" In recent years, the old-school "Thief" games have been eclipsed by other titles that have improved upon the genre, including Ubisoft's "Assassin's Creed" and "Splinter Cell" series and Arkane Studios' "Dishonored.

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To prosecutors, the 26-year-old Swartz was a thief whose aims to make information available didn't excuse the illegal acts he was charged with: breaking into a wiring closet at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and tapping into its computer network to download millions of paid-access scholarly articles, which he planned to share publicly.

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After library officials found the notebook, in which Bland had stuck four 200-year-old maps, the FBI started pursuing the map thief in earnest.

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The thief was described as white, about 30 years old, 5ft 11in tall, of slim build, with black shoulder length hair and he was wearing a black tracksuit.

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The thief is white, 25-30-years-old with short hair and a gaunt and freckled complexion.

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Her six-year-old nephew narrowly missed the drama, walking into the shop the moment the thief left.

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The thief is white, 5ft 6ins tall, of slim build and between 28 and 30 years old.

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