Solent Sky Museum Raided

[Garry Russell]

http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/1185809 ... ?ref=fbshr

[FlyTexas]

Unbelievable. Hopefully when they try to sell the items they get busted.

Brian

[PeteP]

We can but hope, Brian, but, as the thieves seemed to know exactly what they were after and where it was kept, I suspect it's a "stolen-to-order" job. If it was, the likelihood is that it will disappear into a private collection somewhere, never to see the light of day again.
Pete

[FlyTexas]

Very true, Pete. What a horrible (and selfish) way to dishonor Mr. Mitchell's memory. Sad.

Brian

[PeteP]

The local TV news has just reported that the cigarette case has been returned anonymously to the museum. Someone's conscience has been pricked? Maybe there is hope for this world yet.
Pete

[Paul K]

In that case, only remove one of his testicles with a rusty cheese wire.

[FlyTexas]

Hurray!!

Brian

[TobyV]

Unbelievable, but excellent they've got it back. Solent Sky is a quiet kind of a place, just a large 90s sardine-can piece of architecture in a quieter part of the city, so when I initially read the article, I assumed it was just some chancers breaking in and nicking a few random bits n pieces, but yes, sounds like someone who knew what they were looking for and where to find it.

Good that it has been returned, but I hope the police still catch whoever did it, and perhaps more importantly, as was alluded to, whoever put them up to it as this sounds almost certainly like a "to order" job.