Show I tion to avoid bad publicity many gallery owners never report thefts—even large ones—to the police But gallery owners and other police agencies noticed that Keenan was getting results and they started coming to him for help—and call ing hint when they had information When I visited him Keenan recently had recovered a painting that the Blinois State Police told him about The painting Italian masterpiece had a been stolen from a home on Long Island NY With the aia of his Chicago col- leagues Keenan induced the thief to re turn to New York with the artwork "I posed as a buyer put on a suit and D - Y t 4 - - 114:: - r --- ''k 1 - t' A - --- i' "'" -- r- - New Yogi — '''''''''''' etecthl Alexander Salm of t I I -' CAA Major Case Squad In 1‘14 -'- ID 14 "- - klin their &wee One day report Keenan was able to trace the thief— Keenan's a Brooklyn artist who said he just liked the paintings and wanted to have them Art theft sounds like a crime that only affects the rich but Keenan has discov- ered that in fact it has wider repemus- sions "I've learned that a lot of art lovers he said "They just are not well-to-dlove to look at sculpture or paintings— and if an artwork is stolen it means that the public will be deprived of it forever" And solving art crimes sometimes can lead to greater things Not long before we spoke Joe Keenan arrested a gang that had burglarized a Rhode Island sion and tried to sell the stolen art in New York When he spoke to the Rhode Island police he learned that a number of sim- ilar burglaries had occurred in their area The gang would break into a house at night and handcuff the occupants In one case they covered the owner's mouth with duct tape and the man suffocated When he recovered the stolen statues Keenan noticed that they were wrapped in paper sealed with duct tape He has sent the duct tape to the Rhode Island authorities who now are having it Etna- lyzed by the FBI In cracking a case of art theft Joe Keenan may also have solved a murder ca-- "- Pull told Wm "You're going to be - tie" Keenan recalled "I have some r I friends former members of the depart ment who manage a building uptown If I need an office and a secretary for an hour they'll change the name on the door and arrange things It's an old Marine Corps tradition—never underestimate your enemy and always dress for the ter-rain" The thief walked into the trap and Keenan and a partner made the arrest Hollywood has created an image of art thieves as suave David Niven types I asked Keenan if that rang true "No thank God" he said "It would wreak havoc in the art world if they were" In fact art is often stolen by people who have little understanding of its value The best stolen art though usually finds its way to professional fences who know just what they can get for it on the world market "They can roll it up in a suitcase hop on a plane and be in Paris in hours to sell it" Keenan explained To make matters worse few corn- mercial art galleries have much real se- - LJ it 11 16th-centu- ry 11 curity and many are staffed by just one or two clerks with no security experience Keenan told me about one thief who liked to simply walk into galleries lift paintings off the walls and jump into a waiting car before the staff could react "He took a thrill° a painting from the window of one gallery without even putting both feet inside the door" Keenan said From a partial license-plat- e Keenan and -- my I J I it 1 att IxPelt7 1 —'Nor ' 7 mN) t I ' — " lot of art lovers are not says Keenan "They just love to look at sculpture or paintings If an artwork is stolen it means the public will be deprived of it forever" "A i well-to-do- I‘ : 4 : IICHY FLAKY SCALP? HERE'S WHAT DERMA13LOGISIS 0 firi RECOMMEND 4 -- eft14- Fit 111-- 4111 414 Neutrogena TGels Shampoo is highly effective for itchy flaky scalp And 1Sal' Shampoo combats crusty build-u- p from even more severe scalp conditions Right now a special bonus pack of 1Gel Shampoo and 1Sal Shampoo comes with every box And if you don't find that 1Gel and 1Sal do everything we say Neutrogena will give you your money back TV kek this your first purchase of Neutrogena 1Gel or 1Sal? Is - Yes 1:1 No 0 Which one consuttnt: tun' ONE COUPON PER MR CHASE E4000 ONLY IN US A VOID WHERE PROHSBITED OR OTHERWISE REsTalcua EXCHANGED MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED OR COPIED BODO BOLO REPRODUCED ONLY ON NEUTROGENA TGEL SHAMPOO OR TAAL SHAMPOO ItGEL CONDIDONER (EXCEPT TRIAL SIZE) RETAILER: Nonmoons nius mor es - - uNI N reimburse subnoon I tont TX - Sonsthoo Ma accos dance will ow redsonno Miro SoPtos W Cash salus uNch sw annbie gooks $LOB oft TiEsti es ISal Send coupons to: Newsom T64 P Box 41013 Cl PIK 3643-096- 3 |