A limited-edition Banksy print worth £270,000 ($365K USD) vanished from a central London gallery in a daring heist that took a total of 36 seconds. The BBC reports that it was efficient and rather polite, as the thieves even apologized for taking it on their way out.

It all went down just after 11 PM on September 8, 2024, when 48-year-old Larry Fraser, who pled guilty to burglary, smashed through the front glass of Grove Gallery in Fitzrovia. He walked in, helped himself to a print from Banksy’s Girl with Balloon series, number 72 of a 150-print run, created in 2004.

He then casually waltzed out. CCTV footage confirmed that the break-in and getaway took less time than microwaving a bag of popcorn.

Thieves Snatched a $365K Banksy in Just 36 Seconds

Fraser pleaded guilty to burglary, and

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