Friday, March 14, 2014

"Fans of the film classic doubtless have their own short list of suspects"

"The cowardly thief had no heart -- and precious little brain."
Replicas of Dorothy Gale's ruby slippers from the "Wizard of Oz" were pinched from a lobby display case at the Hilton Garden Inn earlier this month. 

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And the hotel's security cameras -- there are 50 in all on the premises -- caught the wicked theft in all its brazen ignominy.

Police are asking the public's help in identifying a woman they describe as a suspect in the grand larceny committed on March 1 at 2:05 a.m. She is plainly visible in a still photo and video that accompany the police sheet.


Richard Nicotra, the Hilton's owner, who estimated the slippers' value at $2,500, said he and his wife, Lois, bought them from a vendor in Paris. Displayed for the last several years, they were meant to remind guests that while "there's no place like home," the Hilton strives to provide a reasonable facsimile.

"'Disappointed' is the word," he said in respect of the dastardly theft. "You feel violated." Art worth $2 million graces the hotel, he noted, all of it previously undisturbed for the last 14 years.

The miscreants apparently timed the guard's rounds, so as to have a clear shot at the valuable tchotchkes, Nicotra said. He doubts they were guests of the hotel.
Silive.com via the wicked NY Times

13 comments:

Shouting Thomas said...

We're not in Kansas any more, Toto!

What's the matter with Kansas?

Michael Haz said...

She looks bossy. And drunk.

AllenS said...

Unbelievable, I can identify her!







She's an Obama voter.

Lem the artificially intelligent said...

The Wicked witch was wearing a grey scarf.

chickelit said...

She looks like...Madonna!

Lem the artificially intelligent said...

A little Debbie Harry to me.

Unknown said...

She looks like Tatum O'Neil.

deborah said...

Paris Hilton.

ricpic said...

It's not stealing cause my heart is pure!

Methadras said...

Gays everywhere are crowdsourcing to find out who these perpetrator is and will accost her with venomous snark and bossiness post haste. On a side note, all of Chelsea shut down because all of the twinks are laying down a dragnet to get her.

Trooper York said...

This is definitely a hate crime.

ampersand said...
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deborah said...

Mebbe.