Sentence:  The audacious hijacking in Paris of a van carrying the baggage of a Saudi prince to his private jet is obviously an embarrassment to the French capital, whose ultra-high-end boutiques have suffered a spate of <WSD>heists</WSD> in recent months. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A robbery or burglary, especially from an institution such as a bank or museum.