Monday, May 16, 2011

Art Theft in Forbidden City

Yahoo reports that nine art objects have been stolen from a temporary exhibit in the Forbidden City in Beijing.  Apparently the thief broke through a wall to get at the items.

(The BBC also has an article about the theft.)

Sunday, May 1, 2011

Stealing Vegetables

The New York Times has an article about a gang that steals truck loads of produce.  The interesting thing is not what was stolen - a trailer of produce can be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars - but the way it was done.  The thieves set up their own trucking company, got the contract to deliver the goods then drove away with it never to be seen again.