| SF POLICE RECOVER $1 MILLION PAINTING, VALUABLES
San Francisco police say a 42-year-old man has confessed to masterminding the holiday heist of millions of dollars of artwork and antiques from a Presidio Heights home. Burglary Inspector Denise Fabbri said that James Reem, a San Francisco man, confessed last week to gathering a group of thieves who were able to steal several valuable antiques, including a book of etchings, coins, furniture and a John Singer Sargent portrait of a gray-haired woman valued at over $1 million. The painting, along with a smaller portrait and two antique chairs are now being stored safely in the Hall of Justice where burglary detectives continue their investigation. According to Fabbri, a scheme to burglarize the Jackson Street home of Robert Kendrick began in September when Reem snuck into the mansion and stole jewels and other small items.
Weather hampers dousing of sawmill fire
REEDSVILLE What's left of Gene Gerhardt's sawmill is frozen with icicles hanging off every edge of charred material. Late Tuesday, firefighters from 10 departments doused a blaze that leveled Gino's Sawmill, 6216 County G. Firefighters battled near-zero temperatures and winds that fueled the fire, said Reedsville Fire Chief Bill Schuh. "(The cold weather) made it very, very challenging," Schuh said. "A lot of equipment was freezing up. We had enough equipment out there that once something froze up we swapped it with fresh equipment." The temperature when firefighters arrived at about 10:40 p.m. was 1 degree with 8 mph winds, creating minus 15-degree wind chills, according to the National Weather Service. Gerhardt said he heard the crackling of burning wood before calling authorities.
Police: Suspects Stole $100000 In Antique Stamps
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Portland police have arrested three men who are accused of stealing a laptop and more than $100,000 in antique stamps from a car in northeast Portland. Police said the stamps and laptop were stolen last Thursday by car prowlers in the 11500 block of Northeast Glenn Widing Drive. An investigation led detectives to three suspects, who police said were seen attempting another car theft on Monday. .
Inside Star Wars Insider #92
The first Insider of the new year takes on a decidedly retro tone as it looks back at the formative years of the Star Wars phenomenon as part of the 30th year anniversary of the saga. Little-known facts about the development of A New Hope, early storyboards, vintage collectibles and more fill out the latest issue of Star Wars Insider. But don't think the prequels have been totally overlooked -- there's coverage of Episode III model-making and the recent Tournament of Roses Star Wars Spectacular included as well! Here's a look inside at what's featured in this issue. Lucasfilm's Jonathan Rinzler explores the characters, plotlines, and other elements that were discarded from early drafts of A New Hope, only to resurface years later in the prequel trilogy. In a second feature, Rinzler shares more rare storyboards from A New Hope in Part II of a six-part series.
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