Ding dong, are you missing a bell? Acting on a tip, police recovered a 5,300 pound copper bell that was stolen last week from the garden of St. Mary’s Cathedral in West Oakland, California. [More]
Copper Traded For Crack
By October 26, 2011
Some enterprising drug dealers are helping copper thieves cut out the middleman. They’re accepting copper pipe as legal tender in exchange for crack cocaine. [More]
The Most Shoplifted Food In The World? That's Right, "Cheese."
By October 26, 2011
The First WorldWide Shrinkage Survey is not about taking a scientific approach to a Seinfeld plot line. Instead, it measures shoplifting around the globe. “Shrinkage,” in retail parlance, is when people take things from stores without paying for them. And according to their study, the most shoplifted item in the world in 2011 was cheese. [More]
Man In "ZZ Top Beard" Tries To Rob 2 Banks In 10 Minutes
By October 25, 2011
A man sporting a “ZZ Top” style beard is wanted in Philadelphia after he robbed two different banks in 10 minutes. [More]
Thieves Stealing Pickup Truck Tailgates
By October 24, 2011
The movie “Gone in 60 Seconds” is a lot more plausible if instead of stealing the whole car, you only focus on one smaller aspect of it. That’s what thieves in Oswego, IL are doing, stealing just the tailgates from pickup trucks. [More]
Man Finds Parts Of His Stolen 1949 Ford Shoebox On Craigslist
By October 21, 2011
Craigslist is a great place to find stuff. Like parts from the 1949 Ford Shoebox that was stolen from your driveway. [More]
4 Suspects Arrested For Keeping People In "Dungeon" To Steal Their Social Security Checks
By October 20, 2011
Four suspects have been arrested after being accused of a diabolical scheme where they locked up people in a basement and stole their Social Security checks. [More]
How To Lock A Bike Properly
By October 6, 2011
Bicycle mechanic for three decades Hal Ruzal shows you how to lock up your bike properly, so while the cops are using bait bikes to catch bike thieves, you can keep on riding high. [More]
Campus Cops Catch Bike Thieves With "Bait Bikes"
By October 5, 2011
With a high concentration of bicycles and larges crowds to hide in, campuses and universities have been a favorite target for bike thieves. Sometimes they take just one, sometimes a crew comes and cleans out a whole rack. Now campus police at the University of Minnesota are fighting back with “bait bikes.” [More]
Teen Freed From Coke Machine He Tried To Steal From
By September 28, 2011
The recession continues to inspire people to do stupid crap to avoid paying money. This week’s case in point, the teen who got stuck in a Coke machine after he tried to get a free can of soda. [More]
Man Arrested While Siphoning 250 Gallons From Gas Station
By September 9, 2011
Sometimes gas siphoning thieves are found when they accidentally get gas in their mouths when trying to initiate the transfer from a gas tank to their canisters. This one was caught after the gas station owner got suspicious about the minivan sitting on his lot. When police arrived, they opened the doors to find a generator-powered vacuum slurping up 250 gallons of diesel from the station’s tanks into the plastic drums inside the retrofitted van. [More]
Daycare Owner Doped Kids To Make Them Go To Sleep
By September 9, 2011
A daycare owner in Texas was arrested by police for mixing antihistamines into the kids’ milk to make them fall asleep. [More]
Man Arrested At Winn-Dixie With Lobster, Shrimp, And Pork Down His Pants
By September 8, 2011
If you’re going to shoplift two lobster tails, two bags of shrimp, and a pork loin from a grocery store, what’s the least obvious way to do so? Shove them in your shorts, of course. A MIssissippi man is accused of shoplifting after allegedly doing just that. [More]
Federal Prosecutor Is Latest Credit Card Skimming Victim
By September 6, 2011
ATM credit card skimming has gotten so pervasive that thieves managed to snag the digits of U.S. Attorney Jenny Durkan, a federal prosecutor, and lift $1,000 from her bank account. [More]
Fake Utility Workers Stealing Thousands In Jewelry From Customers
By August 18, 2011
Thieves have been dressing up as local utility workers for BGE in Maryland. [More]
Man Finds Camera Hidden In Starbucks Bathroom, Doesn't Even Get A Free Coffee For It
By August 12, 2011
A plumber is pissed after finding a camera hidden inside a Starbucks men’s room. First it was the camera, then it was the employees’ blase attitude, then it was the police seizing his laptop. And he didn’t get a thank you from Starbucks for his deed, not even a free coffee. [More]
Wedding Photographer Convicted For Not Turning Over Photos To Couple
By August 11, 2011
This story is sweet justice for anyone out there who’s gotten married and had to beg and plead just to get their photos back: a South Carolina wedding photographer was sentenced to two years of house arrest for not turning over the photos he took of a couple’s wedding, even though they had already paid him $2,450. [More]
Extreme Couponer Arrested For Stealing 185 Newspapers
By August 10, 2011
A woman who “just loves to save money” is in legal trouble after surveillance cameras caught her stealing bags of unsold newspapers from newspaper boxes. Her goal was to snatch up as many coupon inserts as possible. [More]
