News · 12 December 2025
Bristol Museum: Hundreds of items stolen in raid
More than 600 artifacts from Bristol Museum's British Empire and Commonwealth collection were stolen in a high-value raid on September 25. Four suspects broke into a storage facility between 1-2am, taking military memorabilia, jewelry, carved ivory pieces including a Buddha, and an East India Company belt buckle. Police released CCTV images of the suspects two months later, describing the theft as a significant cultural loss for the city.
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