Police have arrested a man on suspicion of burglary after a haul of antique silver worth tens of thousands of pounds was stolen from a museum in a daring heist.
Brazen thieves drilled a hole through an archway and sawed through a floor to steal “priceless” antiques from the military museum in Newark, Notts.
The audacious raid took place at the Royal Lancers & Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Museum at Thoresby Park in the early hours of October 29.
The items taken included a distinctive parcel and gilt rosewater dish - said to be the sister piece to the famous Wimbledon women’s singles trophy.
Other items pinched from display cases were the Hurlingham Grand Military Polo trophy, statuettes of mounted soldiers and a cavalry trumpet.
Brazen thieves drilled a hole through an archway and sawed through a floor to steal “priceless” antiques from the military museum in Newark, Notts.
The audacious raid took place at the Royal Lancers & Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Museum at Thoresby Park in the early hours of October 29.
The items taken included a distinctive parcel and gilt rosewater dish - said to be the sister piece to the famous Wimbledon women’s singles trophy.
Other items pinched from display cases were the Hurlingham Grand Military Polo trophy, statuettes of mounted soldiers and a cavalry trumpet.
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00:00 early hours of Sunday morning the 29th of October there was a burglary that
00:03 occurred at the location where somebody has cut a hole in the archway and stolen
00:08 some of the silver items from the museum that were in a cabinet underneath the
00:12 archway where they've cut. This was an audacious planned and targeted attack on
00:15 what is a wonderful historic building. It was clearly very well organized when
00:21 they came and did this. The items that were stolen are not only high in
00:25 monetary value but also high in sentimental value not only to the
00:29 military but also to the wider community in the area. It's disgusting
00:32 that they've took history from the people who served and fought for this
00:39 country. The items are priceless to the museum. How do you put a value on history?
00:46 We're upset about it but we're fighting back and we're going to rebuild from
00:53 what's gone. We know the items that are stolen are incredibly distinctive.
00:58 They're going to be very difficult to sell on. They're worth a lot more to the
01:02 museum than they are melted down in the silver form. Our plea is anybody that
01:07 was around at that time maybe seen or heard of anything suspicious in the area
01:11 but also if they've seen or heard of anyone trying to sell on these items,
01:15 store these items and melt them down, give them to somebody else, any small
01:19 piece of information no matter how minute it might seem to that person
01:24 might help us and point us in the direction of who's committed the crime.
01:27 Those criminals they may think they've gotten away with a lot of silver but at
01:30 this moment in time they definitely haven't gotten away with the crime.
01:32 We're following every line of inquiry and obviously we're confident that we'll be
01:35 able to find the people that have committed this crime.
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