Artwork, potentially worth up to £500,000, was stolen an hour after it was confirmed as genuine
A man has been arrested by police investigating the theft of a Banksy street sign in London.
The Metropolitan Police said in a statement on Saturday: “One man has been arrested on suspicion of theft and criminal damage in connection with the incident. He remains in custody.”
The piece of street art – a red stop sign with three military drones on it, now apparently worth up to £500,000 – appeared on the corner of Commercial Way, Peckham, on Friday morning – with Banksy confirming its credentials just after midday.
The Met said that CID officers were trying to track down the people who stole it after a council in south-east London asked it to help find the stolen artwork.
Acknowledging that footage of the incident had been widely shared on social media, the force said that anyone who could help or knew the whereabouts of the valuable sign to call police on “101 quoting ref 5742/22dec”.
