MILWAUKEE, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Police are investigating the armed robbery of a Stradivarius violin worth millions of dollars. It was stolen from Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Frank Almond in the parking lot after his performance at the Wisconsin Lutheran College on Monday.
"The artistic heritage of Milwaukee was assaulted and robbed last night," Milwaukee Police Chief Edward Flynn told reporters Tuesday.
Stradivarius violins were made by members of the Stradivarius family in the 1600s and 1700s. The instrument stolen in Milwaukee, known as the Lipinkski Stradivarius, was on loan to Almond from anonymous donors.
Flynn told the press that Almond was incapacitated by a taser. The thief then grabbed the violin and fled in a maroon Plymouth or Dodge Minivan.
You can watch Almond discuss the violin in the video below:
