Man, 71, released without charge after arrest in connection with theft of Lipton Cup from Riverside Museum
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A 71-year-old man was released without charge and enquiries remain ongoing, with police urging anyone with information to come forward.
A 71- year-old man has been arrested in connection with theft from a Glasgow museum last year.
On Thursday, 23 October, 2025, we received a report of a housebreaking and the theft of the Lipton Cup from a display case at Riverside Museum on Pointhouse Place in the city.
The incident happened between 5pm on Wednesday, 22 October, and 10am on Thursday, 23 October.
On Thursday, 5 November, 2026, the 71-year-old man was arrested in connection with the incident. He was released without charge and enquiries remain ongoing.
Police Scotland said the cup has been circulated as a stolen artefact via Interpol and other industry stolen property registers. It is described as gold, with two handles, a detachable domed lid, set atop a silver square plinth base and has an enamelled red, white and blue shield and gold ropework.
A spokesperson said: “Anyone with any information, no matter how small it may seem, and has yet to contact police, is urged to come forward.
“Information can be given by calling 101 and quoting reference number 0993 of Thursday, 23 October, 2025, or you can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.”