According to police and the courts, he absolutely stole what the article says he did. The souvenir shop replica story has also been repeated by police and has n

According to police and the courts, he absolutely stole what the article says he did. The souvenir shop replica story has also been repeated by police and has never been disputed by the jewel's owners as far as I can tell. (I remember the police statements from the time of his initial arrest - I don't have time to hunt for them now but if you really want to you would probably have some luck at cbc.ca.)