In 1961 Goya s Duke of Wellington portrait was stolen from the National Gallery in Britain s most audacious art theft. Kempton Brunton was jailed for it before his son Jackie admitted the crime.
Bizarre £2m painting theft by retired bus driver is one of world s weirdest crimes
A retired bus driver committing one of the worldâs most bizarre crimes ever - stealing a £2million painting from the National Gallery - is being turned into a film
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It was one of the worldâs most bizarre crimes â a daring art heist apparently committed by a retired bus driver.
Explainer: How does a garda media blackout work in the age of social media?
Gardaí requested a media blackout during the Blanchardstown siege on Tuesday night but social media companies did not comply. By Niall O Connor Wednesday 26 May 2021, 9:00 PM Wed 9:00 PM 35,998 Views 21 Comments
Image: Niall Carson
Image: Niall Carson
A SIEGE IN Blanchardstown last night highlighted how media blackout requests from gardaí can be fraught with difficulties in an age of social media.
Sieges and “barricaded individual” incidents are complex of policing operations with dozens of specialist gardaí involved, as witnessed in Dublin 15 on Tuesday.
The successful resolution of that shooting and siege showed the importance of a negotiator and how they can turn a potential murderous situation into a calm surrendering to gardaí.