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NYPD: Two photos worth $105K swiped from MoMA PS1

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MoMA PS1

Oct. 31, 2017 By Christian Murray

Two photographs valued at $105,000 were stolen from MoMA PS1 Sunday night, according to police.

The photographs, described by police as gelatin silver prints, vanished between 6:20 p.m. Sunday and 10:30 a.m. Monday, according to police.

Police said that there were no signs of forced entry and that the alarm had been set but did not go off.

The museum has no security cameras inside or outside, police said.

A spokeswoman for the museum declined to comment.

 

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To the Greig Delano Melvin of NBC. CBS anchor Otis Livingston told me scary story he had sexual relation with Melvin’s wife, Otis Livingston also wants to kill Melvin’s wife if she will open her mouth. becareful of Otis Livingston he belongs in prison!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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105k? Where goes the 5k come from, exactly? Does this model have the power windows? Art valuation is a joke. Large used as wealth and tax transfer for the rich. Not attacking art, just the batsh!t valuation precision.

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your neighbor

If they showed pictures of the missing items maybe somebody will spot them at a flea market.

How does a museum get insurance without cameras these days?

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Something's fishy

No cameras inside or out? Alarm set, but didn’t go off? 2 photos worth 105k? Sounds like someone on the inside.

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