Thieves Steal $8M in Paintings from Italian Museum

0:00On March 30th, these hit a private museum near Parma, Italy, on March 23rd, swiping three priceless paintings in under three minutes. They grab Brynwarr's fish, sazon's still life with cherries, and Matisse's otolisk on the terrace altogether worth about 8 million seven. 100,000 pounds from the Magnani Roca Foundation. The crew pride opened a back entrance with crowbars in the early morning hours, zeroed in on the French painter's room, snatched the works and bolted. Through the gardens, alarms went off during their escape, but security and cops arrived too late. Museum folks called it a slick, organized job by a gang that probably scoped the place beforehand. They even dished a fourth painting in the rush, leaving experts scratching their heads over the leftovers. Art Recovery Pro Christopher Maranello says these are straight-up thugs chasing big names, likely flipping the pieces in Belgium or Eastern Europe too, shady buyers in Russia or the Middle East for pennies on the dollar.

1:00He's pushing museums everywhere to beef up security after pulling back over 455 million pounds and stolen art himself. This raid fits a wave of bold European hits, like that big Louvre Jewelry grab last October, reminding everyone that speed and smarts can still crack. And fancy setups.