31-01-2025
Newly released security video shows Somerville art heist in progress
The footage appears to show the suspect leaving the paintings outside the building, then returning more than half-an-hour later to put them in a dark-colored sedan before driving away.
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Police are asking anyone with information about the theft to contact Detective Jonathan Thermidor at 617-625-1600 x7231.
The theft has puzzled the local arts community.
One, painter Adam Leveille,
Leveille said the painting likely would have sold for around $2,000, but told the Globe he was primarily saddened to lose a work that held sentimental value, and also that the theft resulted in the gallery being shut down early to protect the other paintings.
Plans have been in the works to host another exhibit in the property soon, building management has said.
This painting by local artist Adam Leveille, called "Nissenbaum, midday," was among those recently stolen from a gallery.
Adam Leveille
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