Step into the fruitful days of early 1900s Los Altos

If time travel were possible and you were zapped back more than a hundred years into the past in the Santa Clara Valley, ...

Louvre and Oakland heists prompt museums to rethink security and accessibility

François Chatillon, France’s chief architect of historical monuments, noted nonetheless that many museums, especially in ...

Officials: Oakland museum burglary was crime of opportunity, not a targeted theft

The burglary of more than 1,000 items from an Oakland Museum of California storage facility Oct. 15 was a crime of opportunity and not a targeted theft, officials are now saying.

Oakland museum officials release more information about theft of artifacts

Investigators believe the break-in at an Oakland Museum of California storage facility was a "crime of opportunity, not a targeted theft." ...

California museum’s collection looted: Over 1,000 items stolen in early morning heist

The burglary occurred in the early morning hours of Oct. 15 at an off-site storage facility of the Oakland Museum of ...

Over 1,000 items and historical artifacts stolen in early morning 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 ...

California’s own Louvre heist: Jewelry and artifacts stolen from museum

More than 1,000 items, including metalwork and historic memorabilia, were taken from the Oakland Museum of California in the ...
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Thieves Steal More Than 1,000 Artifacts From a California Museum’s Storage Facility

The "brazen" heist at the Oakland Museum of California occurred in the early morning hours of October 15. Investigators are working to track down the missing items ...