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Cleveland Man Arrested, Accused Of Stealing Museum Sapphires

Police allege that a part-time employee at a local university stole $81,000 in sapphires from the Cleveland Museum of Natural History.
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A Cleveland man was taken into custody after he was accused of stealing sapphires worth $81,000 from the local natural history museum.

Thirty-six-year-old Hans Wrage was charged with vandalism and grand theft a little over a week after police allege he smashed through a glass case and stole seven sapphires.

Wrage was a part-time employee of John Carroll University's physics department. He's been placed on administrative leave, according to a statement from the university.

The museum said on Friday, "We were pleased to learn earlier today that an arrest has been made." 

Authorities haven't said if the sapphires have been found. (Video via WJW-TV)

The Cleveland Museum of Natural History is still open, but the gem display is closed. (Video via Cleveland Museum of Natural History)