Over 1,000 items and artifacts stolen in heist from museum collection in California

More than 1,000 items and historical artifacts have been stolen in an early morning heist from a California museum’s off-site collection, according to police.

The Oakland Police Department, along with the FBI, are investigating a burglary that occurred just before 3:30 a.m. on Oct. 15, at the Oakland Museum of California’s storage facility, police said.

Authorities said that the suspect or suspects broke into the facility and stole more than 1,000 items from the museum’s collection, including “Native American baskets, jewelry [and] laptops,” according to a statement from the Oakland Police Department…

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