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$400K Worth of Lobsters Never Made It to Costco

FBI probes apparent cargo theft after truck vanished on its way from East Coast to other states

(Newser) - The latest supply-chain headache comes with claws: A semi hauling an estimated $400,000 in live lobsters to Costco never made it to the freezer aisle. Authorities say the truck, loaded in Taunton, Massachusetts, and headed for warehouses in Illinois and Minnesota, vanished en route in what looks less like...

Manhunt Is On After Hundreds of Imperial-Era Artifacts Vanish

CCTV footage shows 4 suspects after heist of British Empire cultural treasures in UK's Bristol

(Newser) - A UK collection chronicling Britain's imperial past has become the latest high-profile museum target, with police saying more than 600 artifacts vanished in a single overnight break-in. Avon and Somerset police on Thursday released CCTV images of four men they want to ID in connection with the Sept. 25...

Cops: Suspect Swallowed a $22K Faberge Pendant
Cops Recover
$19K Faberge
Pendant Guy
Swallowed
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Dec 5, 2025 12:00 AM CST

Cops Recover $19K Faberge Pendant Guy Swallowed

Egg locket successfully passed through suspect's gastrointestinal tract

(Newser) - The pricey Faberge egg pendant allegedly swallowed by a New Zealand man has now been recovered, authorities say. Police had been monitoring the suspect's every bowel movement, the AP reports, and apparently they eventually struck gold. Authorities tell the BBC the pendant was recovered in a "natural" fashion....

Phony License Plate, Sticker Help Robbers Scoop Up $800K

Suspects in India's Bengaluru convinced bank guards to disarm, then vanished with the cash

(Newser) - Six armed men impersonating Reserve Bank of India officials reportedly pulled off a brazen daylight heist in Bengaluru, making off with $800,000 in cash. Police say the men stopped a cash transport van on a busy thoroughfare in the heart of the city, claiming they needed to check the...

At the Louvre Post-Heist, 'It's Time for Action'

Paris museum is boosting its security with 100 cameras, anti-intruder systems

(Newser) - The head of the Louvre said on Wednesday that new surveillance cameras and anti-intrusion systems will soon be installed at the Paris landmark after last month's stunning crown jewels heist. The cameras—some 100 of them—will be up and running by the end of next year, while anti-intrusion...

Syria's National Museum Hit in Heist
Another
Big Museum
Hit by Heist
Nov 11, 2025 7:48 AM CST

Another Big Museum Hit by Heist

Thieves made off with Roman-era statues from Syria's national museum, officials say

(Newser) - Thieves broke into Syria 's national museum and stole several ancient statues dating back to the Roman era, officials said Tuesday, per the AP . The National Museum of Damascus was temporarily closed after the heist was discovered early Monday. The museum reopened in January as the country was reeling...

Louvre's Surveillance Password Was Just ... Louvre

Museum's security has come under scrutiny after heist

(Newser) - The password for the Louvre Museum's video surveillance system was just the word "Louvre" when a daring $102 million jewel heist took place last month, according to a museum employee who spoke to ABC News . The revelation adds to questions about the museum's security after thieves made...

Police Make Arrests in Heist at the Louvre

At least two suspects detained, one of them at the airport, say authorities

(Newser) - The details are still developing, but French authorities have made arrests in last weekend's incredible heist at the Louvre, reports CNN . What's known so far:
  • French media say two suspects, both around age 30, were detained on Saturday evening, per the BBC .
  • The Paris prosecutor's office says
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Experts Fear Louvre Jewels Are Lost Forever

Prosecutor says stolen jewels are worth $102M, not including historical value

(Newser) - A Paris prosecutor said Tuesday that crown jewels stolen in a dramatic weekend Louvre heist were worth an estimated 88 million euros, or $102 million, but that the monetary estimate doesn't include their historical value to France. Prosecutor Laure Beccuau, whose office is leading the investigation, said about 100...

Latest Hit on French Museums: a $700K Gold Heist
Woman, 24, Charged in
Paris Museum's Gold Heist
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Oct 21, 2025 10:37 AM CDT

Woman, 24, Charged in Paris Museum's Gold Heist

This one was at the National Museum of Natural History, before the one at the Louvre

(Newser) - Amid the ongoing search for thieves who struck Paris' Louvre on Sunday, French prosecutors have some good news to announce: an arrest in last month's break-in at Paris' National Museum of Natural History. A 24-year-old woman from China stands charged with stealing roughly 13 pounds of gold nuggets from...

A Well-Placed Ladder Was Key to Daring Louvre Heist

It's now a 'race against time' to recover priceless jewelry

(Newser) - New details have surfaced on how burglars pulled off an incredible daylight heist at the Louvre over the weekend, one that El Pais notes is already being labeled the "theft of the century:"
  • Four thieves were involved in the Sunday morning caper. Authorities say they used a truck
...

Thieves Pull Off Daring Jewel Heist at the Louvre

Nine historic pieces missing after seven-minute museum theft in Paris

(Newser) - Jewel thieves pulled off a heist at the Louvre worthy of the movies on Sunday. Three intruders broke into the world-famous museum in Paris around the time it opened and made off with nine priceless pieces of antique jewelry that once belonged to Napoleon and French royalty, reports Forbes . It...

Rare Russian Books Kept Vanishing From Libraries. Why?

Philip Oltermann calls it a 'continent-spanning riddle of Pushkin heists'

(Newser) - Over the course of 2022 and 2023, as many as 170 rare Russian books—mostly prized editions by Alexander Pushkin—vanished from libraries across Europe in what may be the most ambitious book theft spree in recent memory. The thefts, spanning libraries from Riga to Paris, shared a pattern: thieves,...

Rare Manuscripts Swapped for Fakes at UCLA Library

Suspect allegedly used aliases when accessing the texts

(Newser) - A library patron is accused of pulling off a rare-books switcheroo at UCLA, according to the Justice Department. Authorities say Jeffrey Ying, 38, used a number of aliases while accessing valuable Chinese manuscripts—some more than six centuries old—then swapped them out for fakes. The real texts, reportedly...

3 Men Sentenced in Devastating Gold Heist

Centuries-old Celtic coins remain missing after lightning-fast 2022 museum raid

(Newser) - Three men have been sentenced to prison for their roles in a high-profile heist at a German museum, where hundreds of ancient Celtic gold coins were taken in just nine minutes. A court in Ingolstadt on Tuesday found the trio guilty of gang robbery for the 2022 break-in at...

Jewelry Thief Undone by 'Dripping in Diamonds' Selfies
Jewelry Thief's Selfies
With Gems Did Her In
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Jun 29, 2025 4:10 PM CDT

Jewelry Thief's Selfies With Gems Did Her In

Lucy Roberts gets 28 months for stealing $170K in jewels from store she managed

(Newser) - A jewelry shop manager stole about $170,000 worth of diamonds, gold, and silver from her employer—and she didn't hide it. Lucy Roberts, who has been sentenced to more than two years in prison in the UK, flaunted the stolen jewels in selfies she posted online and sent...

'Predatory Sparrow' Pulls Off $90M Iranian Crypto Heist

Israel-tied group claims responsibility for hack

(Newser) - An Iranian cryptocurrency exchange has been relieved of tens of millions of dollars from its coffers, and a group linked to Israel is now claiming responsibility for the hack. On Wednesday, Gonjeshke Darande (which translates to "Predatory Sparrow") said it had breached the Nobitex exchange, with the Elliptic...

7 Nabbed in Largest US Jewel Heist
7 Nabbed in Largest
US Jewel Heist
Jun 18, 2025 8:01 AM CDT

7 Nabbed in Largest US Jewel Heist

Suspects allegedly tailed Brinks truck 300 miles before stealing $100M in gold and gems

(Newser) - Seven residents of the Los Angeles area stand accused of pulling off what federal prosecutors say is the largest jewelry heist in US history—allegedly making off with nearly $100 million in gold and gems from a Brinks truck after a 300-mile pursuit. Authorities say the men aged 31...

Boston's Stolen Masterpieces May Not Have Gone Far

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum's security director appeals for tips 35 years after heist

(Newser) - The empty frames hanging on the walls of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston aren't a sign of work in progress. They're a symbol of the treasures lost and those that, 35 years later, might still be returned. At 1:24am on March 18, 1990, two thieves...

Cops: Thieves Staged Seizure, Scooped Up Puppies

One bulldog has been returned to Colorado pet store after broad-daylight theft

(Newser) - Colorado authorities are on the hunt for three suspects after a brazen theft in broad daylight of a pair of English bulldog puppies from a pet store near Denver. Bianca Rose Larsen, the owner of Centennial's Perfect Pets, says the heist took place Friday around 1:30pm, when three...

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