heist
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“It was like a slow-motion version of the Louvre Museum heist, pulled off on a sunny day in Riverside in view of guests, staff and visitors,” wrote David Allen of the Riverside Press-Enterprise.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
The heist and subsequent search for the loot has gripped the Netherlands and regularly made headline news.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
Sebola said he believed the first officers on the scene were carrying out a heist as they were working outside their jurisdiction.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
But part of the fun of the Met Gala is everything we don’t expect — the looks, the attitudes, the subtext, the possibility of an eat-the-rich jewel heist.
From Salon • May 5, 2026
The Mona Lisa heist ran on the front page of Parisian newspapers every day for over a month.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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