Thieves steal Hollywood puppeteers' whole show, get away with $40K in props

A Hollywood puppeteer is scrambling to rebuild after a U-Haul shipping box holding an estimated $40,000 worth of handmade props was stolen outside her Beachwood Canyon apartment earlier this week, according to a fundraiser and multiple media reports. The Feb. 9 puppet heist occurred sometime between 5:35 a.m. and 5:49 a.m., just minutes before Jackie Smook went to unpack it at 6 a.m., the [...]