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Thief Foils Cops With Toilet Paper Mask

Sometimes, simpler is better

(Newser) - For one Nebraska robber, a low-tech disguise seems to have done the trick: He wrapped his head in toilet paper and calmly robbed a convenience store with a knife. Despite being caught on a surveillance camera and a quick police response, he got away with the contents of the safe...

Thieves Tunnel Into Marijuana Dispensary

Suspects blamed for earlier pot heist

(Newser) - Four men have been charged with tunneling into an Orange Country marijuana dispensary and trying to make off with a stack of plants. The California gang was caught when the operation triggered an alarm—installed after a burglary two weeks ago, which is blamed on the same culprits. Responding officers...

Man Robbed of iPad Also Loses Finger

Thief pulling on shopping bag strips flesh off victim's pinky

(Newser) - A Colorado man picking up an iPad for a friend was robbed as he left the store—and the thief pulled so hard on the bag holding the gadget that the robbery victim also lost part of a finger. "He stripped the skin off my pinky and it went...

Would-Be Robber-'Vampire' Bites Cabbie

New York robbery ends with strange assault

(Newser) - A taxicab robbery turned terrifying when the would-be thief decided to try out his Dracula act. An unlucky NY cabbie picked up a man in Harlem who asked to go further uptown. At their destination, the man pulled a handgun and demanded cash. A struggle ensued, and the thief bit...

German Cops Hunt 'Dumb' Gang in $340K Poker Heist

Robbers left 'mountains of clues' after raid on Berlin tourney

(Newser) - German police say it will be only a matter of time before they catch up with the gang who made off with $340,000 in jackpot money after storming a Berlin poker tournament over the weekend. The masked, machete- and gun-wielding thugs carried out the robbery "chaotically and amateurishly"...

Vegas Shooter Killed His Brother in 1976

Johnny Wicks also implicated in rape, robbery, domestic abuse

(Newser) - The man who killed a court officer, wounded a US marshal, and died himself in a hail of police bullets in Las Vegas on Monday was no stranger to the criminal justice system. The most egregious of Johnny Wicks’ transgressions was a 1976 conviction for the murder of his own...

'Skank Agent' Busted in Craigslist Robberies

Johns were lured to Wisconsin motel

(Newser) - A self-described teenage "skank agent" has been busted for luring johns on Craigslist to hotels to be robbed, police report. The Wisconsin girl, 17, offered sex in exchange for an apartment under the "Adult Gigs" section of Craigslist. Once lured to a motel, men who responded to the...

Would-Be Robbers Return Wallet to Soldier

Milwaukee muggers thank man for service after seeing ID card

(Newser) - A group of Milwaukee muggers proved yesterday that there is, in fact, honor among thieves. After stopping a university student, holding a gun to his neck, and rummaging through his wallet, the group spotted an Army ID and decided to spare the man. "At one point he actually thanked...

Brit Cops Hunt Burka-Clad Robbery Gang

Ax-wielding male thieves made off with cash, jewelry

(Newser) - British police are investigating three robberies in which men covered in burkas stole hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash and jewelry. In separate incidents, the men burst into travel agency and jeweler shops, threatening employees with a knife, a gun, and even an ax, reports the Independent. The crimes...

UK Police Arrest Third Man in $65M Robbery

Authorities use DNA evidence to find Graff jewelry suspects

(Newser) - British police arrested a third man today suspected of participating in the biggest jewelry heist in British history, the Times of London reports. Police already have two men in custody, having captured at least one from DNA evidence left at the scene of the crime. Authorities have said that the...

Robber Mocks Victim on Facebook
Robber Mocks Victim on Facebook
Aug 15, 2009 6:20 PM CDT

Robber Mocks Victim on Facebook

'TV was rubbish so I left it ... regards your nighttime burglar'

(Newser) - A robber who swiped a family's laptop and iPhone in England this week has returned to haunt them—on Facebook, the Telegraph reports. "I have the laptop, phones OK but a bit scratched itll do," the thief wrote after hacking into the Facebook page of Victoria Richardson,...

Men Swipe $65M in UK's Biggest Jewel Heist

(Newser) - Two well-dressed men escaped from one of London's most expensive jewelers with $65 million worth of rings, necklaces, and watches last week, in what the Telegraph calls the biggest heist in British history. Yesterday authorities released surveillance footage of the robbers, who used three cars to make their getaway. Their...

Cops Nab NHL Player in Cabbie Beating

Blackhawks' Cane accused of pummeling Buffalo driver over 20¢

(Newser) - Buffalo police arrested Chicago Blackhawks player Patrick Kane today for allegedly beating a cabbie who refused to give him change, the Buffalo News reports. Kane, 20, and his cousin James Kane, 21, are facing second-degree robbery and two misdemeanor charges in the incident. The 62-year-old cabbie told police that the...

Slain Couple Stashed 100K in Home Safe

Adoptive parents of 13 gave gang boss financial help

(Newser) - The gang who killed a Florida couple in a military-style assault on their home were after a safe that contained $100,000 in cash, a source tells CNN. The suspects fled with a smaller safe after being unable to open the main one, according to the source. The smaller safe...

7 Busted in Slaying of Couple Who Took in Disabled Kids

Men trained for military-style assault on parents of 17

(Newser) - The video surveillance system a wealthy Florida couple installed to keep track of their 13 adopted children has helped catch their murderers, the Pensacola News Journal reports. The seven men in custody trained for up to a month to carry out a military-style invasion on the home of the couple,...

SC 'Serial Killer' May Be Dead: NC Cops

(Newser) - North Carolina police have shot and killed a man who may have been the shooter responsible for five deaths in a nearby South Carolina town, the Gaffney Ledger reports. Members of the 100-member task force combing through Cherokee County, SC, visited the crime scene in neighboring Gaston County, NC. “...

French Cops Bust 26 in Record Jewel Heist

(Newser) - French cops have busted 26 people linked to the biggest jewelry heist ever in France, reports the Guardian. Police swooped in after learning that foreign buyers were about to contact the team to purchase gems lifted late last year in a brazen daylight armed robbery in Paris. The suspects, both...

Ore. Woman Dodges Charge for Fetus Cut From Womb

Faces death penalty for aggravated killing

(Newser) - The Oregon woman accused of cutting the fetus out of another woman has been indicted on aggravated murder charges, but she won’t be charged for the fetus’ death, the AP reports. Under Oregon law, it must be shown that a baby drew at least one breath outside the womb...

Picasso Sketchbook Worth $16M Stolen in Paris

(Newser) - Thieves stole a sketchbook containing 33 Pablo Picasso drawings from the Picasso Museum in Paris, the Daily Mail reports. The security system was somehow disabled and there was no sign of forced entry. The theft occurred sometime last night or early today and resembles the 2007 robbery of the home...

Foiled Robber Leaves Store With $40, Bread

Shopkeeper pulls gun on would-be perp, who begs for mercy, food

(Newser) - A man approached a Long Island convenience store counter with a baseball bat, demanding cash; the shop owner whipped out his shotgun, prompting the man’s tearful pleas for mercy. The impassioned display worked, Newsday reports: Mohammad Sohail took pity on the robber and gave him $40 and a loaf...

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