Dutch Police Arrest, Then Release, Belgian Men Following TEFAF Robbery – RisePEI
The Politie, the nationwide police pressure of the Netherlands, stated it had arrested two males who allegedly had been concerned in a theft at TEFAF Maastricht on Tuesday. Then on Wednesday, each males have been launched from custody, and the 2 have been each cleared of involvement within the theft, in keeping with the Related Press.
The 2 males, each of whom are Belgian, are of their 20s. They have been arrested whereas driving what the police recognized as a grey automotive with a Belgian registration quantity that had been driving close to the William-Alexandertunnel in Maastricht.
TEFAF is understood for its world-class—and infrequently costly—antiquities and Previous Grasp work. (The truthful, whose Maastricht version closes immediately, additionally mounts two New York occasions yearly.) However relatively than going for these objects, the thieves had tried to steal jewellery by smashing open a show case at one sales space.
The supplier who introduced that jewellery to the truthful, and what the thieves managed to steal, has not been recognized by both the Politie or TEFAF itself.
In video posted to social media, one of many armed thieves almost hurls a vase full of flowers as one other rams a stanchion right into a sales space. Following their theft, the truthful was briefly evacuated. TEFAF beforehand stated it “has strong procedures within the occasion of a safety breach. These have been exactly adopted, and all guests, exhibitors and workers have been safely evacuated.”
“Within the curiosity of analysis and investigation, no extra info could be launched right now,” the Politie stated in an announcement.
