Greece Recovers Picasso, Mondrian Paintings Stolen in 2012

Officials in Greece say they have recovered two priceless paintings — one by Pablo Picasso and another by Dutch artist Piet Mondrian — stolen from the National Gallery in Athens in 2012.

During a news briefing in Athens Tuesday, a spokesman said police acted on a tip and arrested a 49-year-old handyman who confessed to the crime. Police had originally believed the burglary had been the work of two people. The official offered details to reporters of how the man had plotted to steal the two paintings — Picasso's 1939 "Woman's Head" and Mondrian's 1905 "Stammer Mill with Summer House.” He said the thief broke into the museum in the early morning hours, and, to mislead the guard on duty, had activated the alarm in one part of the gallery while he broke into another.