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Nov 15, 2012 12:53 PM CST

JFK Heist Nets $1.2M in iPad Minis

Thieves use airport's own forklift to load pallets

(Newser) - Looks like there could be some cheap iPad Minis on the market before Christmas. Thieves stole about 3,600 of them—with a retail value around $1.2 million—from a cargo building at JFK Airport, reports the New York Post . Cops suspect an inside job because the thieves pulled...

Tower of London Guards
Spot Thief, Watch Helplessly

Nov 12, 2012 1:43 PM CST

Tower of London Guards Spot Thief, Watch Helplessly

...as he stole keys ... from an unlocked box

(Newser) - A comedy of errors, out of one of the British capital's most famed landmarks: A thief scaled the front gate and an inner wall of the Tower of London last Tuesday, but once he climbed into the sentry box, his work was already done for him. A metal box...

Boy Blows Parents'
Life Savings on Candy

Boy Blows Parents' Life Savings on Candy

Sticky-fingered thief spent nearly $4K

(Newser) - A 9-year-old Ukrainian boy caused a big headache for his parents (and maybe a stomachache for himself) by spending their entire life savings on sweets, reports Russia's Ria Novosti . During a school vacation, the boy took nearly $4,000 from his parents' stash of euros and dollars, which was...

Man Admits Burglarizing Pelosi's Home—Twice

Nov 8, 2012 10:31 AM CST

Man Admits Burglarizing Pelosi's Home—Twice

Kevin Michael Hagan, 21, returned to the scene of the crime

(Newser) - A 21-year-old man has admitted to burglarizing Nancy Pelosi's California home on Monday ... and then again on Tuesday, reports NBC Bay Area . Police were tipped off to the first break-in by the House minority leader's alarm system, which was triggered on Monday after the glass doors to her...

Amy Winehouse's
Wedding Dress
Goes Missing

Nov 1, 2012 8:45 AM CDT

Amy Winehouse's Wedding Dress Goes Missing

Her foundation believes it was stolen

(Newser) - Amy Winehouse's marriage to Blake Fielder-Civil didn't last , and it seems a memento from her 2006 wedding day has met an unfortunate end as well. The AP reports that the late singer's wedding dress has gone missing from her former London home; it's believed to have...

Cops: Suspects Get $1M From Casino Kiosks in Scam

Oct 27, 2012 12:33 PM CDT

Cops: Suspects Get $1M From Casino Kiosks in Scam

Withdrew bank accounts over and over, in 60 seconds

(Newser) - The scheme wasn't exactly Oceans 11-like in complexity, but authorities say 14 people robbed a total of $1 million from casino kiosks thanks to a bank loophole, reports NBC News . Authorities say the suspects would open accounts at Citibank, then go to casinos in California and Nevada and withdraw...

Thief Who Left Victim
on Tracks Sent to Prison

Oct 23, 2012 3:16 PM CDT

Thief Who Left Victim on Tracks Sent to Prison

He robbed drunk man in Sweden, left him to get hit by train

(Newser) - A 28-year-old Tunisian who was caught on security camera robbing a man who had fallen onto the tracks on the Stockholm subway and then leaving him to be hit by a train was sentenced today to a year and a half in prison for theft. A Swedish court ordered Nadar...

Smartphone Thefts Soaring

Oct 22, 2012 2:08 AM CDT

Smartphone Thefts Soaring

Carriers moving to make stolen phones worthless

(Newser) - Police departments, lawmakers, and wireless companies are scrambling to tackle a crime wave veteran cops call "the new purse-snatching," the AP reports. Cell phone thefts, especially of the priciest smartphones, are soaring nationwide and now make up close to half of all robberies in cities including New York...

Crown Jewels From Ghana Snatched in Hotel Lobby

Oct 12, 2012 4:10 PM CDT

Crown Jewels From Ghana Snatched in Hotel Lobby

King's rep shrugs off theft as 'not such a big deal'

(Newser) - Even a king has to keep an eye on his luggage, apparently. King Otumfuo Osei Tutu II of Ghana was visiting Norway this week when some of his family's crown jewels were snatched from a hotel lobby in Oslo, the BBC reports. Police say they have "good" surveillance...

Canadians Seize
Stolen Maple Syrup

Oct 4, 2012 3:22 AM CDT

Canadians Seize Stolen Maple Syrup

But no arrests made yet in $20m heist

(Newser) - Authorities in Canada appear to be closing in on the sticky-fingered crooks behind history's biggest maple syrup heist . Police have seized more than $1.4 million worth of syrup—500,000 pounds of the stuff—from a warehouse in New Brunswick, the Globe and Mail reports. Investigators will test...

Nurses' Aide Stole
Wedding Bands From Vets

Sep 25, 2012 4:32 PM CDT

Nurses' Aide Stole Wedding Bands From Vets

Virginia woman gets 5 years for thefts at nursing home

(Newser) - A nurses' assistant at a state nursing home for veterans in Virginia has been sentenced to five years in prison for selling rings that were stripped from the fingers of patients under her care. Ashley Michelle Sweeney, 24, was sentenced in Roanoke to 24 years in prison, although all but...

Cops Catch Burglar
Asleep on the Floor

Sep 24, 2012 12:30 PM CDT

Cops Catch Burglar Asleep on the Floor

Apparently nodded off while robbing house

(Newser) - No car chases necessary: Police picked up a burglar curled up on the kitchen floor of the Oregon house he was trying to rob, they say. The homeowners called police after spotting the 20-year-old sleeping man. He had apparently entered the home through an unlocked door before searching for valuables,...

Robbers Spend Rare Coins
at Face Value ... on Pizza

police say

Sep 21, 2012 4:36 PM CDT

Robbers Spend Rare Coins at Face Value ... on Pizza

Young couple nabbed for coin theft in Washington state

(Newser) - A tip for rare-coin robbers: Spending your loot at face value for a pizza tends to draw a little attention. That's what police say happened when Dakoda Garren, 19, threw down an old Liberty quarter worth up to $18,500 for a purchase at Rocky's Pizza in Battle...

Worst Pickpocket Theft
You Will Ever See

Sep 15, 2012 9:15 AM CDT

Worst Pickpocket Theft You Will Ever See

Thief leaves drunk victim on subway tracks with train coming

(Newser) - We've got Good Samaritans, we've got people who look the other way, and now we've got ... this guy. Evil Samaritan, maybe? After a drunk man fell onto subway tracks in Sweden, another man hopped down, stole his wallet, and left him there to get hit by an...

Cops: Airline Workers Stole
100K Mini
Booze Bottles

Sep 13, 2012 7:26 PM CDT

Cops: Airline Workers Stole 100K Mini Booze Bottles

18 arrested, mostly truck drivers

(Newser) - Authorities say workers at New York's Kennedy airport stole 100,000 mini liquor bottles and duty-free items such as larger bottles of liquor, perfume, and cigarettes. Eighteen employees were arrested yesterday on charges including larceny and possession of stolen property. Fifteen are current or former truck drivers for LSG...

Man Gets Ebola ...
From Phone
He Stole

Man Gets Ebola ... From Phone He Stole

And it was worth just $24

(Newser) - A Ugandan thief got a serious lesson in why you shouldn't steal, particularly from people with deadly diseases. After breaking into a hospital isolation ward earlier this month and stealing a cell phone from an Ebola patient, the suspect came down with Ebola himself. The patient, who later died,...

Lindsay Lohan Off Hook
in Hollywood Hills Theft

Aug 29, 2012 12:42 AM CDT

Lindsay Lohan Off Hook in Hollywood Hills Theft

Homeowner stops cooperating with probe, say officials

(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan will not be prosecuted for a theft at a Hollywood Hills home, reports the Los Angeles Times . But it's not entirely clear if that's because Lohan had nothing to do with the theft, or merely because the homeowner and other witnesses stopped cooperating with police. Sources...

Would-Be Heroes
Restrain ... Victim

Would-Be Heroes Restrain ... Victim

They thought they were aiding a woman being assaulted by a man

(Newser) - Newsflash to would-be crime-stoppers: Sometimes, the bad guy is a bad girl. A man and a woman driving down a New Jersey street in the wee hours saw what they thought was a man assaulting a woman. So they stopped and restrained him so the woman could get away …...

Cops: Woman Gets Robbed Twice in Hours

Aug 21, 2012 5:29 PM CDT

Cops: Woman Gets Robbed Twice in Hours

The second time, it was on her way to police station

(Newser) - Police say a western Pennsylvania woman had her checkbook stolen, and as she went to the police station to report the crime, her purse was swiped. Seventy-two-year-old Harriet Sweger says she was first robbed by a woman who bumped into her and grabbed her checkbook at a grocery store. The...

Burglar Hit Steve Jobs' Home

Aug 14, 2012 10:25 AM CDT

Burglar Hit Steve Jobs' Home

Suspect Kariem McFarlin arrested this month

(Newser) - More than $60,000 worth of computers and other items were reportedly taken from Steve Jobs' Palo Alto home last month, a crime that is just now coming to light. Kariem McFarlin, 35, is suspected of stealing and then selling the property; he was arrested this month and faces nearly...