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Lewes art theft case closed
Watercolor stolen from Lewes library recovered
This is the painting that was stolen from the Lewes Public Library Aug. 15. PHOTO COURTESY OF LEWES PUBLIC LIBRARY
September 1, 2022
The Lewes Police Department says the watercolor painting stolen from the Lewes Public Library by an elderly man with a cane has been recovered.
“The Lewes Police Department would like to thank the public for the outstanding investigative tips (all 5,400 of them) posted to our Facebook page. They were very helpful!” the department wrote on its Facebook page.
Lewes Police had initially asked for help Aug. 28, posting surveillance photographs of a man walking out of the library with the painting Aug. 15. A flurry of comments followed, with many people claiming to have seen the man throughout the Cape Region.
Lewes Police did not indicate if any charges have been filed related to the case.
