From Pokemon Cards, Bull Sperm To Toothpastes: 28 Weirdest Things Thieves Stole In The Past Year

From stealing 17.5 tons of olives, 60 containers of bull sperm, and $500,000 worth of Pokemon cards, to nabbing 60 containers of bull sperm, the world¡¯s thieves have been busy in the past year.

In the past year, people have stolen (or been accused of stealing or attempting to steal) an impressive but weird range of items.

While many kept to the tried and true, others saw value in specialisation. Why jack a boring old bank when you could be the Pirate Kings of Dimes? Why be another Faberg¨¦ egg-robbing hack when you could be the world¡¯s top Creme Egg bandit? And anyone can lift a wallet, but it takes a gifted criminal imagination (and some heavy-duty equipment) to nab a sperm whale skull, as per a Bloomberg report.

So let us bring to you the 28 weirdest things thieves stole around the world in the past year.

28 Weirdest Things Thieves Stole

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4-metre-long sperm whale skull

bloomberg

Eden, Australia

Taken from the Eden Killer Whale Museum; perps at large.

$42,500 in calculators

Bronx, New York

A teen crew allegedly conducted at least nine break-ins at six schools; one 18-year-old has been arrested.

Truck full of cooking oil

Kingston, Jamaica

Allegedly taken by a construction worker and a policeman.

$50,000+ in Botox and other cosmetic drugs

Busselton, Australia

The thief was captured on CCTV footage; she later plead guilty.

Santa Claus statue

bloomberg

Greenville, South Carolina

A Santa statue was taken from a restaurant display that showed Santa cooking the Grinch; the thief returned the statue, along with roses and an apology.

11,000+ cases of chicken wings worth $1.5 million

Harvey school district, Illinois

Allegedly ordered by an administrator during the pandemic using district money, then resold; the schools don¡¯t actually serve wings.

Truck full of Simba potato chips worth 1.2 million rand

Ekurhuleni, South Africa

One man was caught in the act; he described two accomplices who are missing and presumed salty.

R2-D2 statue worth up to $10,000

Walt Disney World, Orlando

The man caught removing the droid claimed to be a security-guard job applicant.

1,240 cases of crab worth $732,000

Stanwood, Washington

The alleged thief who stole the crabs and pleaded not guilty previously went to prison for impersonating a cruise-line buyer to steal shrimp

¡°GARY¡± The 8-foot gorilla statue worth ?3,000

bloomberg

Carluke, Scotland

Stolen from a garden centre; later 8-foot gorilla statue sightings were determined not to have been Gary.

132 bottles of wine worth €150,000+

Madrid

Thieves targeted the finest vintage wines from the 25,000-bottle cellar of a two-Michelin-starred restaurant, including a 1925 vintage.

$1 million in signed Kobe Bryant shoes and other memorabilia

Los Angeles

Three men in white hoodies crashed a truck into a store and got away in less than seven minutes.

$37,355+ in cadaver parts given to Harvard medical school

bloomberg

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Seven people were charged in association with alleged thefts from 2018 to 2022; five, including a morgue manager and the Salem-based owner of Kat¡¯s Creepy Creations, have pleaded not guilty.

Trucks full of frozen beef and pork worth $9 million

6 Midwestern US states

Three men pleaded guilty to operating a meat-theft ring encompassing at least 45 robberies.

C$250,000 in Toothpaste

Guelph, Ontario

Perps at large, presumed smiling.

3 boxes of Pokemon cards worth $500,000

bloomberg

Spartanburg, South Carolina

The initial police report erroneously catalogued the cards taken from a collector.

Truck full of COVID-19 Test kits

Fennor, Ireland

The truck was found; the test kits and perps were not.

Oscar Mayer Wienermobile catalytic converter

Las Vegas

A garage patched the hole, and the Wienermobile continued on to its scheduled event

1 million+ BAHT in Durian

Trat Province, Thailand

Afterwards, police began offering an overnight plantation-guarding service.

17.5 Tons of olives

bloomberg

Las Vegas, Spain

16 arrested for thefts from six farms.

10-TON Ramses II Statue

bloomberg

Aswan, Egypt

Three men were caught with digging equipment and a crane in an attempt to steal 10-TON Ramses II Statue.

2,000,000 Dimes

Philadelphia

Taken from a truck originating at a US Mint facility; 10 or more men presumed responsible, annoying at checkouts.

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Trash bag full of beef jerky worth at least $2,000

Espa?ola, New Mexico

A subsequent break-in forced the store to throw away three bins¡¯ worth of jerky

Around 200,000 Cadbury creme eggs and other sweets worth ?54,000+

Telford, UK

One sticky-fingered man pleaded guilty.

57 watermelons

Merced County, California

Two men were arrested, and the melons were returned.

60 containers of bull sperm

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Olfen, Germany

Perps missing, presumed scientifically literate; police noted that bull sperm must be preserved using liquid nitrogen at -196C (-321F).

20 briskets worth $3,000

Austin

The restaurant¡¯s owner and manager were later indicted on unrelated workers¡¯-compensation fraud charges, which they denied; the owner passed away this June.

Funeral home van, corpse included

Chicago

One man was arrested for allegedly taking the van with the body of a 47-year-old father of 12 inside it.

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