Police say they’re closer to ‘Scream’

Nearly two months after a pair of priceless Edvard Munch masterpieces were stolen from a museum, police in Oslo, Norway, said Friday they may be closing in on the suspected thieves.

Three masked robbers, including at least one with a pistol, took “The Scream” and “Madonna” and fled in a stolen car in a brazen daylight robbery Aug. 22 that left visitors stunned and the art world rethinking security.

There has been no sign of the paintings, or word from the thieves.

On Friday, police said the getaway car that was later found abandoned was yielding forensic evidence, even though robbers filled it with the powder from a fire extinguisher to cover their tracks and fingerprints. Investigators would not say whether they have specific suspects or who they might be.