Rembrandts targeted again at theft-prone London gallery

A thief made what police said was an “audacious” attempt to steal two Rembrandt paintings from a London museum but fled without them after being confronted, authorities said Thursday. The suspect broke into Dulwich Picture Gallery at about 11:30 pm (2330 GMT) on Wednesday, police said, targeting “Rembrandt’s Light”, a new exhibition showing 35 of the Dutch master’s paintings, etchings and drawings. A gallery spokeswoman declined to identify the two paintings which were briefly taken. But she told AFP that Rembrandt’s portrait of Jacob de Gheyn III — dubbed the “takeaway Rembrandt” as it has been stolen four times from the gallery — was not involved. “An intruder appears to have forced entry