Community: Stolen Rembrandt artwork recovered intact

LASD  - HQ Newsroom (SHB), Los Angeles County Sheriff
Late Monday evening , the Watch Commander of Marina del Rey Sheriff's Station received information from an informant regarding the possible location of the stolen Rembrandt drawing entitled “The Judgment.” The artwork was stolen late Saturday evening, August 13, 2011, from a Marina del Rey hotel.
The Watch Commander along with the Investigating Detective responded to Encino around midnight, where they recovered the drawing. Early Tuesday morning an employee of the Linearis Institute verified the drawing.
No suspect(s) are in custody. The investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact Marina del Rey Sheriff’s Station at 310-482-6000. If you prefer to provide information ANONYMOUSLY, you may call "Crime Stoppers" by dialing 800-222-TIPS (8477), texting the letters TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org.

Lieutenant Sonia D. Carroll
Marina del Rey Sheriff’s Station
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
13851 Fiji Way
Marina del Rey CA 90292
(310)482-6000
www.lasd.org
First News Release (Aug. 14, 2011)
http://sheriff.lacounty.gov/wps/portal/lasd/!ut/p/c5/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9CP0os3gLAwgwcjfzdDPw9Hf3dAswNjcyCDLRDwfpwK3CyRwib4ADOBro-3nk56bqF2Rnpzk6KioCAMV4niQ!/dl3/d3/L2dJQSEvUUt3QS9ZQnZ3LzZfOTAwMEdPQlMyRzZNOTBJQ1Q2S1Y0UDFPMzA!/?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/wps/wcm/connect/lasd+content/lasd+site/home/home+top+stories/theft_rembrandt_art

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