Man Held in Theft of Pulitzer Prize Medals From Sacramento Bee Newsroom

The gold-plated medals—awarded in 1935 and 1992—were stored in a locked glass cabinet.

The Sacramento Bee at 1601 Alhambra Blvd. in Sacramento in February 2019. Google Maps/Screenshot via California Insider

Sacramento police arrested a man Feb. 20 suspected of breaking into the Sacramento Bee’s newsroom and stealing the newspaper’s Pulitzer Prize gold medals.

The medals were recovered after detectives and officers arrested Christopher Peterson, 44, of Sacramento, in connection with the burglary.