Sunday, September 3, 2017

Da Vinci painting is stolen in 45 second gallery raid.








A blonde haired woman with a shotgun walked into a North-West art gallery on September 1st, 2017 and stole a $845,000 Da Vinci painting before running away in a taxi she had already ordered to wait outside.
The raid, which took only 45 seconds, was described by the local police as "unusual". The woman made no attempt to disguise herself from security cameras in the Musée d'Orsay, one of France's leading galleries. The CEO offered up to $35,000 for information leading to the return of Lady with an Ermine, a 1489 oil on wood painting by Da Vinci. 
The woman is described as a caucasian with shoulder length hair, light colored eyes and is in her 30s-50s.

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