A theft
from an art gallery in New York took an odd twist when the thief decided to
return his ill-gotten gain just one week after he took it. What’s even more
unusual is the method of the return that has authorities scratching their
collective heads in bewilderment.
In the middle of June, 2012, an art thief walked into an art
gallery in Manhattan
during broad daylight with an empty shopping bag and walked out with a $150,000
drawing by Salvador Dali. The theft
was reported to the police who immediately began investigating the incident. A
week later, an e-mail was sent to the gallery informing them that the drawing
was being returned via Express Mail. The
e-mail also conveniently included a tracking number to easily locate the
package.
The Postal Inspection Service recovered the drawing at Kennedy
International Airport after its brief visit to Europe. That’s apparently where
the thief transported the artwork after stealing it.
The cause of the theft and quick return is still under
investigation.
Why do you think a thief would steal a drawing only to
return it a week later?
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