thief

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South African YouTuber Kurt Caz has built an audience of more than four million subscribers by posting travel videos with titles such as "Attacked by thieves in Barcelona!" and "Threatened in the UK's worst town!"

From BBC

In most cases the “mummy portraits”—as the paintings are called—came to be pried or detached from the full mummy by excavators, archaeologists or thieves.

From The Wall Street Journal

AI is adding to the challenge by making trade secrets more lucrative and giving thieves a new tool to deploy in their heists.

From The Wall Street Journal

After a shooting in L.A.’s Fashion District, detectives sifted through encrypted messages to track down a sophisticated but clumsy band of thieves.

From Los Angeles Times

The thieves didn’t take any of their art, which was a relief, since that’s what is most precious to them.

From Los Angeles Times