article_snippet.sent: Occasionally, Many neighborhood criminals steal things Many neighborhood criminals can't sell and end up dumping valuable paintings or antiques when Many neighborhood criminals are not able to sell Many neighborhood criminals on quickly.
article_snippet.sent: More specialist criminals -- those, for example, who target museums or country houses -- will be very specific and steal only what More specialist criminals -- those, for example, who target museums or country houses -- know More specialist criminals -- those, for example, who target museums or country houses -- can quickly convert to untraceable cash.
article_snippet.sent: Vehicles will have been obtained, stolen or purchased for cash and Vehicles identities cloned or changed.
article_snippet.sent: What criminals steal doesn't vary that much.
article_snippet.sent: Cash is probably first choice, followed by anything that can quickly and easily be converted to cash, like gold, jewellery and watches.
article_snippet.sent: The conversion of stolen goods to cash is risky and expensive: the Brinks MAT bullion that was traced was because the Brinks MAT bullion that was traced had been clumsily smelted and then sold on.
article_snippet.sent: Fine paintings and rare antiques are less desirable for experienced criminals -- unless Fine paintings and rare antiques are stealing to order -- because Fine paintings and rare antiques are so identifiable and because the black market is so much smaller.
article_snippet.sent: A painting may sell at an international auction for millions of dollars but A painting will only fetch a fraction of A painting true value from a dishonest collector.
article_snippet.sent: The details of any identifiable goods which have been stolen will be circulated to known markets, both in the UK and internationally.