, Architecture, Photography,
Photographers, Special Photos, Special Reports, Featured Stories, Auctions, Art Fairs,
Anecdotes, Art Quiz, Education, Mythology, 3D Images, Last Week, .

 



Founder:
Ignacio Villarreal
(1941 - 2019)
Editor & Publisher: Jose Villarreal
Art Director: Juan José Sepúlveda Ramírez

Royalville Communications, Inc
produces:

ignaciovillarreal.org juncodelavega.com facundocabral-elfinal.org
Founder's Site. Hommage
to a Mexican poet.
Hommage
       

The First Art Newspaper on the Net. The Best Versions Of Ave Maria Song Junco de la Vega Site Ignacio Villarreal Site
Tell a Friend
Dear User, please complete the form below in order to recommend the Artdaily newsletter to someone you know.
Please complete all fields marked *.
Sending Mail
Sending Successful