Think those large historical gems are safe? Think again.

A Heavy Heist

by Mary Rayme

Thieves lift a two-ton sculpture in the night

“Why steal art? In truth, art thefts almost never have anything to do with love of art – instead, they are ways of acquiring small, portable, high-prestige objects which represent potentially enormous sums of money.” - Bunny Smedley

I would have agreed with the above quote until the theft of a Henry Moore bronze sculpture weighing in at over 2 tons. The statue was stolen on the night of December 15, 2005 by three men, two vehicles, and a crane from the Henry Moore Foundation in Hertfordshire, England. The sad part is, the local authorities feel it was stolen for scrap metal. Read on.