In the ultimate consumer advocacy fantasy, a Brooklyn woman tracked down the thief who went on a shopping spree with her pilfered wallet based solely on quick thinking and intuition.
Stealing something by stuffing it up your skirt is an age-old criminal trick, but for some reason a woman in Staten Island recently decided to employ it to steal a bunch of prawns from Costco, which just seems nasty. After all, who wants to eat a prawn that's been between your legs? Apparently Krystal Douglas, 26, and…
A woman in California has been slapped with $7,600 in fines and ordered to stay away from public libraries after it was discovered that she had stolen thousands of library books and was attempting to sell them online. For shame, California book stealer.
Kids usually don't think before they steal, but you can bet 13-year-old Natia Wade never thought she'd end up standing on the corner of a busy intersection holding up a hand-written sign that read, "I steal from my family." Wade, who lives in Memphis, ended up there after she racked up a record of taking things—mostly…
In a nice turn of events (for once!), last night an adorable squirrel monkey who'd been stolen from the San Francisco Zoo was returned to his owners unharmed after missing for two days. The monkey, whose name is Banana Sam (which might be the perfect monkey name) was "hungry, trembling and thirsty" when he was…
Two men are wanted by police after they approached a group of Girl Scouts outside a Wal-Mart in Bowie, Maryland, asked how much their cookies were, and then stole their cash box. The thieves were not only mean but also dumb, because they did not take any cookies.
You've had enough time to consider whether it's wrong for a man to steal a loaf of bread to feed his starving family, and now there's a new question to ponder: Is it wrong for a tired and hungry pregnant lady to consume a chicken salad sandwich in the grocery store before she gets to the checkout? Though it was a…
The Army is warning online daters about a disturbing form of scam: thieves pose as US soldiers stationed overseas, pledge their (fake) love to women, and then bilk them out of thousands. Some scammers even steal the identity of actual servicemen to make their pleas more plausible.
Good news and terrible news, pet owners. The good news is that even if your pet gets lost by an airline, there's a chance that it will be found alive, living in the ventilation ducts months later. The bad news is that once your pet gets found, it might be almost dead. And if your pet's never found, it might be because…
If you had to guess the food that was the most often stolen from stores, what would it be? Booze? Steak? Chewing Gum? Nope, it's not any of those. It's cheese. That's right, according to a new report from the Center for Retail Research, cheese is the most commonly stolen food item in the world.
A woman in charge of helping the Girl Scouts organization manage money has stolen a non-Thin Mint from her employer, and now she's Do-Si-Do'd her way into trouble with the law.
Here's a pro tip: If you told your boss you're destitute, don't invite him to the over-the-top wedding that you paid for with money stolen from his office. Kirsty Lane of Lancashire, Britain decided it was a good idea to invite her boss, Peter Sutton, to her wedding, even though she paid for her limo, jewelry,…
A 67-year-old Illinois man says his pregnant Midge doll, which he claims is worth $400, has been stolen. Some people apparently complained about the doll when she was released in 2002, because she was not sold with a spouse. However, the real problem is that her "magnetic, detachable stomach" and removable fetus are…
Three Cincinnati teenagers tried to rob a woman Wednesday, choosing her as their victim because she was pregnant and therefore "vulnerable." One shot her in the hip, landing her in the hospital.
Keep an eye out for 700,000 ultrathin Japanese condoms! A shipment worth $1.5 million disappeared while being transported to Tokyo from Sagami Rubber Industries' factory in Malaysia, AFP reports.
Best slap her on the wrist and send her back to rehab. In the meantime, a fun thought exercise because it's Black History Month: what if Lindsay Lohan were Latrell Lohan, 19-year-old black man from Chicago's 20th ward?
In February 2009, Chris Devers took a picture of an old Jaguar, and posted it on his Flickr photostream. Yesterday, someone contacted Devers, writing: "This photo is on an outfit my wife bought at Baby Gap."
Reckless texter Cathy Cruz Marrero fell into a shopping mall fountain while messaging her church buddy and achieved Internet fame. Now the media's ridiculing her for her criminal record and unresolved theft charges. She's our new Ted Williams!
In a strange new form of e-crime, a reader let us know that his OkCupid profile had been stolen — and used to spy on another user.
