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21-Year-Old in Hot Water Over Pro Athlete Burglaries

Seattle's Earl Henderson Riley IV, 21, charged in cases involving football, baseball players

(Newser) - A Seattle man was charged Friday with a string of burglaries at the homes of prominent current and former football and baseball players, marking the latest example of well-known athletes being targeted in home thefts. Earl Henderson Riley IV, 21, was charged with several counts of residential burglary in both...

Heart Pleads for Return of 'Irreplaceable Instruments'

Guitar, mandolin were stolen from Atlantic City venue

(Newser) - Heart is pleading for the return of two "irreplaceable instruments" stolen from a venue in Atlantic City before the classic rock band started the latest leg of their Royal Flush Tour. The instruments, a baritone Telecaster guitar custom-built for Nancy Wilson and a vintage 1966 Gibson EM-50 mandolin that...

Mobsters Stole $83M in Amazon Cargo: DOJ

Armenian Organized Crime group allegedly had associates sign up as Amazon truck drivers

(Newser) - Amazon might want to be a bit more careful about screening its drivers. US authorities have arrested 13 individuals believed to be members or affiliates of Armenian organized-crime syndicates, accused of attempted murder, kidnapping, fraud, and stealing more than $83 million in goods from the retail giant. The individuals were...

Somebody Swiped Bronze Statue of Melania Trump

It was near her hometown of Sevnica, Slovenia

(Newser) - A second tribute to Melania Trump near her hometown in Slovenia is gone, much like the first. Police are investigating the theft of a lifesize bronze statue depicting the first lady, reports the AP . And it took some doing: The thief or thieves had to chop it off at...

Armored Truck Drops $300K, Which Quickly Disappears
Armored Truck Drops $300K,
Which Quickly Disappears
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May 3, 2025 4:10 PM CDT

Armored Truck Drops $300K, Which Quickly Disappears

Employee reported seeing up to 100 people stealing the cash near Chicago

(Newser) - Dozens of people are believed to have stolen a combined $300,000 in cash that fell off an armored truck in Chicago. The truck was driving through the Chicago suburb of Oak Park just after 5pm Tuesday when its "backdoor opened by unknown means" and three bags of money...

Worker for Japan Royal Family Canned for 'Unthinkable' Act

Employee is accused of stealing nearly $25K from Emperor Naruhito's clan

(Newser) - Japan's Imperial Palace said Thursday that it has fired an employee for stealing cash totaling nearly $25,000 from Emperor Naruhito and his family over a span of more than a year. The Imperial Household Agency IDed the suspect as an employee in their 20s who was one of...

'Grandpa Robbers' on Trial in Paris Kardashian Heist

Author describes suspects as 'elderly down-and-out thieves' who didn't know who Kim Kardashian was

(Newser) - Ten people dubbed the "grandpa robbers" are on trial in Paris almost nine years after robbers held Kim Kardashian at gunpoint and stole jewelry worth an estimated $10 million. Most of the defendants are older men with long criminal records. Another suspect, 72-year-old Marceau Baum-Gertner, aka "Smashed Nose,...

2 Arrested in Connection With Theft of Noem's Purse

Prosecutor says both men are in the country illegally

(Newser) - Two men have been arrested in connection with the theft of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's purse Easter Sunday in the nation's capital. Mario E. Bustamante Leiva, 49, was arrested Saturday; he is a Chilean national accused of stealing Noem's handbag, which had $3,000 in cash...

Bus Driver Stripped of $84K Pension Over $7 Theft

Japanese man in Kyoto who pocketed passenger fare had worked as a bus driver for 3 decades

(Newser) - A Japanese bus driver who put in three decades on the job won't be receiving his $84,000 pension—all because he decided to swipe a few bucks in passenger fare. The Mainichi reports that in February 2022, the unnamed driver slipped a passenger's 1,000-yen bill, worth...

Cops: Woman Made, Nixed 400-Plus Hotel Reservations
Cops: Woman Made, Nixed
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Apr 13, 2025 3:00 PM CDT

Cops: Woman Made, Nixed 400-Plus Hotel Reservations

Taryn Dixon is accused of booking rooms at Pennsylvania Comfort Suites, then never showing

(Newser) - A Pennsylvania woman found out this week that hotels get kind of peeved if you don't show up after making a reservation. In Taryn Dixon's case, she's now accused of making a whole lot of reservations at a Comfort Suites in Cumberland County—then turning into a...

Service Members Admit: Yep, We Swiped Paddington

Judge admonishes: 'Your actions were the antithesis of everything Paddington stands for'

(Newser) - They didn't look after this bear. In fact, two men who'd been drinking kicked and yanked on a statue of Paddington, the fictional orphaned bear who came to England from Peru, until it broke in half. Then they took it. A judge on Tuesday chastised the duo—both...

Cops: He Posed as NBA Player Rep, Swallowed $770K in Bling

Police say Jaythan Gilder, 32, made off with jewelry from Tiffany & Co. store in Florida

(Newser) - A Texas man has been arrested after police say he stole nearly $770,000 worth of Tiffany jewelry in Florida in the most desperately creative way. According to an Orlando Police Department arrest warrant, 32-year-old Jaythan Gilder strolled into a Tiffany & Co. store in Orlando's Mall at Millennia...

Cops: Man Robbed 14 Dunkin' Donuts in 2 Months

Police say Enajaim E. Bowman broke into stores after midnight, stole more than $18K

(Newser) - Most thieves don't get the chance to grab a coffee and cruller as they flee the crime scene, but a New Jersey man may have just broken the mold, more than a dozen times over. CBS News reports that 24-year-old Enajaim E. Bowman has been arrested after being accused...

The Golden Toilet Trial Has Begun
The Golden Toilet
Trial Has Begun
Feb 26, 2025 12:50 PM CST

The Golden Toilet Trial Has Begun

One man is accused of stealing it, 2 others of helping to sell it

(Newser) - It wasn't your typical smash-and-grab burglary: The trial begins for three men accused of stealing a toilet worth more than its weight in gold. The one-of-a-kind 18-carat gold toilet was swiped in under five minutes from Blenheim Palace, the English mansion where Winston Churchill was born, in the predawn...

Cops: Thieves Staged Seizure, Scooped Up Puppies

One bulldog has been returned to Colorado pet store after broad-daylight theft

(Newser) - Colorado authorities are on the hunt for three suspects after a brazen theft in broad daylight of a pair of English bulldog puppies from a pet store near Denver. Bianca Rose Larsen, the owner of Centennial's Perfect Pets, says the heist took place Friday around 1:30pm, when three...

7 Charged in Burglaries of NFL, NBA Stars

Prosecutors say Chilean men checked game schedules before break-ins

(Newser) - Federal prosecutors say a crime gang that targeted the homes of pro athletes has been busted. A federal complaint unsealed in Tampa doesn't name the victims, but the dates and locations match several high-profile crimes, including October break-ins at the homes of Kansas City Chiefs players Travis Kelce and...

Cops: Woman Banned From All US Walmarts Strikes Again

Police say Ashley Cross, barred for 'prior shoplifting encounters,' tried one more time in Memphis

(Newser) - A woman picked up for shoplifting in a Tennessee Walmart earlier this week was apparently no newbie to the stealing scene. Per an affidavit from local police seen by USA Today , the 37-year-old suspect, identified by WREG as Ashley Cross, was arrested on Monday at one of the retailer's...

With Costs Soaring, the Egg Thieves Cometh

Someone stole 100K eggs worth $40K from trailer at Pete & Gerry's Organics in Greencastle

(Newser) - Eggs are a hot commodity these days, with prices soaring amid a bird flu outbreak that continues to ravage the nation's poultry. Someone just scored a whole lot of organic eggs in Pennsylvania's Franklin County, however—100,000 or so, swiped out of a distribution trailer in Greencastle....

$2M in Rewards Offered After Theft at Influencer's Mansion

London burglary included $12M worth of jewelry, designer bags

(Newser) - Nearly $2 million in rewards have been offered in the theft of more than $12 million worth of jewelry and designer bags from a London mansion. The owners of the Primrose Hill property, said to include multi-millionaire art collector and influencer Shafira Huang, have offered $625,000 for information leading...

Organized Crime Groups Are Targeting Pro Athletes' Homes

FBI issues warning to sports teams

(Newser) - Following a string of high-profile burglaries at the homes of professional athletes, the FBI has issued a warning stating that these homes are indeed being targeted by organized theft groups. The homes of NFL players including Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce , and Joe Burrow have been burglarized, as have the homes...

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