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Investigators have accused a Kansas City man of making off with thousands of dollars during a string of bank robberies in the metro over two days last week.
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Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2025
Four guys, using a cherry picker truck to scale the side of the museum, break through a second-floor window, scoop up to $100 million worth of French crown jewelry and make off with the loot on motor scooters in under 10 minutes.
—Greg Palkot, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
The unidentified thieves, who remain at large, made off with historic jewels worth more than $100 million after breaking into the world-famous Paris museum in broad daylight on Sunday morning, when the museum was already open to visitors.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Local officials said the culprits broke into the Hôtel du Breuil-de-Saint-Germain, which houses the small museum, and forced their way into the building before making off with the historical coins.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
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Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2025
Four guys, using a cherry picker truck to scale the side of the museum, break through a second-floor window, scoop up to $100 million worth of French crown jewelry and make off with the loot on motor scooters in under 10 minutes.
—Greg Palkot, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
The unidentified thieves, who remain at large, made off with historic jewels worth more than $100 million after breaking into the world-famous Paris museum in broad daylight on Sunday morning, when the museum was already open to visitors.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Local officials said the culprits broke into the Hôtel du Breuil-de-Saint-Germain, which houses the small museum, and forced their way into the building before making off with the historical coins.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Make off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20off. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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