Nov 20 - By Associated Press
An Arizona family is pleading with burglars to return a wooden music box containing the ashes of their 5-month old son.
Nov 18 - By Associated Press
A man and woman who reported to police that robbers stole their marijuana are now facing charges themselves. The 32-year-old man and 29-year-old woman told police five armed men came to their Wichita apartment late Monday night and took marijuana.
Nov 17 - By Associated Press
The small Maryland town where "The Blair Witch Project" was set has some new welcome signs. Please don't steal them.
Nov 13 - By Associated Press
An urn containing the ashes of a decorated Korean War veteran has been stolen from a van the soldier's family rented to attend his burial at Arlington National Cemetery.
Nov 13 - By Associated Press
Want to know how far it is from the eastern end of Interstate 40 in North Carolina to the western end in California? You'll have to punch it into your GPS or try MapQuest.
Nov 11 - By Associated Press
A Rhode Island mother is asking for the person who stole her 4-year-old son's wheelchair to return it, no questions asked.
Nov 10 - By Sarah Karush, Associated Press Writer
Authorities threw the book at 12 people Tuesday, accusing them of checking out pricey textbooks from a public library system outside Washington to sell for quick cash.
Nov 6 - By Associated Press
The California Highway Patrol say a man stole a car to make a court appearance on a previous auto theft charge.

Nov 5 - By Associated Press
Locked safes, medical equipment and clothing piled from floor to ceiling were among the hoards of personal belongings sorted by police on Thursday after a couple was arrested on charges they stole luggage from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.

Nov 3 - By Associated Press
Phoenix police found medicines, passports, stereo and video equipment, video games, laptop computers and even adoption paperwork in a house holding hundreds of pieces of stolen luggage.

Nov 3 - By Cheryl Wittenauer, Associated Press Writer
A Turkish-Canadian man was sentenced Tuesday to two years in federal prison for stealing a plane in Canada and flying over three states before landing along a dark southern Missouri highway.
Oct 29 - By Associated Press
The Pit and the Pigulum World Championship BBQ Team trailer has been reported stolen in Memphis. A news release from police said the black trailer with the team name and a picture of a pig painted in pink on the side disappeared from a parking lot sometime Wednesday night or Thursday morning.
Oct 28 - By Associated Press
Authorities say a Massachusetts man fired several shots through the front window of a neighboring home, killing an 18-year-old woman, because he thought someone living there had stolen his TV.
Oct 26 - By Associated Press
Atlanta Shriners are dealing with a big loss after thieves made off with most of their mini-cars.
Oct 22 - By Associated Press
A burglar with a conscience returned a keepsake containing a boy's ashes to his Orlando mother after seeing the woman talk about it on television. The ashes were in a small vial that looks like a necklace. It, along with jewelry, money, a television and other things were swiped when Emely Santana's home was ransacked this week.
Oct 22 - By Associated Press
Transit police in Cleveland said a man waiting for a bus was attacked by four men who took money and his chicken dinner. Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority police say the 64-year-old victim was treated for minor injuries following the incident earlier this month on the city's east side. Investigators are asking for tips that will lead them to suspects.
Oct 15 - By Associated Press
A prominent art collector who reported stolen 11 original silk screen paintings by Andy Warhol has waived the insurance policy he owns to protect the art, authorities said Thursday.
Oct 15 - By Ed White, Associated Press Writer
An engineer copied thousands of electronic documents and stole trade secrets before quitting Ford Motor Co. for a new job in China, authorities said Thursday in announcing criminal charges.
Oct 13 - By Associated Press
There are limits to being a crime victim, as a woman who called Saginaw County sheriff's deputies to report the theft of marijuana found out. Detective Sgt. Randy F. Pfau said the 54-year-old woman was arrested early Sunday after reporting two men had broken into her home in Brant Township, 80 miles north-northwest of Detroit.
Oct 12 - By Associated Press
A pilfered half-ton chain-saw carving of former Buffalo Bills running back Thurman Thomas has been returned to western New York.
Oct 9 - By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press Writer
The head of a San Antonio energy business on Friday became the third man in two weeks to plead guilty for his role in brokering the sale of stolen petroleum products from Mexico.
Oct 9 - By Associated Press
The U.S. is taking legal steps to return a stolen 3,000-year-old sarcophagus to Egypt.
Oct 6 - By Associated Press
The manager of a traveling exhibition of human cadavers says a lung stolen from the show has been returned.
Sep 29 - By Associated Press
Police in southern Indiana have arrested two people suspected of crashing a wedding and taking off with a wire bird cage that held cards for the newlyweds filled with cash, checks and gift cards.
Sep 28 - By Associated Press
A Florida woman says a plastic bag that contained her uncle's cremated remains was stolen during a burglary. Denise Littler of Bradenton kept the ashes in a wooden box. She found the box after her home was burglarized Friday, but the ashes were gone.