Art heist thieves make off with Renoir paintings worth millions from museum on French Riviera

Thieves made off with two valuable Renoir paintings after breaking into a small museum on the French Riviera early Tuesday, dropping two other stolen works in the garden as police raced to the scene, officials said. The two thieves cut through a garden fence and entered the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer shortly before 6 a.m., stealing four paintings, Mayor Bryan Masson said. The alarm sounded at 5:48 a.m. Police arrived five minutes later and chased the thieves, who dropped two of the painting