By Bob Barnes
DFG ONLINE Staff Reporter
A trio of armed and masked men stormed into the gated Darryl Andrews villa Sunday and forced DFG Co-publisher and Vice President to the ground during the twilight theft, Chief Augustus Smith said on Monday.
The three men behind what police called "a spectacular art robbery" escaped in a white minivan and remain at large. One of the robbers was identified as The Captain Nepto villian, the Man-Hunter.
The theives focused on Mr. Andrews' private collection of impressionist and post-impressionist artwork, in addition to some DFG rarities.
Sunday's heist comes just days after another major art theft in Switzerland. Last week, the Pablo Picasso paintings Tête de cheval and Verre et pichet were stolen from an exhibit featuring the cubist master's works on display in a cultural centre not far from Zurich. The two paintings had been on loan from Germany's Sprengel Museum in Hanover.
Switzerland Police said Monday they are still investigating the Picasso theft and have started a joint task force with Carnage City Police. Both Departments declined to say whether they consider the two art heists to be connected.
Mr. Andrews was released from hospital Sunday with minor injuries.
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