Southampton Village Police and Federal Bureau of Investigation officials are now investigating the theft of a dozen paintings, which have a combined value of more than $250,000, that were reported stolen from a village estate last week.
The housekeeper at a Captains Neck Lane home called Southampton Village Police shortly after noon on Monday, February 7, to report the burglary, which police believe occurred between 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, February 5, and its discovery on Monday. The house is owned by the widow of the late Bear Stearns billionaire Paul Hallingby Jr.
Works by a medley of French and American artists, including Frederick H. McDuff, Jean Duffy, Jacques Martin-Ferrières, Howard Behrens, Pierre Bittar and Cecil Everley were among the paintings stolen from the living room of the house.
“There’s a high probability the... more
The housekeeper at a Captains Neck Lane home called Southampton Village Police shortly after noon on Monday, February 7, to report the burglary, which police believe occurred between 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, February 5, and its discovery on Monday. The house is owned by the widow of the late Bear Stearns billionaire Paul Hallingby Jr.
Works by a medley of French and American artists, including Frederick H. McDuff, Jean Duffy, Jacques Martin-Ferrières, Howard Behrens, Pierre Bittar and Cecil Everley were among the paintings stolen from the living room of the house.
“There’s a high probability the... more
