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fromABC7 San Francisco
3 days ago
California

Over 1,000 artifacts stolen from Oakland Museum of CA storage facility in 'brazen act'

More than 1,000 artifacts—jewelry, Native American baskets, ivory tusks and photographs—were stolen from the Oakland Museum of California's off-site storage facility.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 days ago
California

Officials: Oakland museum burglary was crime of opportunity, not a targeted theft

An opportunistic break-in at an Oakland Museum of California storage site stole over 1,000 items, many unrecovered, including culturally sensitive artifacts.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
4 days ago

Brazen' heist: 1,000-plus artifacts swiped from Oakland museum

More than 1,000 museum artifacts, including Native American baskets and jewelry, were stolen from an Oakland storage facility in a theft valued over $100,000.
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fromABC7 Los Angeles
1 week ago

The Louvre reopens 3 days after thieves took off with French crown jewels in daylight heist

Eight pieces of France's Crown Jewels were stolen from the Louvre in a rapid heist that exposed major security failings and prompted national outrage.
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fromThe Local France
1 week ago

Chinese woman charged over gold theft at Paris Natural History Museum

A 24-year-old Chinese woman was arrested and charged over the theft of nearly six kilograms of historically significant gold from Paris's Natural History Museum.
fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
3 weeks ago

Two arrested following theft of Bronze Age jewellery from Welsh museum

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of burglary after Bronze Age gold jewellery was stolen from St Fagans National Museum of History in Cardiff. The men aged 43 and 50 from Northampton were arrested 7 October and are in custody in Northamptonshire. The unspecified objects were on display in the Wales is... gallery. The theft took place 6 October.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 weeks ago

Bronze Age gold jewellery stolen in raid on Welsh museum

Bronze Age gold jewellery was stolen from St Fagans National Museum of History in Cardiff during a forced burglary; South Wales Police are investigating.
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