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Unidentified Thief Caught On Camera Stealing $45,000 Banksy Print From Exhibit

Toronto police say Trolley Hunters was stolen from the unauthorized show Sunday — and they've released surveillance video backing it up. That hasn't quieted conspiracy theorists, though.
The Toronto Police Service released this image of the Banksy print <em>Trolley Hunters</em>, apparently stolen from an exhibit Sunday.

Right around dawn Sunday, an unidentified figure stole into an art exhibition space in Toronto. Turtled into a sweatshirt, with hands in armpits and face obscured by a camouflage cap, the dark-dressed lurker slinked into a room lined with works by Banksy.

Then, in by Toronto police, the person ducks into the camera's blind spot and emerges with artwork in hand. And the thief carries it quickly out the door.

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