Man (Alias “The Monkey”) Arrested In Van Gogh Threat

A Dutch thief known as “the Monkey” has been arrested inconnection with the theft of two Van Gogh paintings from Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum in 2002. “Investigators were baffled by the theft at the time because guards patrolled the premises at night and there was tight security inside, including infra-red systems and cameras. The thieves got in through the roof and police found a rope and a 4.5-metre (15-foot) ladder leaning against the rear of the building.”