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What possesses a man to steal his ex-employer's bus, take it for a three-state joy ride and then post a video of the lark on YouTube?
A northern New Jersey man has been indicted on charges he stole a valuable Internet address and sold it on the eBay auction site to a former NBA player for $111,000.
Thieves stole a valuable artwork by Edvard Munch from an Oslo art dealer in the latest of a string of art heists targeting work by the famous Norwegian expressionist, police said Friday.
Authorities in Prince George's County have charged five people in the large-scale theft of plastic pallets and delivery containers.
Milwaukee police have arrested a man accused of stealing a truck carrying 900 doses of swine flu vaccine.
Bangor Hydro Electric Co. says copper wire's been stolen from one of its substations.
A New York woman who worked in the dean's office at the United States Military Academy at West Point admits defrauding the government out of nearly $3 million.
A California caregiver has been sentenced to five years in prison for stealing more than $315,000 from her 92-year-old patient.
Police said a one-legged suspect was caught after only one shoe went missing in a store in Belgium. An amputee was an immediate suspect when a store attendant found one shoe missing from a shop in the western Belgian town of Maldegem. Police spokesman Rik Decraemer said Monday authorities were alerted and quickly found the man who fit the description by shopkeepers. The shoe was also recovered.
A federal judge has refused to approve a class-action settlement over contact information stolen from online brokerage TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.
Police say $22,000 in cash and valuables were stolen from a visiting Israeli basketball team during an exhibition game with the Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center.
An Albany woman who police allege tried to kidnap a baby from a hospital maternity ward says she's innocent and it's all a misunderstanding.
East Baton Rouge Parish sheriff's detectives are looking for a man who stole 11 cases of beer from a convenience store — and only went in twice. A news release said the man grabbed six cases of Bud Light and one of Budweiser about 11 p.m. Sunday, put it in his car and went in for more.
Police in the Kansas college town of Lawrence say they have arrested a 21-year-old man who stole an ambulance to get home after a night of drinking.
A federal grand jury has indicted a former Los Alamos National Laboratory worker on two charges after he was accused of trying to take radioactive-tainted gold worth $2,000 from the lab.
An Ohio woman has been sentenced to eight years in prison for scamming family and friends out of tens of thousands of dollars by claiming her husband was sick with cancer.
A former executive assistant to California Rep. Loretta Sanchez was sentenced Friday to three years probation for stealing office funds to get herself pizza, groceries, airline tickets and an authorized bonus.
In a Sept. 22 story about a postal worker pleading guilty to stealing Netflix DVDs, The Associated Press misstated the number of DVDs stolen. Myles Weathers pleaded guilty to stealing more than 3,000 DVDs, not 30,000.
A former postal service employee has pleaded guilty to stealing more than 30,000 DVDs that moved through a western Massachusetts post office.
The settlement over contact information stolen from online brokerage TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. is nearing approval, but the more than 6 million current and former customers affected will have to wait a little while longer.
As if things weren't bad enough for the Baltimore Orioles, who just clinched their 12th consecutive losing season: On Wednesday, a temporary fence and police tape surrounded the spot that had been occupied by a monument to one of the team's all-time greats, Cal Ripken.
Greece's Culture Ministry says a column capital has been stolen from the archaeological site of Ancient Olympia, one of the country's most important.
Police say a Sudbury man stole a skull, jaw and other bones after breaking into several 19th-century burial vaults at two Sudbury cemeteries.
Police in the Mexican border city of Tijuana say they have arrested six men for stealing pieces of the U.S. border fence to sell as scrap metal.
Authorities believe a man stole his 28-year-old son's car and took money from his grandson's piggy bank. According to a Levy County Sheriff's Office news release, Ronald Joyner was arrested Monday and charged with grand theft auto and petty theft. Jail records indicate that Joyner was being held on $6,000 bond Tuesday.
Mexican teen pleads guilty to killing U.S. Border Patrol agentA Mexican teenager pleaded guilty to fatally shooting a U.S. Border Patrol agent last summer while attempting to rob him of government property in a remote area east of San Diego, according to a plea agreement announced today.
Police impersonators wanted over burglaryTwo men impersonating police officers have carried out a brazen burglary in Melbourne's western suburbs.
Machete-wielding man steals tacosPolice in Elgin say they are hunting for a machete-wielding man who apparently has quite a taste for tacos.
Couple arrested after reporting theft of marijuanaA man and woman notified police that robbers had stolen something from them at their Planeview apartment Monday night, and ended up being arrested themselves. What had been stolen? Marijuana.
Taint of Corruption Is No Barrier to U.S. Visa - NYTimes.comSeveral times a year, Teodoro Nguema Obiang arrives at the doorstep of the United States from his home in Equatorial Guinea, on his way to his $35 million estate in Malibu, Calif., his fleet of luxury cars, his speedboats and private jet. And he is always let into the country.
Man's Alleged Sexual Assaults Date Back To Age 11A 38-year-old man has been arrested over a string of alleged sexual assaults dating back to when he was 11 years old.
Iconic Pirate Bay Ship Logo Hijacked By Private CompanySeen by millions of people worldwide, the ship design used by The Pirate Bay is one of the most recognizable logos on the Internet today.
Man allegedly steals bus, posts video on YouTubeIn the notes accompanying the YouTube posting, someone whose handle is vudushuz, says: "Vermont to Connecticut in the Middle-O-the-Night :)Originally thought about heading to Pennsylvania but... anyways, stopped in Bradford for GREAT pizza at the Exit."
Family posts bail for man accused of ant-Christian disturbance at mallAbdul Walid Hamid pled not guilty Thursday morning to charges of battery, grand theft, exhibition of a deadly weapon and a possible hate crime.
Wisconsin Muggers See Army ID, Return WalletA Milwaukee Army reservist's military identification earned him some street cred Tuesday, when he says four men who mugged him at gunpoint returned his belongings and thanked him for his service after finding the ID.
Thief unwittingly steals circus lionA circus lion, called Caesar, is fighting fit again after an ordeal that saw the van he was being transported in stolen in Germany by an unwitting thief.
Twin Lake man charged in strange assaultPolice say a Twin Lake man broke into a woman's mobile home last week, pulled out a clump of her hair, punched her in the face and stole two couch cushions before leaving.
Eight charged in elaborate theft of debit card dataA U.S. grand jury on Tuesday indicted eight foreigners on charges stemming from an elaborate cyberheist that began by hacking debit card data from Atlanta-based payments processor RBS WorldPay, then using the data to extract millions from ATMs around the world in just 12 hours.
Suspected burglar cat-napping on the jobPolice in Perth say they may have solved two crimes after finding a suspected burglar asleep on the job.
Thousands Of NH Social Security Numbers Stolen?CONCORD, N.H. (AP) ― Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield is warning 10,000 New Hampshire physicians, dentists and other providers that their Social Security numbers may have been stolen.
Store clerk indicted for stealing $1 million lottery ticket is declared winnerA Texas county has indicted a store clerk for allegedly stealing a winning $1 million lottery ticket, but the state lottery commission tells the original buyer that it considers the clerk to be the winner and won't pay up, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports.
Sign of the times: adults admit stealing from nine-year-oldInstead of jail time, a woman and her adult daughter have agreed to stand outside a courthouse holding signs saying they stole a gift card from a nine-year-old girl on her birthday.
Texas Lottery | Lotto board: Victim will not get money The lotto-theft victim, whose million-dollar ticket was claimed by someone else, will not get any money from the Lotto Commission. They justified the decision by saying the suspect signed the back of the lotto ticket, so he is the winner in their eyes.
Employee accused of using company credit card for spending spreeNEW BEDFORD — An employee at a city manufacturing firm is accused of using his company credit card to buy nearly $313,000 in electronics and other items without permission, reports the New Bedford Standard Times.
Video: Thousands of Dollars Worth of Baby Formula Stolen From Wal-Mart Store in Daylight"Police are looking for three people who stole 24 hundred dollars worth of baby formula" from a Wal-Mart store in daylight.
Stolen giant tortoise comes home A giant tortoise which was taken from his purpose-built log cabin has been discovered safe and well. Johnny, a Genota Sulcata tortoise, who weighs four-stone (25kg) and is 4ft (1.2m) long was missing for two days after being lifted from a garden.
Teen burglars used Web to target celeb victimsAttorney worries media focus on stars' valuables leaves them vulnerable LOS ANGELES - For a group of Hollywood-obsessed teens, entertainment news on the Internet offered more than a glimpse into the lives of stars. It helped them break into celebrities' homes.
Burglar leaves mobile in house - gives himself upA blushing burglar turned himself in to North Shore police after realising he had left too many clues behind.
Bad PR forces Hillsong counselling closureA controversial counselling centre linked to the evangelical Hillsong church says bad publicity has eroded its funding to the point where it is now shutting down completely.
Memphis. Blues and barbecue. Racial lines and taut faces in pockets, in others, bright, shining smiles. Everyone hustling everyone else for a tip. Music seems to pour from every door on Beale and though you might blink and miss it, once there your eyes are opened.
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