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Thieves steal George Washington portrait in Englewood

Last updated: 2024/02/14 at 12:30 AM

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Thieves stole an over-200-year-old portrait of George Washington from an Englewood storage unit in January.

The portrait of the primary U.S. president, which had been within the possession of a household for over 50 years, was taken on Jan. 10 after thieves forcibly broke right into a storage unit on the 3300 block of South Santa Fe Drive, Englewood Police confirmed Tuesday afternoon. Police are not sure whether or not the thieves knew the portray was within the unit.

The portray is about 24 inches by 30 inches and is encircled by a gold-colored body, in accordance with Englewood police on Facebook. For the reason that portray is traditionally important, it’s troublesome to immediately estimate its worth.

Crime Stoppers is providing a reward of as much as $2,000 for suggestions associated to the crime. Englewood Police and the FBI Denver Workplace couldn’t affirm extra particulars in regards to the incident at the moment.

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