Tuesday 5 February 2002

Paintings stolen in ‘Three Ton’ Footwear Robbery

Up to three hundred paintings were stolen from a display room in London, after a school janitor was rendered unconscious with a pair of brogues, and burglar alarms were disarmed with Wellingtons. The robbers, who struck at Oak Lane Primary School in Wimbledon, got away with an entire term’s worth of artwork by classes 2B and 2C. The haul included several portraits of mummies and daddies, as well as 8-year-old Lucy Bingham’s celebrated picture of her nanny’s house. Police say the heist was executed by dangerous criminals armed with traditional footwear, and they are asking auction houses and art dealers to be vigilant for works turning up on the black market.

- Norris Rhylname -

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