Arizona Art Thief Who Was Caught 'Mid-Heist' Is Sentenced to Five Years

Arizona art thief who was caught 'mid-heist' is sentenced to five years

A thief who was arrested on the roof of an art gallery in Scottsdale, Ariz., has been sentenced to five years in prison for stealing seven artworks, including three Picassos and two Warhols, worth a quarter of a million dollars. Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell announced that Harpreet Singh, aged 33, pleaded guilty to one count of theft. “Art heists may seem glamorous in the movies, but in Maricopa County, they end with a prison sentenc…

Failed Scottsdale Art Thief Sentenced To Prison

A man caught trying to steal Picassos and Warhols from a Scottsdale gallery, Harpreet Singh, has been sentenced to 5 years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of Theft, a Class Two Felony. According to the Maricopa County Attorney's Office, in January 2024, an alarm went off at the American Fine Art Gallery...