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September 20, 2012 2:37 PM

$10 million in paintings, wine and a Porsche stolen from Santa Monica home

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Photographs of artwork stolen from a Santa Monica home.

/ Santa Monica Police Department
(CBS/AP) SANTA MONICA, Calif. - Somewhere, a burglar is living in luxury after making off with more than $10 million in art, watches and a car from a Santa Monica home.

A vacationer recently returned home to find a thief had made off with more than a dozen works of art by the likes of Piet Mondrian and Jasper Johns, five luxury watches with makers like Patek and Breitling, wine, cash and a red Porsche Carrera.

Police said in a statement thieves struck sometime between Wednesday Sept. 12 at 3 p.m. and Thursday Sept. 13 at 8:00 p.m.

Police released pictures of the art, and are offering a $1,000 reward for tips leading to arrests. They've provided no information on possible suspects.


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