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Surveillance footage obtained by ABC News showed suspects using crowbars to break glass and pilfer an estimated $1 million in loot, while others entered the store with handguns.

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Nick Frost pilfered two Lions line-outs as they turned the screw.

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The merchants, many of whom are based in L.A., have been locked in a yearslong legal battle with Brink’s over the value of their pilfered goods.

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I think the American dream used to be realizable by a huge and booming middle class, and that's been pilfered.

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He would limit the pilfering to one to two cards, authorities said, leaving cash and other valuables undisturbed to not arouse suspicion.

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