<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A 52-year-old man has been charged after priceless Egyptian artefacts were allegedly stolen from a </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/queensland" rel="" target="" title="Queensland "><span>Queensland</span></a><span> museum.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The man allegedly smashed a window of Abbey Museum of Art and Archaeology in Caboolture in Moreton Bay near Brisbane around 3am on Friday and made off with the treasures.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The museum said on Facebook it was "devastated" by the theft, noting a gilt cartonnage mask and a cat statue were among the items taken.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/north-ryde-kidnapping-sydney-chris-baghsarian-police/3cb2fb83-2b2b-4eda-b451-4bcb90ef4480" target="_blank"><strong><span>'Grave fears' for Sydney grandfather after 'mistaken identity' kidnapping</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Around 1.30pm on Saturday police searched a Toyota HiAce camper in a car park of Redland Bay ferry terminal.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Detectives found all the stolen artefacts except the wooden cat sculpture.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Around 7pm, a 52-year-old man of no fixed address was arrested on Russell Island and taken to Cleveland Watchhouse police said.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/museum-robbery-charges-egyption-artifacts-queensland/c3eff35b-0dab-41f0-9299-c75c30e993bb" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>EPSTEIN FILES:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/epstein-files-prominent-people-list-sent-to-us-congress/49ecc444-8248-4166-845f-ab4d3b9b3207" target="_blank"><strong><span>US officials list hundreds of prominent people named in documents</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police allege the man had the cat sculpture.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He has been charged with enter premises and commit indictable offence by break, and three counts of wilful damage.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He was also charged with trespass and assault occasioning bodily harm in relation to an incident at a Noosa property on Hastings Street on 12 February.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>NATIONAL:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/heavy-rain-to-soak-multiple-states-northern-australia/730f950c-9898-4e2e-9f07-99bc1cf817ba" target="_blank"><strong><span>Half of Australia set for major soaking, millions warned</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He is due to appear in Cleveland Magistrates Court tomorrow.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The museum said it was "relieved and grateful" but said the items won't be going straight back on display.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div 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