"The dramatic smash-and-grab was captured on CCTV, showing Fraser using a hammer to smash through the glass doors before entering the gallery on September 8. He concealed his identity with a mask, gloves, and a hooded jacket. The court heard how Fraser waited outside the gallery for around 10 minutes before repeatedly smashing the glass door to gain access. When Fraser eventually gained access to the building at around 11pm,he went straight to the artwork, which was signed and numbered."
"Police later recovered the artwork during a warrant executed on the Isle of Dogs on Thursday, September 12, after what investigators described as rapid covert enquiries. The manager of the Grove Gallery praised Met Police officers for their remarkable work. Lindor Mehmetaj, 29, said: I was completely, completely shocked, but in a very, very positive way when the Flying Squad showed me the actual artwork. It's very hard to put into words, the weight that comes off your shoulders."
A man stole a Banksy print valued at £270,000 from a London gallery to pay off an old drug debt. The theft was a smash-and-grab captured on CCTV showing Fraser using a hammer to break glass doors while masked, gloved, and hooded. He waited about 10 minutes before repeatedly smashing the glass and entered at around 11pm, going straight to the signed and numbered artwork. Police arrested him less than two days later and recovered the print during a warrant on the Isle of Dogs after rapid covert enquiries. Kingston Crown Court jailed Fraser for 13 months; a second man was cleared.
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