In the now thriving Sacramento art scene, theft has been a recurring problem among college artists. Since 2005 American River College students and instructors have been seemingly targeted as victims of art theft. Within the past year the problem has become increasingly worse, with three pieces taken weeks apart from each other. On Aug. 15, 2005, Craig Schindler, an instructor at ARC had a painting titled, "Para Las Mujeres Victimas de Cuidad Juarez" [translated as "For the victims of Cuidad ... TinaArmour hocobo comment-15711 2009-10-17T03:31:38Z 2009-10-17T03:31:38Z Didn't someone steal Lance Armstrong's bicycle in Sac too? Yeah, we've got a little problem with theft. lol hocobo 2009-10-17T03:31:38Z Esther Hodapp comment-13565 2009-09-10T23:35:36Z 2009-09-10T23:35:36Z It's shocking that someone would steal from area artists, people who are promoting culture and beauty in the community. I hope that this article will raise awareness and some of the art will be returned to the rightful owners. Esther Hodapp 2009-09-10T23:35:36Z Kassandra Perlongo comment-13514 2009-09-09T21:40:23Z 2009-09-09T21:40:23Z This is really a tragedy, I hope some of these art pieces are returned and better security will eventually be enforced. Kassandra Perlongo 2009-09-09T21:40:23Z