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More than a thousand historic artifacts, including Native American baskets, jewelry and other priceless pieces, were stolen in a brazen overnight heist at an Oakland Museum of California storage facility, sparking a joint investigation by the FBI and Oakland Police Department.

The burglary happened just before 3:30 a.m. Oct. 15, 2025, when thieves broke into the museum’s off-site storage facility and made off with more than 1,000 objects from the collection, the Oakland Police Department said.

Among the items stolen were Native American baskets, jewelry, laptops and other irreplaceable pieces of California’s cultural history.

The FBI’s Art Crime Team, a specialized unit of about 20 agents nationwide, is assisting in the i

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