1.   In one infamous local case, a Spanish national named Jose Torres-Carbonnel was suspected of stealing thousands of items from Harvard, mostly from Widener.

2.   Mitnick, despite being accused of stealing thousands of credit-card numbers and other valuable information, has never attempted to profit from any of it.

3.   He is accused of stealing thousands of dollars worth of tools from his employer, Pacific Bell.

4.   He remains at large and is accused of stealing thousands from public funds.

5.   He was accused of stealing thousands of dollars worth of tools from his employer, Pacific Bell, and of lying to get out of a speeding ticket.

6.   On Wednesday police fired warning shots to stop a crowd from stealing thousands of dollars worth of shrimp from fish ponds near Jakarta.

7.   Police in the central Ukrainian city of Kirovohrad have arrested the woman on suspicion of stealing thousands of letters received from abroad.

8.   They were accused of stealing thousands of dollars worth of prescription drugs and instant lottery tickets.