The lost art of home plate thievery

Standing in the batter’s box and waiting for Yankees left-hander Andy Pettitte to make his 1-1 pitch, J.D. Drew sensed that Red Sox teammate Jacoby Ellsbury had larceny on his mind.

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Paul ties NBA consecutive game steals record

New Orleans Hornets guard Chris Paul tied the NBA record for most consecutive games with a steal on Tuesday night against the Memphis Grizzlies.

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Son's advice becomes dad's sentence for stealing

A judge has decided the best punishment for a man found guilty of stealing should be to take his son's words to heart — and wear them on his sleeve. Kalamazoo County circuit Judge Pamela Lightvoet ordered Daniel Cleland, 27, Monday to write or tape the words "Daddy, don't steal" on his arm or hand for seven months.

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Mom Allegedly Tells Girls to Steal Dog

A woman who allegedly instructed her two young daughters to steal a neighbor's dog was arrested on charges of contributing to the delinquency of a minor and grand theft.

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State prison officials say two southern Middle Tennessee inmates escaped, burglarized a convenience store and then returned on their own.

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Yes, Virginia, your elections are unconstitutional, and frankly, no one in power gives a damn! Check it out if you want to know why the government doesn't listen to the voters any more.

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Bainbridge Island police are looking for a man believed to have ditching a stolen car after a brief chase on Saturday, then swiping a kayak and escaping by water.

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The owners of a Richardson, Texas, gardening store have surveillance video of what appears to be a monkey burglarizing their business. Plants and Planters has been burglarized several times, but co-owner Jerry Duncan said it's "definitely never been robbed by a monkey before. …

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A Little League coach in Washington state has been accused of using some of his players to help in a break-in.

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Two men, one identified as a San Jacinto resident and the other still unidentified by press time, died in an apparent attempt to steal copper wiring from a high-voltage electrical transformer early Tuesday morning.

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A mouse diced with death when it stole some food from under the nose of a leopard at the Santago Rare Leopard Project in Hertfordshire.

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- Ocala Police say a homeless man tried to steal a baby from its mother's arms. The woman was carrying her one month old boy up the stairs at the Parkside Garden Apartments when Gregory Harris jumped out.

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Cops called in bird-catchers after a woman was robbed of her handbag – by a trained bald eagle.

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Police in northeast Ohio said a man who cut a hole in a ceiling and lowered himself into a pharmacy with a television cable foiled his plan to steal drugs when he unknowingly set off a motion detector.

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A Romanian woman was arrested after she hid a one-metre plasma TV under her skirt to smuggle it out of an electronics store.

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---And Update In My Comments Section.--- WATERLOO --- A group of men robbed a delivery driver of pizza and cash using a toy gun last night, police said.

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AIG's $2 trillion CDS portfolio triggered a government takeover, but it's not alone. Citi has $2.9 trillion, JP Morgan Chase $9.2 trillion, and the Bank of International Settlements reports a global $57 trillion burden, much of it toxic and plenty to sink holders of enough of it.

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The highly detailed satellite images provided by Google Earth opened a unique window on the world when it was launched in 2005, one that proved all too enticing for roofer Tom Berge; he used the website to hunt down a fortune in scrap metal on the roofs of historic buildings near …

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PALM BAY, Fla. -- Twin brothers, both 16 years old, were behind bars Thursday after they were arrested for trying to sell stolen electronics on the Internet.

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In Racine, four sisters take care of each other's 17 children, and you're paying for it. The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel says the four are in-home child care providers under the Wisconsin Shares program.

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Sheboygan County prosecutors say a 21-year-old man who crashed his uncle's car called police to report that he stole the car and had been drinking. The man was charged Friday with a felony count of taking and driving a vehicle without the owner's consent.

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A man from New York state is facing charges, after he allegedly stole a shark from a pet shop. 30-year-old Elbert Starks is accused of fishing the $350 shark out of an aquarium in the pet store in Lynbrook, in Long Island, on December 12.

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A New York man is accused of going fishing in a pet store aquarium where he caught a $350 shark and smuggled it out of the shop under his jacket.

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A new sleeper virus that could allow hackers to steal financial and personal information has now spread to more than eight million computers in what industry analysts say is one of the most serious infections they have ever seen.

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---For the first article about the incident, which gives more details, go to My comment section below for the link.--- Excerpt: The Orange County District Attorney's office has decided not to press charges against a tourist from Kansas who was accused of beating a seagull afte …

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Man crashes stolen vehicle into home. The man went to the hospital for his injuries following the crash.

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It is time to turn off the TV and pray. Your world will never be the same. The question is what are you willing to do to save your children's future?

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NEW YORK (CBS) -- The bad economy has been particularly hard on retailers, but now they are getting hit again -- this time by shoplifters. There has been a shoplifting surge across the country.

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