jewel theft
Stealing precious stones
Jewel theft is the crime of stealing precious gems, jewelry, or other valuables—typically high-value items from stores, museums, or wealthy individuals.
The term often evokes elaborate heists: The jewel theft made headlines when thieves bypassed the museum's security.
It appears frequently in crime fiction and film, where jewel thief suggests a sophisticated criminal rather than a common burglar.
- heistOrganized large-scale theft
- inside jobCrime with insider help
- diamondCrystallized carbon gemstone
- vaultSecure storage chamber
- burglarOne who breaks in
museum · glass case · safe · gems · robbery · cat burglar · loot · security · laser · laser grid · security system · disguise · mastermind · fence · black market · precious · sparkle · case
- crimerobbery, accomplice, alibi, burglary, conspiracy
- theftstealing, larceny, steal, burglary, robbery
- heistsheist, bank job, bank heist, bank robbery, art heist
- featsfeat, stunt, exploit, daring feat, deed
- robberyrobbery, armed robbery, bank robbery, holdup, hold-up
jewel theftarmed robbery
Theft with weapon threat
smash-and-grab · mugging · violent crime · street crime · bank heist
jewel, theft, jewels, jeweled, jeweller, jewelry, jewellery, bejeweled, bejewelled