BOSTON UNIVERSITY STUDENTS HALT ART THEFT
Mackenzie Thompson, Chris Savino, and Jesse Doe, students at Boston University, stopped a man trying to steal five artworks from Boston’s Galerie D’Orsay last weekend, reports Rich Barlow of BU Today.
According to Thompson, the trio saw a man walking out of the gallery: “I thought to myself, Oh, he might be an employee just working there. But once we got right in front of the store, we heard the alarm, we saw the smashed glass, and he comes out with the paintings.” They chased after the man. Once they apprehended him, they were able to get the attention of a police officer. The area surrounding the gallery was rather empty because of the Super Bowl. Among the items taken were works by Joan Miró, Rembrandt, and Marc Chagall. The pieces are worth about $45,000 in total.
The thief, Jordan Russell Leishman, was arraigned in Boston Municipal Court yesterday and was ordered held without bail for a prior assault case.
