Thieves Nab Paintings Worth $105 Million In Grassadellia City Art Heist

Metro Police and forensics looking for clues in overnight heist

GRASSADELLIA CITY--Investigators are trying to determine how a group of art thieves stole more than $105 million dollars worth of paintings from the Gallagher Art Museum in downtown Grassadellia City overnight.

The heist occurred around 2:00 am early Saturday morning at the Gallagher, which is in the heart of downtown Grassadellia City. Museum officials noticed the missing art after arriving early Saturday morning for work. Security camera footage from the museum shows four men dressed in all-black. One man was armed with an automatic assault rifle, police said.

"We do know that four men robbed the museum last night, taking five paintings in all," Chief Barry Whitemore, of the Grassadellia City Metropolitan Police (GCMP) told the media Saturday morning. "At this time we have no leads, no witnesses. This appears to have been a very well-organized, well-thought-out crime."

Museum officials have released information about the stolen works. They include: "Mailenne de la Covine" by the famed Spaniard Pablo Picasso, "The Old English Townne" by 17th century English artist William Rumbleham, "A Walk on Lake Shalemore" by the early 19th century Grassadellian artist William Covely, "Dance at the Sycamore Tree" by Bedroqueian artist Anna Fable, and "Mi Resoncita" by 1800s Spanish painter Elian Corozano. The works totaled a combined worth of more than $105 million.

"We are devastated at this huge loss," Dr. Jeffrey Zidall, director of the Gallagher said at a press conference Saturday morning. "These thieves have not only stolen priceless pieces of artwork, they have also stolen a huge piece of the culture that defines our nation."

Grassadellia City Mayor Kellan Kastol called the heist a "brazen robbery of culture and intellect," and vowed to catch the suspects.

"Let those who did this know: our city will not tolerate the theft of art that is precious to our history and our culture. You will not go unpunished," Kastol said.

The Art Association of Grassadellia (AAG) has already posted a $1.25 million reward for anyone who leads police to the suspects.

The Gallagher Museum is closed indefinitely while forensics teams comb the property for clues.