Overview
- The break-in occurred just before 3:30 a.m. on Oct. 15 at an undisclosed off-site warehouse, police said.
- Stolen objects include Native American baskets, jewelry, historic photographs, ivory carvings and museum laptops.
- The Oakland Police Department and the FBI’s Art Crime Team are investigating, with no arrests, valuation or facility location disclosed.
- At investigators’ request, the museum waited until Oct. 29 to go public and has released images to aid recovery.
- Officials say entry was not through a door, security measures are under review, and tips are requested to OPD’s burglary unit or 1-800-CALL-FBI.