Report blames security flaws for Athens Picasso heist

Untrained guards, faulty equipment and disastrous communications made Athens' National Gallery vulnerable to a January art heist that saw it lose a Picasso and other works, a report said Friday.

Roseville Crime Weekly Update

The City of Roseville weekly crime update. May 16, 2012

Highlights from Boxford Police Log for Week of April 16

April 19 8:15 a.m. Fire in woods reported on Surrey Lane. Fire Dept. found an illegal burning. 12:21 p.m. Party reported littering near Chapman Way. 6:49 p.m. Officer spoke with man who was teaching son how to drive a 4-wheeler on Azalea Way.

Alarm over museum security

The telephone on the secretary’s desk at the National Gallery in Athens was ringing off the hook on Thursday morning, but there was no one there to pick it up.

Crawford County Caper

How a cigarette butt led police to a group of burglars suspected of selling weapons to Detroit gang. The first person to notice something awry was neighbor Philip Halbritter, who suspected trouble the day before a burglary even took place.