Indiana Jones thief nabbed
2007-10-04 22:33
Los Angeles - Police have arrested a
man in connection with the theft of computers, photographs and
documents from director Steven Spielberg's upcoming fourth
Indiana Jones film.
The arrest took place on Tuesday during a sting operation
in West Hollywood, according to Steve Whitmore, a spokesperson
from the Los Angeles County sheriff's department.
He said officers posing as potential buyers arrested the
man on suspicion of receiving stolen property. The goods had
been advertised for sale through emails sent out to
entertainment-gossip websites.
More people involved?
"He is on what is known as parole hold," Whitmore, who
declined to release the man's name, told The Hollywood
Reporter.
"We believe there are more people involved and don't
want to release the name until this plays out."
On September 24, the sheriff's department was notified that
some items had been taken from Spielberg's production office on
the Universal Pictures lot.
DreamWorks Pictures SKG - the studio co-founded by
Spielberg - asked local law enforcement to investigate, with
Spielberg's spokesperson quoted as saying the director was
concerned the thieves might try to sell the materials.
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, the
fourth movie in the adventure franchise, will be released next
summer, 19 years after the last installment in the series.
Harrison Ford returns in the title role, joined by rising
star Shia LaBeouf and Australian actress Cate Blanchett.
- Reuters