Art thieves are using battlefield tactics to break into museums and take away pricey displays.

On 1 November last year, thieves blew open the door of MPV Gallery in Oisterwijk, Netherlands and stole two Andy Warhol screen prints exhibited there.

Last 25 January, three thieves attacked the Drents Museum in Assen, a city also in the Dutch country. They dismantled its door using explosives and stole four ancient artifacts, including a golden helmet from Romania.

Reports said three suspects were arrested on Thursday, 30 January. The trio are from Heerhugowaard, a city more than 100 miles away from the crime scene.

There was no information about the stolen golden bracelets and helmet, which Romanian authorities fear would be melted down by the thieves to sell them.

Other thieves prefer a noise-free way of stealing so as not to attract attention.

At a bird shop in Saddle Brook, New Jersey, United States, a customer was inquiring about a parrot for sale on 23 January.

Birds by Joe 2 owner Katarina Rukavishnikova told the man in a hoodie that the baby African Grey parrot, which is very good at mimicking sounds, was worth $7,000.

Rukavishnikova was expecting a sale when the man suddenly snatched the cage with the parrot and ran outside the shop. The stunned owner tried to go after the thief but he was gone when she reached the shop door.

The store’s security camera caught the broad daylight robbery and the video clip was immediately posted on Instagram, together with the photo of the parrot, to help in its recovery and arrest of the thief.

Local police also are requesting the public’s help in finding the suspect by calling them, according to the New York Post.