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April 13, 2006: Rare LDS Books Stolen from Utah Museum
"SALT LAKE CITY Two first-edition copies of the Book of Mormon were among a dozen rare books that could be worth more than $300,000 stolen from a museum, authorities said."
"The theft at Pioneer Memorial Museum on Capitol Hill was discovered early Wednesday, and investigators believe someone used a hammer to shatter a glass case where the books were stored, said Lt. Tony Garcia of the Utah Department of Public Safety."
"Stolen were 11 copies of the Book of Mormon, the central text of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and a Tibetan wood printing block, said Garcia."
