UK police hunt suspects after 600 British Empire artefacts stolen from museum
Police release images of four men after many items with ‘significant cultural value’ were stolen in Bristol on September 25
More than 600 items, including military medals and jewellery from a collection documenting the links between Britain and countries in the former British Empire, were stolen from a UK museum in September, police said on Thursday.
Avon and Somerset Police have launched an appeal for information about four men captured on security cameras on September 25 outside a building in the southwestern city of Bristol, which housed items from the collection.
“More than 600 artefacts of various descriptions were taken by the offenders,” police said in a statement about the theft from the British Empire and Commonwealth Collection.
“The theft of many items which carry a significant cultural value is a significant loss for the city,” said the officer in the case, Dan Burgan.
“These items, many of which were donations, form part of a collection that provides insight into a multilayered part of British history,” he added.