Thieves stole more than 1,000 historic artifacts from a California museum earlier this month, according to the Oakland Police Department.

The heist occurred just before 3:30 a.m. Oct. 15 at the Oakland Museum of California’s off-site storage facility, the police department said in a statement Wednesday.

"The suspect(s) broke into the facility and stole more than 1,000 items from the Museum’s collection, including Native American baskets, jewelry, laptops, and other historic artifacts," it wrote, sharing photos of some stolen items.

Some of the artifacts stolen from the Oakland Museum of California.

via Oakland Police Dept.

It is investigating the burglary with the FBI, the police department told reporters Wednesday.

"The theft that occurred represents a brazen act that robs the p

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