12.21.2010

Who Stole Christmas Night? and other Christmas Capers (Dogmeat: Best of Christmas Crimes)

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Public's help sought IN search of christmas eve

Christmas Night

Snow covered, small log cabin with one light in the window. Dark sky background with one bright star in the sky.

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Dark sky background with one bright star in the sky.
  • Description: Stolen

  • Category: Paintings

  • Marker: Sydney Laurence

  • Materials: oil on canvas

  • Measurements: 14 x 10 in

Home for Christmas



Snow scene depicting a cowboy on a horse leading a pack horse traveling to viewer's left towards a snow covered cabin with a smoking chimney.

Indian Nativity


Indian Christmas scene. Incident Type: Stolen Crime Category: paintings Maker: Jerome Tiger Period: 1956

Christmas Evenings

No image provided. Incident Type: Stolen Crime Category: paintings Maker: Alexander Petropavlovsky Period: 1989
The complaint alleges that while attending a holiday party on Christmas Eve, GALVAN and ORNELAS began arguing and left the party together Snow covered, small log cabin with one light in the window. Dark sky background with one bright star on the sky
Oregon Resident Arrested in Plot to Bomb Christmas
Vehicle Bomb Left at Scene Was Inert and Posed No Danger to Public
PORTLAND, OR-Mohamed Osman Mohamud, 19, a naturalized U.S. citizen from Somalia and resident of Corvallis, Ore., has been arrested on charges of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction (explosives) in connection with a plot to detonate a vehicle bomb at an annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony earlier this evening in Portland, Ore., the Justice Department announced. According to a criminal complaint signed in the District of Oregon, Mohamud was arrested by the FBI and Portland Police Bureau at approximately 5:40 p.m. (PST) Nov. 26, 2010 after he attempted to detonate what he believed to be an explosives-laden van that was parked near the tree lighting ceremony in Portland's Pioneer Courthouse Square. The arrest was the culmination of a long-term undercover operation, during which Mohamud had been monitored closely for months as his alleged bomb plot developed. The device was in fact inert; and the public was never in danger from the device. Mohamud is expected to make his initial appearance in federal court in Portland on Monday. He faces a maximum statutory sentence of life in prison and a $250,000 fine if convicted of the charge of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction. Dwight C. Holton, U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon, said, "This defendant's chilling determination is a stark reminder that there are people-even here in Oregon-who are determined to kill Americans. The good work of law enforcement protected Oregonians in this case-and we have no reason to believe there is any continuing threat arising from this case." "The complaint alleges that Mohamud attempted to detonate what he believed to be a vehicle bomb at a crowded holiday event in downtown Portland, but a coordinated undercover law enforcement action was able to thwart his efforts and ensure no one was harmed," said David Kris, Assistant Attorney General for National Security. "While the public was never in danger from the device, this case serves as yet another reminder of the need for continued vigilance both at home and abroad." "The threat was very real. Our investigation shows that Mohamud was absolutely committed to carrying out an attack on a very grand scale," said Arthur Balizan, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI in Oregon. "At the same time, I want to reassure the people of this community that, at every turn, we denied him the ability to actually carry out the attack."