- Police have recovered 16 paintings stolen from St. Petersburg’s Academy of Arts last year, and two suspects have been detained. Last December thieves broke into the second floor of the museum and took the paintings, most of which dated from the 19th century. “One of the burglars pretended to be an art historian and obtained false documents allowing him to visit the academy’s library for [a period of] nearly two months. He repeatedly cut the alarm system in several places, so that people got used to it sounding constantly and became less attentive, making it easier to steal the paintings.” – St. Petersburg Times (Russia)
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