Police are desperately searching for more than 600 ‘high-value’ artefacts stolen from a historic British Empire collection.
The artefacts were taken from a building housing Bristol Museum’s British Empire and Commonwealth collection on September 25 this year.
A group of four unknown males broke into the building on Cumberland Road in Bristol.
Detectives from Avon and Somerset police are looking to speak to four people in connection with the heist.
Officer in the case, DC Dan Burgan, said: ‘The theft of many items which carry a significant cultural value is a significant loss for the city.
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‘These items, many of which were donations, form part of a collection that provides insight into a multi-layered part of British history, and we are hoping that members of the public can help us to bring those responsible to justice.
‘So far, our enquiries have included significant CCTV enquiries as well as forensic investigations and speaking liaising with the victims.’
According to Bristol Museum, their British Empire collection ‘documents the links between Britain and countries in the British Empire from the late 19th century to recent times.’
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