Gun stolen from Elvis Exhibit Graceland

[MARIE]

An Elvis fan went too far in the quest for memorabilia during Elvis Week festivities at Graceland. Someone broke into a glass display case at the Elvis After Dark Exhibit last week and stole a gun belonging to the King of Rock and Roll.

The Smith and Wesson handgun was valued at $30,000, a police report said. According to the report, the thief was seen on surveillance video shaking the case before removing the glass and walking away with the gun. The report said the theft happened Tuesday August 14, 2007 around midnight but wasn't noticed by exhibit officials until Friday August 17th. Police collected the surveillance video and blood evidence left on the display case to use as evidence in the investigation.

Officials with Elvis Presley Enterprises had no comment about the theft.Source: Presley In The Press / Updated: Aug 20, 2007

[michael grasberger]

schorni! bring sofort die scheiß wumme zurück, hörst du??!!

[Sivle]

Respekt! EPE leistet sich anscheinend den allerbesten Wachdienst, allesamt Schnellspanner von der Firma Langsam. Bereits nach 3 Tagen wurde der Diebstahl entdeckt.

Wenn die alles so gut bewachen, würde es mich nicht wundern, wenn sich im Graceland-Obergeschoß bereits ein Elvisfan häuslich niedergelassen hätte.

[MARIE]

Whoever stole a handgun that belonged to Elvis Presley didn't get far with it.

A nine millimeter black Smith and Wesson pistol was stolen from the "Elvis after Dark" museum, across the street from Presley's Graceland estate in Memphis.

The weapon was returned to police yesterday (Monday) after the finder had cleaned it.

That was necessary, says Travis Brooks, because he found the weapon as he was cleaning the portable toilets behind the museum. At first, Brooks thought someone had dropped a toy gun into the toilet.

Brooks called police after seeing news reports about the missing gun.
The pistol is now in the police evidence room.

Surveillance video from the museum shows a man with novelty sunglasses reaching into a display case and taking the gun last Tuesday during Elvis Week.

[MARIE]

CNN video clip of the theft.

http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2007/08/21/vo.elvis.gun.stolen.wmc

[gast-20071119]

CNN video clip of the theft.

http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video...gun.stolen.wmc

Frech, ganz schön frech der Bursche !

[Herbi]

....eigentlich müsste es ja jedem klar sein das solche dinge überwacht werden !!

[MARIE]

Da kann man sehen wie gut es überwacht ist