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>>> NOW TO A NEWS4 EXCLUSIVE.
AN ART HEIST IN THE MIDDLE OF
MIDTOWN.
>> IT WAS ALL CAUGHT ON CAMERA
ON MADISON GNAW.
POLICE SAY THIS VIDEO SHOWS
THIEVES WITH EXPENSIVE ART IN
HAND HOPPING INTO A GETAWAY CAR.
OFFICERS SAY THEY STOLE THE PIECE FROM A GALLERY THAT LAB IN
BUSINESS FOR DECADES.
MARC SANTIA HAS DETAILS.
>> Reporter: THE THIEVES SMASHED
THEIR WAY INTO THIS FAMOUS NEW
YORK GALLERY.
THEY HAD NO IDEA CAMERAS ACROSS
MIDTOWN WERE WATCHING.
>> A GLASS SHATTERING ENTRANCE
IN MIDTOWN. THE HAUL?
THIS ART WAS SHOVED INTO THE
ACOVERED.
>> HE CAME INTO HERE. HE PULLED THE PIECE OFF THIS
EASEL EASEL.
A CHAGAL.
EVE.
>> Reporter: EVE IS THE NAME OF
THE ARTWORK ONE, OF ONLY A HANDFUL OF WORK CREATED BY MARK
CHAGAL.
THIS IS CARLTON FINE ARTS.
>> THE THREE MAJOR MASTERS. PABLO PICASSO, MARK CLAGAL.
>> Reporter: CHARLES SAYS THE
BOLD SMASH AND GRAB IN THIS
MANHATTAN NEIGHBORHOOD IS TROUBLING.
>> DOWN THE BLOCK, YOU GOT THE HOTEL, THE PENINSULA HOTEL, IT
IS A VERY HIGH-END AREA.
TRUMP TOWER TWO BLOCKS AWAY.
A LOT OF POLICE IN THAT AREA,
TOO.
SO THEY HAVE TO BE VERY BRAZEN.
>> Reporter: THE NYPD MAJOR CASE
SQUAD IS WORKING TO TRACK DOWN
THE LEAVES THE INCLUDING THERE
GUY IN THE GRAY CAP. THIS PERSON HOLDING AN UMBRELLA,
AND THE DRIVER OF THIS 1996
HONDA ACCORD, A REAR TIRE
MISSING A HUB CAP AND A SUN
ROOF.
>> WE HAVE THE BEST POLICE FORCE
IN THE WORLD BUT THEIR HANDS ARE
TIED.
>> Reporter: HE HAS ADDED EXTRA
SECURITY AT THE EXPENSE OF THE
COMPANY’S BOTTOM LINE.
>> WE HAD TO PUT AN ENTIRE NEW STORE FRONT.
WE ENDED UP PUTTING SECURITY
GRASS
GLASS.
WE HAD TO UPGRADE OUR ALARM SYSTEM.
WE HAVE 24-HOUR SECURITY GUARDS. IT’S A TREMENDOUS COST FOR US.
>> Reporter: THE FLPT THEFT
SQUAD IS INVESTIGATING.
IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION
ABOUT THE THIEVES, THE WORK OF
ART OR ABOUT THAT CAR, YOU’RE