Art Thief Caught After Pub Boast

A thief who had stolen art from a museum was caught when he was heard boadting about it in a pub. “He took the canvas, called Brighton, when it was in storage in 1999 during redevelopment of the Castle Museum and Art Gallery in Norwich. But he was heard in a Norwich pub discussing how he could get rid of the piece and the eavesdropper reported him to police.”