Thief's are switching from paintings because it is easier to get rid of jewels because the metal can be melted down and the gems remounted and so resold. These guys were sloppy and they think and they pulled a heist last month.
Serenity
The Zoo
The car slowed as they approached the hotel, headlights piercing the dense fog that curled and swirled over San Francisco’s streets. The familiar rhythm of the city was muffled, its sounds swallowed by the heavy mist. Mike navigated the final turns carefully, the shine of a cable car track barely visible before it vanished into the oppressive gray haze. The vehicle slid silently under the grand, dimly lit awning of the hotel entrance.