Detectives arrested a man last night on suspicion of the theft of a Banksy street sign worth up to £500,000 that was stolen in London less than an hour after being confirmed as a genuine installation.
The Metropolitan police said they had deployed detectives to investigate after a council in south-east London asked them to help find the stolen artwork. The piece – a red stop sign with three military drones on it – appeared on the corner of Commercial Way, Peckham, on Friday morning – with Banksy confirming its credentials just after midday.
