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According to investigators, the thieves went to the libraries to consult rare and valuable works, photographing and measuring them, and returned later to replace them with virtually undetectable copies.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

"The thieves, they have already taken all our stuff at home, so we don't have anything. But it's better to go home without anything than to lose our lives," he said.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

During the spree thieves took expensive watches, valuable jewellery and souvenirs including sports jerseys.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

The RF also affords some measure of security against top-slashing thieves and delinquents.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

“No she isn’t. She told the priest we weren’t thieves, remember?”

From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman