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While smash-and-grab thefts are not unusual in the area, tunneling operations are rare, suggesting the burglars may have scoped out the property and planned the heist in advance.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
14 Aug. 2025 -
Police believe the burglars targeted wealthy areas, not specifically Brad Pitt.—
Alex Stone,
ABC News,
12 Aug. 2025
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The thieves passed themselves off as wealthy dealers by renting luxury cars and holding meetings in high-end hotels.—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
19 Aug. 2025
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Somehow the thieves knew exactly where to look for all of it.—
Stayton Bonner,
Rolling Stone,
19 Aug. 2025
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In classic heist-thriller fashion, each recruit fulfills a very cool and specific role — the driver, the safecracker, the chemist, etc.—
Angie Han,
The Hollywood Reporter,
1 Jan. 2023
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All that’s missing is a safecracker spinning dials and listening for a telltale click.—
Morgan Krakow,
Anchorage Daily News,
14 Feb. 2022
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The parks department has even posted signs on the beach warning visitors about Cecil’s kleptomaniac habits.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
7 Aug. 2025
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The longtime psych-rock staple co-wrote the album with filmmaker Matt Yoka to be a collection of American stories about hopeless kleptomaniacs, urban explorers, and other people who slip through the cracks.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
30 May 2025
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“Grafter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grafter. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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