NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Neighbors foiled what police say was an attempt to steal a chunk of a cinderblock wall bearing a painting by the elusive British graffiti artist Banksy. Investigators say the building owner called Friday afternoon, saying someone was attempting to cut out the painting that was created after Hurricane Katrina. Word of activity at the site appeared earlier Friday on Facebook, with pictures showing part of the wall that had been removed above it. A neighbor says he asked a man w...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Neighbors foiled what police say was an attempt to steal a chunk of a cinderblock wall bearing a painting by the elusive British graffiti artist Banksy. Investigators say the building owner called Friday afternoon, saying someone was attempting to cut out the painting that was created after Hurricane Katrina. Word of activity at the site appeared earlier Friday on Facebook, with pictures showing part of the wall that had been removed above it. A neighbor says he asked a man w...
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