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Parking Inspector Accused of Stealing $1M From Meters

Couple allegedly funneled coins into private accounts over hundreds of incidents

(Newser) - A German parking inspector and his wife have been arrested after allegedly siphoning more than $1 million from a town's parking meters. Authorities say the 40-year-old municipal worker, whose name has not been released, repeatedly pocketed coins from the meters and funneled the cash into bank accounts accessible by...

Thief Escapes With Restaurant's Rarest Wines

His female accomplice, however, was captured and is now facing charges in Virginia

(Newser) - A Virginia restaurant is reeling after thieves took a tour of the wine cellar and stole six bottles of one of the world's most rare and expensive wines. The incident at L'Auberge Provencale in Clarke County unfolded Nov. 19 at a quiet time when "the first table...

Cops Ask Public to Identify Backstreet Boys Lookalike

Police say man who stole packages from California apartment complex looks like AJ McLean

(Newser) - Police in Irvine, California, are looking for a thief they say strongly resembles Backstreet Boys member AJ McLean. Police say the doppelganger stole packages from an apartment complex's secured mailroom, KTLA reports. "We're pretty sure this isn't AJ McLean," the Irving Police Department said in...

Cops: Impostor Drove Stolen Bus, Picked Up Passengers
There Was Something Rather
Odd About This Bus Driver
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Nov 16, 2025 2:05 PM CST

There Was Something Rather Odd About This Bus Driver

He kept missing stops in Hamilton—because he'd stolen the bus and wasn't the real driver, say police

(Newser) - In a scene straight out of a surreal comedy-action movie, a man in the Canadian province of Ontario allegedly stole a city bus this week and drove it along its regular route—picking up passengers, making stops, and even enforcing fare rules, all while police quietly tailed the 60-foot-long "...

Thief Hits Newly Opened Tom Brady Store

Shoplifter stole almost $10K in collectible baseball, Pokemon cards from NYC shop

(Newser) - Police are searching for a shoplifter who stole about $9,700 worth of baseball and Pokemon cards from a CardVault by Tom Brady store in lower Manhattan. The New York Police Department asked for the public's help this week in identifying a man with a Yankees cap caught on...

Ex-Louisiana Speaker Accused of Stealing Rare Artifact

Clay Schexnayder indicted for felony theft, malfeasance in office

(Newser) - A grand jury on Wednesday indicted former Louisiana House Speaker Clay Schexnayder on felony theft and malfeasance in office charges involving a rare artifact that had gone missing from the state Capitol. Schexnayder was accused of stealing an ancient cypress board worth more than $25,000 that had been on...

Olympic Skater's Medals Stolen From Las Vegas Home

Surya Bonaly was out of state caring for mother when burglars targeted her home

(Newser) - Olympic figure skater Surya Bonaly says she returned home from caring for her ill mother to find her Las Vegas house ransacked and her lifetime collection of medals stolen. According to Bonaly, her home was targeted over four consecutive days in what she described as an organized burglary, with different...

Latest Hit on French Museums: a $700K Gold Heist
Woman, 24, Charged in
Paris Museum's Gold Heist
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Oct 21, 2025 10:37 AM CDT

Woman, 24, Charged in Paris Museum's Gold Heist

This one was at the National Museum of Natural History, before the one at the Louvre

(Newser) - Amid the ongoing search for thieves who struck Paris' Louvre on Sunday, French prosecutors have some good news to announce: an arrest in last month's break-in at Paris' National Museum of Natural History. A 24-year-old woman from China stands charged with stealing roughly 13 pounds of gold nuggets from...

A Well-Placed Ladder Was Key to Daring Louvre Heist

It's now a 'race against time' to recover priceless jewelry

(Newser) - New details have surfaced on how burglars pulled off an incredible daylight heist at the Louvre over the weekend, one that El Pais notes is already being labeled the "theft of the century:"
  • Four thieves were involved in the Sunday morning caper. Authorities say they used a truck
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The Butterfly Was a Rare One. Then Someone Noticed Paint

A decades-old butterfly heist at the hands of Colin Wyatt still puzzles scientists and curators

(Newser) - The tale of Australia's most audacious butterfly theft begins in 1922 in the peaks of Barrington Tops, where naturalist Johnny Hopson found a dead, yet unnamed butterfly—a find that would later become a prized specimen, as detailed in Walter Marsh's report in the Guardian . Hopson, aka...

2 Charged in Pennsylvania 'Fortune Telling Scheme'

They allegedly scammed victims for more than $600K with warnings of 'powerful curse'

(Newser) - Two people in Pennsylvania are facing a long list of charges after authorities say they coaxed more than $600,000 from two victims in what's being called a "fortune telling scheme." According to Montgomery County officials, Gina Marie Marks, 52, and Steve Nicklas, 40, were arrested...

North Korea Hackers Are Shifting to a New Target

They're going after wealthy individual crypto holders, to the tune of $2B-plus so far this year

(Newser) - North Korean hackers have ramped up efforts to steal cryptocurrency, with losses attributed to them reaching more than $2 billion so far this year—a record haul, according to researchers at Elliptic . These thefts account for roughly 13% of the country's estimated GDP, per United Nations figures. While...

How a Stolen iPhone Unraveled a Massive UK-China Theft Ring

Police say suspects smuggled as many as 40K phones out of Britain

(Newser) - A single iPhone's digital breadcrumb trail has led British police to what they describe as the country's biggest-ever crackdown on mobile phone theft. The Metropolitan Police say they've busted an international gang suspected of funneling as many as 40,000 stolen devices from the UK to...

Vet Who Refused to Return Homeless Man's Dog Convicted

Michigan's Amanda Hergenreder says she did the right thing; court disagrees

(Newser) - A veterinarian who refused to return a dog to a homeless man after finding the ailing pit bull mix tied to a truck was convicted of theft Friday in western Michigan, per the AP . Amanda Hergenreder took the dog on a two-hour drive to her clinic, where she cleared up...

Arrest Made in Case of Beyonce's Stolen Music

Kelvin Evans is taken into custody in Atlanta, 2 months after car break-in

(Newser) - A suspect has been arrested in a July car break-in that a dancer and a choreographer touring with Beyonce said resulted in the theft of the singer's unreleased music , Atlanta authorities said on Tuesday. Police identified the suspect as Kelvin Evans and said he was booked into jail on...

George Jones' Widow Found Love, Says She Got Scammed
George Jones' Widow Found
Love in the Wrong Place
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Sep 14, 2025 9:30 AM CDT

George Jones' Widow Found Love in the Wrong Place

Nancy Jones, widow of country star, was with alleged conman for 12 years

(Newser) - Nancy Jones, widow of country legend George Jones, found heartbreak long after losing her famous husband—this time not from grief, but allegedly from fraud. Nancy, now 78, had met Kirk West shortly after her famous husband's 2013 death, a vulnerable moment she now believes "wasn't...

'Operation Kill Switch' Unearths $10M Home Depot Theft Ring

Police in Southern California say it's the biggest theft ring tied to the retailer

(Newser) - Authorities in Southern California have arrested 14 people in connection with what officials describe as the largest organized theft ring ever to target Home Depot. The suspects are accused of pulling off about 600 thefts at 71 Home Depot stores across multiple counties, leading to more than $10 million...

Thieves of $25M Diamond Had a Very Short Celebration

Dubai police bust 3 just hours after they allegedly stole rare pink diamond from conned trader

(Newser) - A ring of jewel thieves must've thought they made quite the literal steal after they managed to boost a rare $25 million pink diamond—though that victory was short-lived, as they were reportedly nabbed just a few hours later. Police in Dubai say the gem was transported to the...

Tourist Busted Trying to Snag a Souvenir From Pompeii

Scot is being investigated after Italian police say he pocketed stones, piece of brick from ancient ruins

(Newser) - A Scottish tourist is facing legal trouble after being accused of taking five stones and a piece of brick from the ancient ruins of Pompeii, Italian authorities said Thursday. The 51-year-old man, who hasn't been named, was allegedly spotted by a tour guide picking up "pieces of...

California Cops Find $30K Worth of Stolen Labubus

2 minors who worked at a warehouse are charged with swiping the popular dolls

(Newser) - A police department in Southern California recovered about $30,000 worth of Labubu dolls that were stolen from a warehouse, the agency announced this week. The collectible items have recently surged in popularity. The Labubus were stolen in a series of trips that spanned multiple days, the Chino Police Department...

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