21.   But if your finger becomes your password, might thieves also be willing to cut one off to steal a car?

22.   But the thieves were in and out of the house in minutes.

23.   By the time an alarm sounds, most professional thieves are gone.

24.   By making quick turns on the short residential streets in Nutley, the thieves were swiftly out of sight.

25.   Computer break-ins are not new, but the methods used by many data thieves are getting more sophisticated.

26.   Evans said a professional thief would be leery of operating at night because of the likelihood of someone being home.

27.   Few thieves are willing to take that risk, the brokers said.

28.   For example, he said, thieves may be targeting rental car agencies.

29.   He believes the thieves were in the apartment when the trio arrived after dinner.

30.   He said investigators did not know how much money was taken or how many thieves were involved.