61.   A thief in law is the Russian equivalent of a made man in the Mafia.

62.   An officer said the thieves were after appliances left on rooftops or upper floors of half-buried houses.

63.   Asataha said he suspected Israeli thieves were involved in the theft.

64.   But U.S. companies that make idea-intensive products lose tens of billions of dollars annually in potential export revenues because thieves are stealing their stuff.

65.   Detectives believe there were three thieves, armed with guns.

66.   He added that the thieves are unlikely to be able to resell the Torah in Romania, as police have already been alerted.

67.   Just yards away, thieves were at work, after breaking in by removing tiles from the roof.

68.   Johnstone said police believe the thieves are gangs of men.

69.   Judging from the way the wrapping was torn, it appeared the thief was in a hurry, Messina said.

70.   Linden police had said earlier that the thieves were probably unaware of their deadly cargo.