Robberies and thefts

The man ingested the egg locket at a jewelry store in New Zealand last week, according to the authorities.

A South Korean man accused of stealing a Choco Pie and a mini custard cake was acquitted after a prosecution that drew widespread criticism.

A Paris prosecutor said two men and two women were arrested as part of an investigation into the robbery at the museum.

He had been best known as a daring urban dirt-bike rider who had pulled off stunts at iconic sites in Paris, according to several friends.

Some law enforcement officials say they think organized crime rings from South America, in particular from Colombia, are responsible for the crime sprees.

The Damascus museum theft set off an official investigation in what may be one of Syria’s largest losses of antiquities in recent years.

Three of the four people whom the police believe carried out the theft have been arrested. But the jewelry is nowhere to be found.

In addition to the two main suspects, who partially admitted to the robbery, two others have been charged by the Paris prosecutor overseeing the case.

The robbers used explosives to gain entry to a precious-metal company in Lyon, French officials said. The police recovered the items.