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[theft] / θɛft /


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"This investigation was prompted by several complaints of theft and fraud from patients and staff within the hospital," police said at the time.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

A year later, police announced a series of arrests linked to what was the biggest gold theft in the country's history.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

“I call this an emergent crime,” said Ben Stickle, a criminal justice professor at Middle Tennessee State University, who has studied metal theft.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Both employees and visitors must wear coveralls with the pockets sewn shut to prevent the theft of even a few gold granules.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

In the weeks after the theft, every detail of August 21, 1911, was examined.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

Detectives combed through video surveillance footage and identified a suspect, Sean Paul Green, whom prosecutors allege was also responsible for the bronze thefts in Tustin and other cities, including Long Beach and Huntington Beach.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

That’s when car theft began to surge across the country — particularly in Los Angeles, where thefts roughly doubled from the summer of 2019 to the summer of 2020.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

The recent spate of thefts is worrying officials.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

The Science and Technology Committee held an inquiry into mobile phone thefts last year.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

She told them a number of other stories about art thefts, some of the plottings ingenious and some a mess.

From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett




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