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New Mexico: Thieves have made off with 80 pairs of sunglasses worth approximately $28,000 in a raid which lasted only 39 seconds. Brands taken included Christian Dior, Gucci, and Versace.

Store owner Brian Body, who only opened Acoma Optical in February, said that his losses will be covered by insurance. Police are investigating the possibility that the robbery is connected to a number of other similar incidents in the area.

“You build up something. you work very hard and somebody comes in and takes it in the middle of the night and takes advantage of that. I’m just thankful that everybody’s OK,” said Body.
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Two car thieves from the Twin Cities used a tow truck to remove cars illegally from local car parks. They were eventually court at a mall, where a security guard caught them hooking up a car to the truck and confronted them.

The St. Louis police said: “If you think about it, you see a tow truck hooking up an older car, what would you think? It’s not the kind of thing you’d think would be stolen.” The men have been linked to at least three other car thefts.
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