Three people were arrested in connection with a rough robber at the Museum in the Netherlands During the weekend, in which thieves stole ancient artifacts, including a valued Golden helmet on loan from Romania, the authorities said on Wednesday.
Three people were arrested in Heerhugowaard, a city about 30 miles north of Amsterdam and more than 100 miles west of the Derts Museum in Assen, where the theft took place. Police identified the two of them As Douglas Chesley Weensteyt and Bernhard Zeeman, both of Heerhugowaard. Police identified a third person arrested as a woman, also from the same city, but did not let her name.
Police said they were searching homes in Heerhugowaard, but that the stolen pieces were not found. Authorities have announced that they are also looking for a fourth person in connection with theft. They let go Three images of surveillance A man wearing glasses and a dark shirt and a ball cap, which they said were recorded at a hardware store in Assen.
“This is an absolute priority of police and a public prosecutor,” the police in a statement.
Early on Saturday morning, thieves blew up great doors access to enter the Derts Museum. Grain shots from the surveillance camera They showed three hooded figures that pull on the door before the explosion and the noise of the spark. The authorities have announced that it is part of a complex effort to break into the art of art and history and steal a part of their treasure.
Among the artifacts taken, the authorities reported, there were three gold bracelets and helmet Cotofenests, a complex decorated solid head from the fifth century BC, a helmet, which weighs just over two pounds, contains large students in the top and shows various scenes , including someone who sacrifices lamb.
The helmet, which is well known in Romania, and is believed to be used in ceremonies, dates to the time of ancient Daciana, which inhabited parts of the Balkan region. It was among several gold artifacts that were portrayed as part of a traveling exhibition from the National Museum of Romania’s History. The items were exposed at the Derts Museum Since July 2024.
The authorities refused to attach a monetary figure stolen goods. Romanian officials have He said their value for the culture of Romania was “unspeakable”.
After the robbery, Harry Tupan, Director of the Derts Museum, said in a statement that it was a “dark day for the Derts Museum Assen and the Museum of the National History of Romania in Bucharest.”
“We are intensely shocked by the events last night at the Museum,” he said. “In his 170-year existence, there was never such a great incident.”
Romanian Minister of Culture said that the Director of the National Museum of History was fired after refusing to resign, According to reports in Romanian media.
Dutch police said in their statement that their investigation, camera recording and tips they filed to the public led to arrest. They also pulled out a bag of clothing in Assen, where the robbery took place.
Derts Museum said in a statement on Wednesday that “he is very pleased with the hope of arrests.”
“A safe return of stolen artifacts would be a fantastic next step for anyone involved,” it said. “Not only for us, but especially for the Romanian people.”
