Authorities said the reward was being offered to anyone providing information "which could lead... to the capture of the perpetrators or the recovery of the stolen items". Having initiated a partial power cut and broken in through a window, the thieves stole priceless 18th-century jewellery from the collection of the Saxon ruler August the Strong. READ ALSO:They stole objects encrusted with hundreds of diamonds, including the famous 49-carat Dresden white, the museum said on Wednesday. In 2017, a 100-kilogramme (220-pound), 24-karat giant gold coin was stolen from Berlin's Bode Museum. On Thursday, police said the Dresden investigations were now being led by the state prosecutor's department for organized crime.

Source: The Local November 28, 2019 15:56 UTC