US Edition2 robbers overpower a guard and steal dozens of ancient gold coins from a Swiss museum
Two men assaulted a guard and stole dozens of Roman gold coins with archaeological value; police are still calculating the exact number and worth of the coins.
- On Tuesday, two men stole dozens of Roman-period gold coins from the Roman Museum in Lausanne after entering earlier by buying tickets, Lausanne city police said.
- According to initial findings of the investigation, the two individuals assaulted and overpowered the lone 64-year-old security guard before he activated the panic alarm and was questioned by investigators.
- The museum was closed on Wednesday for investigation and reopened on Thursday while an inventory determines the exact number and value of items stolen with support from five municipal patrols, the canine unit and forensic brigade of the Vaud cantonal police.
- The Lausanne public prosecutor's office opened a criminal investigation and commissioned the Lausanne criminal police, while museum staff received psychological support, the guard was questioned, and the perpetrators remain at large.
- Recent cases include the October Louvre jewelry theft worth $102 million, Paris' Natural History Museum loss of $700,000, and over 1,000 objects stolen from the Oakland Museum of California, police said.
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Robbers overpower guard, steal ancient gold coins from Swiss museum
GENEVA, Switzerland — Swiss authorities searched Friday for two robbers who overpowered a security guard at a Roman-era museum in Lausanne, smashed a display case and made off with dozens of gold coins that had been displayed inside. City police said late Thursday that the suspects had purchased tickets and waited until other visitors had left shortly before closing time, before assaulting and restraining the guard, and then breaking the display…
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Swiss authorities were searching on Friday for two robbers who overpowered a security guard at an ancient Rome-themed museum in Lausanne, smashed a display case and made off with dozens of gold coins that had been displayed inside. City police said the suspects had bought tickets and waited until other visitors had left shortly before closing time on Thursday. “The two individuals assaulted and overpowered the guard. They then broke into a secur…
The Swiss authorities were looking on Friday for two robbers who subjected a security guard to a thematic museum in ancient Rome in Lausanne, broke a showcase and took dozens of gold coins that were displayed inside. City police indicated that the suspects had bought tickets and waited until other visitors had left shortly before the closing time on Thursday, before assaulting and subduing the guard, and then breaking the window. The money value…
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2 robbers overpower a guard and steal dozens of ancient gold coins from a Swiss museum
Swiss authorities are searching for two robbers who overpowered a security guard at an ancient Rome-themed museum in Lausanne, smashed a display case and made off with dozens of gold coins that had been displayed inside.
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