{"id":42272,"date":"2026-04-05T22:20:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T22:20:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=42272"},"modified":"2026-04-05T22:20:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T22:20:04","slug":"rock-headed-bozo-steals-11k-geodes-from-arts-center-in-ritzy-rye-then-tries-to-sell-them-to-cop-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=42272","title":{"rendered":"Rock-headed bozo steals $11K geodes from arts center in ritzy Rye &#8212; then tries to sell them to cop: report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2026%2F04%2Fmarketplace-geodes-comp.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A rock-for-brains buffoon allegedly stole geodes worth thousands of dollars from an art center in ritzy Rye, but was nabbed while attempting to pawn the goods on Facebook Marketplace, according to reports.<\/p>\n<p>Kyle Folkes, 27, was arrested during a Facebook Marketplace meetup at Harbor Island Park in neighboring Mamaroneck in Westchester County on Tuesday when he unknowingly scheduled a sale with an undercover cop.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Kyle Folkes, 27, allegedly stole and tried to sell priceless geodes from an arts center in Rye, New York. <span class=\"credit\">Rye Police Dept.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Folkes, of New Rochelle, wa allegedly selling a batch geodes that were taken from a display at the Rye Arts Center a week earlier.<\/p>\n<p>Reports said that the coveted collection was valued at $10,908, according to the Rye Police Department.<\/p>\n<p>A Facebook frequenter reported Folkes\u2019 eyebrow-raising sale, according to reports.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The collection was worth around $11,000. <span class=\"credit\">Rye Police Dept.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The geodes were donated to the RAC by local benefactor Robert R. Wiener. <a href=\"https:\/\/myrye.com\/2026\/03\/rye-arts-center-geode-theft\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\">MyRye.com<\/a> reported. Since the center has no outdoor security cameras, police largely relied on the public for information, the outlet said.<\/p>\n<p>Nine geodes were reportedly stolen between March 20 and March 23. It\u2019s not immediately clear how many were in Folkes\u2019 possession.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Nine geodes were stolen from an outdoor display at the Rye Arts Center. <span class=\"credit\">Rye Police Dept.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe are really disappointed that this happened,\u201d RAC Executive Director Adam Levi told MyRye.com. \u201cThe geodes brighten everyone\u2019s day when they see them, especially the kids who regularly stop by to enjoy them in the garden. They truly are \u2018nature\u2019s art.\u2019 Hoping that whoever took them has a change of heart and returns them to their home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Folkes was charged with third-degree criminal possession of stolen property, which could land him behind bars for up to seven years, the report said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Folkes allegedly tried to sell some of the stolen geodes on Facebook Marketplace. <span class=\"credit\">Facebook<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He was released on his own recognizance and is due back in court on April 9.<\/p>\n<p>The geodes were taken in as evidence but will be returned to the RAC at the tail-end of the investigation, the <a href=\"https:\/\/larchmontloop.com\/rye-art-center-loot-nabbed-in-park-one-arrest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\">Larchmont Loop<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>The theft is still under investigation.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/05\/us-news\/rock-headed-bozo-steals-11k-geodes-from-arts-center-in-ritzy-rye-then-tries-to-sell-them-to-cop\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A rock-for-brains buffoon allegedly stole geodes worth thousands of dollars from an art center in ritzy Rye, but was nabbed while attempting to pawn the goods&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":42273,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42272","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42272","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=42272"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42272\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/42273"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=42272"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=42272"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=42272"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}