UK cops hunt suspects after 600+ British empire items stolen from Bristol Museum
Posted on: Dec 11, 2025 20:24 IST | Posted by: Hindustantimes
sir thomas more than 600 artifacts relating to the story of the brits imperium and Commonwealth feature been stolen from the collection of Bristol Museum, police said Thursday as they released images of four suspects.
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The Avon and Somerset Police force said the items with “significant cultural value” were taken from a storage building in the early hours of September 25.
The force said it wanted to speak to four men over the theft and appealed to the public for information.
It was unclear why the appeal was being made more than two months after the crime.
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“The theft of many items which carry a significant cultural value is a significant loss for the city,” said Det Constable Dan Burgan.
“These items, many of which were donations, form part of a collection that provides insight into a multi-layered British history, and we are hoping that members of the public can help us to bring those responsible to justice.”
The port city of Bristol, 195 kilometres southwest of London, played a major role in the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Ships based in the city transported at least half a million Africans into slavery before Britain outlawed the slave trade in 1807.
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Many 18th-century Bristolians helped fund the trade and shared in the profits, which also built handsome Georgian houses and buildings that still dot the city.
It was the focus of international attention and debate in 2020, when anti-racism demonstrators toppled a statue of 17th-century slave trader Edward Colston from its plinth in the city and dumped it in the River Avon.
The vandalised statue was later fished out and put on display in a museum.
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