Art Theft

• Golden toilet theft surveillance video released after UK man convicted

  One of three men on trial in the case of the purloined potty was involved in stealing it and the other two helped to sell the spoils.

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  Feb 26, 2025
  
• Calgary artist gets some closure years after art heist

  All the paintings at Saturday's exhibit still had evidence stickers on them from the police investigation.

  Canada

  Nov 18, 2024
  
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• Indigenous art worth $60,000 stolen from Saanich, B.C. home

  The culprits made off with at least six art pieces: five by First Nations artist Calvin Moreberg and one Inuit carving, a large bust of a woman's head.

  Crime

  Apr 18, 2024
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• Vancouver art thief released after 1-day jail sentence re-arrested within days

  An admitted art thief sentenced to one day in jail for the theft of a statue in December was busted for allegedly shoplifting just days after his release.

  Crime

  Apr 3, 2023
• Art heist at the Louvre of Kherson: Russia’s war on Ukrainian identity

  For many Ukrainians, widespread attacks on their cultural institutions are an attempt to erase their heritage and absorb them into an empire-minded Russia.

  World

  Feb 21, 2023
• Couple caught on camera stealing Joe Average print from Vancouver building

  'To target a non-profit in the middle of the downtown Vancouver core is pretty devastating for us,' Marina de Pina-Jenkins with PAL Vancouver told Global News of the stolen art.

  Crime

  Jan 19, 2023
• ‘Chronic offender’ busted with $40,000 in stolen art: Vancouver police

  Police say the accused has previously been convicted of more than 115 offences. He was arrested Saturday for the theft of two artworks from a Vancouver gallery.

  Crime

  Jan 3, 2023
• Fake psychics helped woman steal $180M in art from elderly mom, police say

  Sabine Coll Boghici and three others were arrested on Wednesday for allegedly orchestrating an elaborate scheme to defraud a widow out of $180 million worth of art.

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  Aug 11, 2022
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• B.C. cops seize fine art worth ‘tens of millions of dollars’ from alleged fraudster

  Police say a Saanich art dealer promised to sell paintings for their owners but then cut off communication. Seized pieces include paintings by Emily Carr and David Blackwood.

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  Apr 29, 2022
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• ‘Rascal’ steals $12,500 painting from Halifax art gallery in seconds

  The Marc-Aurèle de Foy Suzor-Coté oil painting, which dates to the late 1800s to early 1900s, was taken by someone who walked into the gallery briefly.

  Crime

  Nov 22, 2021