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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
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

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

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 
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Sep 1, 2012 7:00 PM CDT

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

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 
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Aug 25, 2012 1:15 PM CDT

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

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&#39; Home
 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...

Syrians' New Woe: Soaring Crime

Ban Ki-moon warns: No one will win this war

(Newser) - As the Syrian conflict rages on, police officers have abandoned their stations and the civilian infrastructure has all but disappeared. The result: soaring crime. Despite rebel attempts to monitor the situation, kidnapping and theft have become commonplace, the New York Times reports, relaying the tale of a kidnapped businessman (released...

Thief Can't Get Money, Stuffs Puppy in Pants Instead

Pomeranian worth $1K

(Newser) - When a thief walked into a Long Island pet store last month, he was looking for cash—but when he couldn’t open the register, he settled for stealing a Pomeranian puppy … which he stuffed in his pants. The suspect and another man entered the Zoorama Pet Store together,...

1,600 Turtles Flee Georgia Farm
 1,600 Turtles Flee Georgia Farm 
Jul 20, 2012 10:53 AM CDT

1,600 Turtles Flee Georgia Farm

They made a break for it after fences stolen

(Newser) - Around 1,600 fugitive turtles are hiding out in ponds and creeks in northern Georgia after making a slow but deliberate getaway from a local farm. David Driver, one of only three turtle farmers in the state, says most of his turtles escaped after vandals or possible scrap metal thieves...

Toll Booth Worker Skims $7,500: Cops

Kicker: It was during his probationary period

(Newser) - Toll booth workers can make a decent living, but maybe not this decent. A temporary bridge and tunnel officer at a Staten Island bridge allegedly skimmed $7,500 from tolls paid by drivers, reports the Staten Island Advance . Between January and March, Richard Betancourt, 22, took the $13 toll from...

Guy Finds Stolen Bike on Craigslist, Steals It Back
 Guy Finds 
 Stolen Bike 
 on Craigslist, 
 Steals It Back 
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May 13, 2012 12:07 PM CDT

Guy Finds Stolen Bike on Craigslist, Steals It Back

Danny Lesh fools thief after finding Craigslist ad

(Newser) - When Danny Lesh found his stolen bike listed for sale on Craigslist and police couldn’t help him right away, he decided to take matters into his own hands. The $600 Cannondale hybrid, which had a prominent identifying sticker on it, was listed for sale for $100 and Lesh arranged...

Cosmetics Thieves Caught With $20K in Goods: Police
Shoplifters Caught With
$20K in Cosmetics: Police
Hello, resale
May 12, 2012 5:10 PM CDT

Shoplifters Caught With $20K in Cosmetics: Police

Alleged shoplifters resold high-end beauty products

(Newser) - Police say they caught a pair of women shoplifting at a JC Penney this week in the suburbs of Washington, DC. No big deal, except the women had allegedly stuffed $20,000 in stolen beauty products into their shopping bags and car trunks, the Washington Post reports. Police accuse Darquesha...

Guy Used Stolen Bobcat to Steal 2 Deodorant Cans

Chicago man also accused of stealing gift cards

(Newser) - A Chicago man allegedly took quite a few pains to break into a dollar store and steal deodorant: Police say the suspect first stole a Bobcat loader from a construction site a block away, then used it to break the windows at West Side Family Dollar. In addition to the...

Thieves Make Off With 10-Ton Bridge
 Thieves Make Off 
 With 10-Ton Bridge 
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May 5, 2012 7:00 PM CDT

Thieves Make Off With 10-Ton Bridge

Gang stages epic fake-out

(Newser) - How to steal a 10-ton bridge? Easy: Just pretend you've been hired to demolish it. That's what a gang of metal thieves allegedly did in the Czech Republic recently, showing employees at a depot forged paperwork and telling them the bridge over unused railroad tracks needed to come...

'Hypnotist Thieves' Stir Fear in Boston's Chinatown

Boston's Chinatown on lookout for wily hypnotists

(Newser) - A woman in Boston's Chinatown claims that a trio of thieves hypnotized her into handing over $160,000—and the police are taking this seriously, the Boston Herald reports. The 57-year-old Cantonese speaker says three women stopped her on the street, did a little hocus pocus, and sent her...

Thieves' Latest Target: Manhole Covers

More than 30 have gone missing in New York

(Newser) - A crime spree is tearing up the streets of New York—literally. More than 30 manhole covers have been stolen in Queens, Brooklyn, and the Bronx in recent weeks, the New York Times reports, which is pretty startling, given that usually only two or three go missing all year. It...

Woman Arrested After Picking Up Dropped Cash

She kept $2,300 after it fell out of another customer's pocket

(Newser) - Finder, keepers does not apply here. Police nabbed a Philadelphia woman who picked up $2,300 in cash off the floor in a convenience store and kept it. The problem, police say, is that she knew it fell out of the pocket of the customer in front of her and...

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