RECOVERED - Cabazon Artifacts

Federal Bureau of Investigation and
Cabazon Tribal Police Department

Report of

STOLEN NATIVE AMERICAN ARTIFACTS NOW RECOVERED

ON May 17, 2005, we received a phone call from Special Agent Joe Stuart informing us that 14 of 17 articles taken on January 11, 2005 have been recovered. An alert, concerned citizen saw the stolen items, went home to check the ATADA Theft Alert Page, then called Joe Stuart (the Cabazon Tribal Police having been disbanded in the interim). We thank Joe for informing us of the good news.


Below are photos of items taken during an early morning burglary on January 11, 2005, of the cultural museum at the Cabazon Band of Mission Indians located in Indio, California. These artifacts are valued at more than $100,000 and were comprised of personally loaned items as well as items loaned from the State of California.

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Stolen Pot Now Recovered

Reference: Cabazon Tribal Police Department file number, L05-0066, FBI file number 198C-LA-240406.

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Stolen Pot Now Recovered

Reference: Cabazon Tribal Police Department file number, L05-0066, FBI file number 198C-LA-240406.

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Stolen Pot Now Recovered

Reference: Cabazon Tribal Police Department file number, L05-0066, FBI file number 198C-LA-240406.

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Stolen Pot Now Recovered

Reference: Cabazon Tribal Police Department file number, L05-0066, FBI file number 198C-LA-240406.

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Stolen Pot Now Recovered

Reference: Cabazon Tribal Police Department file number, L05-0066, FBI file number 198C-LA-240406.

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Stolen Pot Now Recovered

Reference: Cabazon Tribal Police Department file number, L05-0066, FBI file number 198C-LA-240406.

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Stolen Pot Now Recovered

Reference: Cabazon Tribal Police Department file number, L05-0066, FBI file number 198C-LA-240406.

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Stolen Basket Now Recovered

Reference: Cabazon Tribal Police Department file number, L05-0066, FBI file number 198C-LA-240406.

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Stolen Basket Now Recovered

Reference: Cabazon Tribal Police Department file number, L05-0066, FBI file number 198C-LA-240406.

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Stolen Basket Now Recovered

Reference: Cabazon Tribal Police Department file number, L05-0066, FBI file number 198C-LA-240406.

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Stolen Basket Now Recovered

Reference: Cabazon Tribal Police Department file number, L05-0066, FBI file number 198C-LA-240406.

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Stolen Basket Now Recovered

Reference: Cabazon Tribal Police Department file number, L05-0066, FBI file number 198C-LA-240406.

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Stolen Basket Now Recovered

Reference: Cabazon Tribal Police Department file number, L05-0066, FBI file number 198C-LA-240406.

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Stolen Basket Now Recovered.

Reference: Cabazon Tribal Police Department