Thieves make off with 1,000 artifacts from California museum in newly-released surveillance footage
Watch thieves steal over 1,000 items from California museum’s collection
- Two thieves broke into an Oakland Museum off-site storage facility in California, stealing over 1,000 artifacts.
- Surveillance footage of the burglary, which occurred last month, was released by the FBI and Oakland Police on Monday, 3 November.
- Among the items stolen were an old photograph, various pieces of jewellery, a woven Native American basket, and walrus tusks.
- Museum officials and investigators believe the crime was one of opportunity, rather than a targeted theft of specific artworks.
- Lori Fogarty, the museum's director, suggested the perpetrators may not realise the true nature or value of the items they possess.