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Romanian criminals Radu Dogaru and Adrian Alempi broke into the £13.4 million home of "Peppa Pig" creator Mark Baker in south-west England on Valentine’s Day, stealing items worth $87,500 including jewelry and designer handbags. This raid came more than a decade after the pair carried out one of the world’s largest art heists in Rotterdam, from which they had served time before returning to commit this burglary while Baker was away for 90 minutes. Authorities caught them three days later attempting to flee with additional stolen goods from another large home.
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On Valentine’s Day, Radu Dogaru and Adrian Alempi, both Romanians who previously served time for a major art heist in 2012, broke into the home of English animator Mark Baker, creator of "Peppa Pig," near London. The burglary occurred when the couple was away from their £9.5 million (approximately $13.4M) house for just 90 minutes. Prosecutors stated that items stolen included jewelry and a Rolex watch, with a total value of $87,500. Surveillance footage showed them at a subway station both before and after the theft carrying designer handbags and suitcases. The criminals were under police surveillance but managed to carry out the burglary anyway.
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A Romanian crime gang raided the $13.4 million UK home of the creator of beloved children’s TV show “Peppa Pig,” stealing loot worth $87,500 – more than a decade after carrying out one of the world’s largest art heists.
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gang → raid → heists
Radu Dogaru, 41, and Adrian Alempi, 34, broke into English animator Mark Baker’s leafy south-west England home via a first-floor window on Valentine’s Day while he and his wife went out for just 90 minutes, it was revealed during their sentencing on Tuesday.
“The value of the stolen items was [$87,500] and included jewellery, a Rolex watch, Chanel and other designer handbags and suitcases,” prosecutor Joanne Cecil told the hearing, according tothe Sun.
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Cecil → break → Sun
The pair had previously served prison time for a 2012 heist at a Dutch gallery where they swiped artworks by Picasso, Matisse and Monet.
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they → serve → Picasso
Alempi then illegally entered the UK just a day before the raid on the cartoon creator’s 12,500-square-foot home.
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Alempi → enter → home
Both burglars were spotted at a subway station around two hours before their latest raid, then back there again after it, where they were with items they had grabbed, including a Louis Vuitton suitcase.
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they → spot → suitcase
Dogaru and Alempi were put under surveillance – but that didn’t stop them from targeting another large London home three days later.
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that → put → home
The pair were nabbed while boarding a bus trying to flee the area, having already stuffed their bags with valuables.
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pair → nab → valuables
A search warrant led to some of Baker’s stolen possessions being found at Dogaru’s property, prosecutors said, without disclosing exactly what was recovered.
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what → lead → property
The pair had previously been convicted for the October 2012 heist at Rotterdam’s Kunsthal gallery.
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pair → convict → gallery
Among the works stolen were Picasso’s “Tête d’Arlequin,” Matisse’s “La Liseuse en Blanc et Jaune,” and Monet’s “Waterloo Bridge, London,” which were insured for an estimated $24.4 million.
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which → steal → million
Dogaru was released from prison in either 2017 or 2018 despite being sentenced to six years behind bars in February 2014, while Alempi received a five-year prison term.
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Alempi → release → term
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Report → start → news
Dogaru has since been sentenced to four years behind bars, while his accomplice has been hit with a five-year prison sentence.
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accomplice → sentence → sentence
Alempi also pleaded guilty to entering the UK illegally the day before carrying out the heist.
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Alempi → plead → heist
Meanwhile, Baker’s wife has been left traumatized – and has even thought her husband was a crook by mistake.
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husband → leave → mistake
“She didn’t want to leave the house in case she came back to find it burgled again,” Cecil said.
“She said she screamed when her husband came up behind her wearing dark clothes as she thought he was a burglar.”
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he → want → clothes
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