Read more about the article WHAT A RELIEF: Bronze Artworks Worth Over EUR 1m Saved From Being Recycled After Clueless Thieves Sold Them As Scrap
The five bronze reliefs that were stolen from a studio site in the second municipal district Leopoldstadt in the Austrian capital Vienna. (Landespolizeidirektion Wien/Newsflash)
Crime

WHAT A RELIEF: Bronze Artworks Worth Over EUR 1m Saved From Being Recycled After Clueless Thieves Sold Them As Scrap

Police say that five bronze reliefs and two bronze sculptures worth over EUR 1 million were saved from being melted down in a furnace after clueless thieves sold them as scrap metal. Vienna police (Landespolizeidirektion Wien) said that investigators had "succeeded in arresting two Romanian citizens aged 37 and 41…

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June 14, 2022
Read more about the article Painting Worth GBP 250K Saved Moments Before Being Recycled
Chief detective Michael Dietz holding the 280,000 painting which was almost disposed of as waste paper at the Dusseldorf Airport. (Polizei Dusseldorf/Newsflash)
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Painting Worth GBP 250K Saved Moments Before Being Recycled

A painting worth over GBP 250,000 has been rescued from being recycled as old paper moments before it was due to be crushed. The valuable painting by artist Yves Tanguy, valued at EUR 280,000 (GBP 250K), had been acquired by an Israeli businessman who carried it in his hand luggage…

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January 20, 2021
Read more about the article OAP Dies With Head In Bin Checking He Recycled Properly
Pic Shows: Josefa and Jose Mari; This diligent OAP has been found dead with his head in a rubbish bin after suffering a heart attack whilst checking he had recycled properly a day before his 80th birthday.
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OAP Dies With Head In Bin Checking He Recycled Properly

Story By: Ana Lacasa, Sub Editor: Joseph Golder, Agency: Central European News  This diligent OAP has been found dead with his head in a rubbish bin after suffering a heart attack whilst checking he had recycled properly a day before his 80th birthday. The incident took place in the neighbourhood of Valdebernardo, in the district…

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December 9, 2019