Police say a Los Angeles-area woman stole 2,000 library books, as well as a number of DVDs, and was suspected of planning to sell off the collection. Library staff notified authorities after they noticed massive numbers of books had gone missing between March and July, and that a customer was acting suspiciously. [More]
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U.S. Mint Officer Admits He Stole And Sold $2.4 Million In Coins
By 9.9.11
Money isn’t necessarily safe in the hands of those who mint it. A U.S. Mint employee pleaded guilty to theft of government property and tax evasion, admitting he swiped $2.4 million in coins with errors and sold them to a California coin distributor. The $1 presidential coins he admitted to stealing were missing lettering, and the convict knew he could get a premium for them because the errors gave them more value in the coin collecting market. [More]
Woman Tracks Stolen iPad, Authorities Fail To Do Anything About It
By 6.29.11
The neat thing about high-falutin’ technology these days is that if you lose it, many times you can use software to track it. Which is all well and good, except when that’s all you can do — watch as it travels around without you. Such was the case for a woman who left her iPad on a plane seat. [More]
Alabama Brewery Owner Moonlights As Detective To Track Down Stolen Kegs
By 6.13.11
When an owner of an Alabama brewery lost 40 beer kegs in a heist, he took it upon himself to track down the culprits and the containers. Now comes the difficult part: Waiting for the legal system to get off its duff and allow him to reclaim the property he claims is his. [More]
Pro Football Player Accused Of Stealing Beer From Casino Deli
By 4.5.11
No matter how tough things may be for out-of-work pro football players, it’s doubtful they’re hard up enough for cash that they have to resort to swiping beer. [More]
Woman Robs Girl Scout Of $92
By 1.26.11
A 7-year-old Girl Scout and her mom set up shop selling cookies at a Florida shopping center when a woman in her 30s allegedly decided that she preferred a wad of cash to Thin Mints. Police say the woman swiped $92 and sped off in her car. [More]
Thief Tries To Buy $3K Worth Of Chicken Sandwiches With Stolen Credit Card
By 1.10.11
You’re a thief who has just exercised your criminal genius to swipe two credit cards from an unsuspecting victim. You know you probably have only a few hours to use your golden tickets to fulfill your dreams before the cards are rendered worthless. What do you do? Try and buy as many chicken sandwiches as possible, of course. [More]
How You'll Be Robbed Of $423 This Year Without Realizing It
By 10.20.10
If Punky Brewster taught me anything, it’s that shoplifting is harmful to everyone’s bottom line. Retailers, which pass the costs of insurance against theft to customers, will cause the average shopper to part with $423 extra at the mall this year. [More]
Burglars Take 34 Seconds To Swipe Nearly $10K From AZ Apple Store
By 6.30.10
Forget about the Nicolas Cage movie Gone in 60 Seconds. A pair of swift-moving Arizona bandits made off with $9,400 in Apple Store goods in the time it takes your iTunes to boot up. [More]
Universal Really Needs To Release This Movie On DVD
By 6.29.10
Often all you need to see is a movie poster to know that a movie will be unspeakably awesome. This 1950 drama, apparently never released on home video but somehow seen and rated by 58 incredibly lucky IMDB users, is undoubtedly a spiritual successor to Reefer Madness, but has been lost to the ages. [More]
Amazon Replaces Delivered, Stolen Package
By 9.1.09
Sarah ordered a book on Amazon, but the package was stolen before she could get to it. She called Amazon and was pleasantly surprised with the results. She writes:
DirecTV Installer Tips Himself By Stealing Your Roll Of Quarters And Gun
By 12.30.08
Reader Angel writes that a DirecTV installer in Oklahoma added a cable to her house, and subtracted $10 in quarters and a nine millimeter.
Friendly Gap Cashier Pockets Lost Wallet
By 12.28.07
Alenaya traced her lost wallet to a recently visited Gap and pieced together a disturbing story:
Seemingly, walked away from register and wallet fell out of pocket. Kind customer behind me gives to cashier, who sticks it on the side of the register and does not log or tell manager my wallet fell.
