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REF NO.: 78
SUBJECT: RCMP Constable to discuss investigation of prolific Nova Scotia art thief John Mark Tillman
DATE: April 22, 2016
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Constable Darryl Morgan with the Street Crime Enforcement Unit, Halifax District, will share insights and behind-the-scenes information on the RCMP investigation of prolific art thief John Mark Tillman.
In 2006, Mr. Tillman stole a six-page, full-colour musical composition dated from 1853 by composer Henry H. Tillman from the Centre of Newfoundland Studies, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University Libraries. The RCMP discovered several thousand artifacts, books, manuscripts and antiques in Mr. Tillman’s home with an estimated value of about a million dollars. A recent episode of CBC’s Fifth Estate documented the case.
When: Monday, April 25, 10-11 a.m.
Where: Rm L-5017 (LCR5), fifth floor, Queen Elizabeth II Library
REF NO.: 78
SUBJECT: RCMP Constable to discuss investigation of prolific Nova Scotia art thief John Mark Tillman
DATE: April 22, 2016
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Constable Darryl Morgan with the Street Crime Enforcement Unit, Halifax District, will share insights and behind-the-scenes information on the RCMP investigation of prolific art thief John Mark Tillman.
In 2006, Mr. Tillman stole a six-page, full-colour musical composition dated from 1853 by composer Henry H. Tillman from the Centre of Newfoundland Studies, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University Libraries. The RCMP discovered several thousand artifacts, books, manuscripts and antiques in Mr. Tillman’s home with an estimated value of about a million dollars. A recent episode of CBC’s Fifth Estate documented the case.
When: Monday, April 25, 10-11 a.m.
Where: Rm L-5017 (LCR5), fifth floor, Queen Elizabeth II Library
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