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Two males have been arrested following the daring smash-and-grab gallery heist of one in all Banksy’s most well-known artwork items in London … and the brazen theft was captured on digital camera.
A masked man is seen on safety video Sunday night time smashing by way of the glass door of the Grove Gallery … storming in, making a beeline for the enduring “Girl with Balloon” portray, and bolting out with it in tow.
The art work is one in all a number of variations of Banksy’s well-known stenciled picture of a kid reaching for a heart-shaped purple balloon floating away … simply one in all his most iconic items and reportedly value a whopping $355,000.
London’s Met Police confirmed Larry Fraser, 47, and James Love, 53, had been nonetheless in custody Friday after being charged with non-residential housebreaking.
Police say the art work’s been recovered and is again on the gallery. The two suspects appeared in courtroom Thursday, and are due again on October 9.
