A jewelry heist in her Manhattan home spurred her to start one of America’s premier collections, shown in a private Queens museum and much of it donated to the Whitney.
Category: Robberies and Thefts
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Emily Fisher Landau, Patron of Contemporary Art, Dies at 102
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Hertz to Pay $168 Million to Customers Who Say They Were Falsely Accused of Auto Theft
The New York Times – Business:The rental car company has said it would resolve 364 pending claims relating to vehicle theft reporting.
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Man Is Sentenced to 21 Years in Shooting of Lady Gaga’s Dog Walker
The New York Times – Music:Two of the singer’s French bulldogs were stolen during the attack in Hollywood last year, during which her dog walker was shot in the chest, the police said.
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The Bike Thieves of Burlington, Vermont
The New York Times – Business:A hunt for stolen goods has put citizens and business owners in the center of a debate about policing and a growing, sometimes violent, problem with crime.