Intruder Burglarizes Marietta Museum of Art And Whimsy

Sarasota Police are looking for a man who broke into the Marietta Museum of Art and Whimsy early Sunday morning and stole two pieces of art.

Police responded to the museum Sunday afternoon when the museum's owner, Marietta Lee, discovered that the museum was broken into and burglarized in the early hours of Sunday, Feb. 24, according to an incident report from the Sarasota Police.

The suspect stole a pink terracotta wall sconce featuring an angel spreading its wings, valued at $150, according to the report. A blue crab replica, valued at $10, was removed from a table but was found at the south gate of the museum, according to the report.

The museum released surveillance photos to the Indian Beach Sapphire Shores community email thread of a man seen roaming the grounds from 1:52 a.m. to 2:22 a.m. Feb. 24, and shows an older white man with silver/white short hair, a green and white plaid fedora, a dark blue dress shirt with stripes and blue jeans. He smoked a cigarette seen in the video with his left hand, according to the report.

Anyone with information is asked to call Sarasota Police at 941-366-8000.

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