A reward of up to £100,000 ($124,000) has been offered for the return of a solid gold toilet stolen from a UK stately home, as police release CCTV images of a vehicle they believe was involved in the September theft.
The fully functioning toilet is a piece of art made entirely from 18-carat-gold that was installed in Blenheim Palace, in Oxfordshire, England, as part of an exhibition by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan titled "Victory is Not an Option," which opened to the public on September 12.
Former UK prime minister Winston Churchill was born at Blenheim Palace, which is now a tourist attraction.
Philip Austin from Fine Art Specie Adjusters (FASA), the palace's insurance company, told CNN that a reward of up to £100,000 would be paid if specific conditions are met.
First the item must be safely returned, and second there
must have been an arrest as part of the investigation.
"We have to be very careful that we don't pay the
villains," he said.
Thames Valley Police say the navy blue Volkswagen Golf R has
not been found, according to a statement released Wednesday. They believe it
had cloned plates at the time of the theft, which was reported at 4:57 AM on
September 14.
Police said a 66-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of
burglary before being released on bail, and a 35-year-old man was arrested on
suspicion of conspiracy to burgle and has been released under investigation.
They have previously referred to a "group of offenders"
being behind the theft of the toilet, which has yet to be recovered.
source: https://www.cnn.com/style/article/gold-toilet-theft-images-scli-intl/index.html
by Jack Guy
by Jack Guy
http://www.thisoldtoilet.com
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