Burglary

Becoming a Conscious Robbery Victim

Therese Rowley, Ph.D. | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Robbery, Theft, Victim, Burglary, What to Do if You're Burgled, Home Invasion, Robbery Victims, What to Do if You're Robbed, Crime News
Therese Rowley, Ph.D.

As I put the key in the lock and opened the second floor door, I stopped suddenly. The lights were on -- all of them. I could see my bedroom door was wide open.

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Burglary Suspects Claimed To Be Capturing Snakes 'Like Steve Irwin'

The Huffington Post | Andy Campbell | Posted 04.14.2012

Read More: Nathaniel Mitchell, Evelyn Belmont, Video, Dumb Crime, Burglary, Steve Irwin, Catch Snakes, Florida Crime, Steve Irwin Burglary, Like Steve Irwin, Weird Florida, Garadis Moultrie, Weird News News

Crikey, that's a bad excuse! Three burglary suspects gave three different stories as to why they were inside a Florida home Thursday -- including a...

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Shooting Suspect Caught With His Pants Down

Posted 03.26.2012

Read More: Ryan Patrick Peck, Burglary, Dumb Crime, Ryan Patrick Peck Arrested, Florida Crime, Florida, Collier County, Weird Florida, Things You Can't Do Naked, Weird News News

If you're going to be caught with your pants, it's best not to be urinating. Police in Florida found more than they expect on Thursday when a man ...

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Man Sees Burglary Footage On News, Forces Son To Turn Himself In

The Huffington Post | Hilary Tuttle | Posted 03.13.2012

Read More: Dad Gets Son Arrested, Dad Recognizes Son on News, Video, Burglary, Dumb Crime, Turned in by Dad, Dad Turned Son In, Robbery, Jermey Blair, Jeremy Blair Arrested, Weird News News

Even through grainy black-and-white video, a parent knows when he sees his child. Jeremy Blair, a 26-year-old from Utah, was arrested March 10 for ...

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WATCH: Tutu-Wearing Burglar Caught With Pants Down -- Literally

Posted 03.08.2012

Read More: Video, California, Burglary, Dumb Crime, Weird San Diego, Burglar in Tutu, Dumb Criminals, Gary Hassen, Weird Crime, Tutu-Wearing Thief, Man in Tutu Robs Church, Things You Can't Do Naked, Tutu-Wearing Burglar, Joshua Mahlon Baker, Weird News News

New York may be the naked city, but San Diego is the home of the naked burglary suspect. Early Wednesday morning, San Diego police apprehended a su...

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The Bath Salt Burglars Who Weren't There

The Huffington Post | Andy Campbell | Posted 02.29.2012

Read More: Video, Dumb Crime, Burglary, Tennessee Crime, Ronald Wayne Sellers, Thief, Bath Salt Hallucinations, Drugs, Bath Salts, Bath Salts Drug, Slidepollajax, Crime News

Bath salts soften your skin, exfoliate your pores and -- if you take the kind you buy out on the street -- can even make you hallucinate a burglary. ...

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Cabin Burglar Armed And Dangerous: Cops

AP | PAUL FOY | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Armed and Dangerous, Utah Crime, Video, Burglary, Cabin Burglaries, Cabin Burglar, Troy Knapp, Utah Cabin Burglaries, Salt Lake City, Crime News

SALT LAKE CITY — Troy James Knapp is a wanted man, a mountain recluse authorities say is responsible for more than two dozen cabin burglaries in...

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New York's Finest Cut to the Chase in the Murder of Police Officer Peter Figoski

Audrey Silk | Posted 03.13.2012

Read More: Burglary, Mayor, Police Officer, 75 Precinct, Gun, Michael Bloomberg, Evelyn Laporte, Robbery, Peter Figoski, Glenn Estrada, Murder, Warrant, Lamont Pride, Nypd, Shoot, Pine St., Arrest, New York News
Audrey Silk

The brunt of the fury should have been trained on Lamont Pride first and foremost. In the end, he was solely responsible for his actions.

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FBI: Violent And Property Crime Down In Early 2011

AP | By NEDRA PICKLER | Posted 02.18.2012

Read More: Crime Report, Video, Law Enforcement, Burglary, Violent Crime, Washington, Fbi, Robbery, Unified Crime Report, Justice Department, Crime News

WASHINGTON -- The FBI said Monday that violent and property crimes reported to police continue to drop despite tough economic times. An FBI report ...

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Baby's Stolen Ashes Found On Oahu Beach

AP | By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER | Posted 12.17.2011

Read More: Caroline Sluyter, Video, Burglary, Honolulu Crime, Leimomi Kahele, Hawaii Crime, Burglar, Hawaii, Baby's Ashes, Honolulu, Ashes, Crime News

HONOLULU -- An infant's ashes that were stolen from a Hawaii home have been found at a beach and returned to the baby's mother, who thinks their caref...

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WATCH: While Family Was Sleeping, This Thief Was Creeping

Posted 11.30.2011

Read More: Burglar Taped on Home Security Camera, Video, Burglary, Caught on Tape, Massachusetts Crime, Rob Natale, Brockton Mass, Burglar Security Camera, Crime News

A burglar taped on a home security system walked around the property like he owned the place, according to the homeowner who was frightened by the foo...

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Man Pleads Guilty To Robbing 7-Eleven Dressed As Gumby

AP | Posted 11.25.2011

Read More: Gumby Pleads Guilty Burglary, Jason Giramma, 7-Eleven, Burglary, Gumby, Crime, Jacob Kiss, Video, Crime News

SAN DIEGO -- A man accused of trying to rob a San Diego 7-Eleven while dressed as Gumby has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor burglary. A lawyer for 19-y...

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'I'm Stupid': Santa Burglar Tries To Explain Getting Stuck In Chimney

Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Man Stuck in Chimney, Things-Grown-Ups-Dont-Fit-In, Chimney, Video, Georgia, Burglary, Georgia Crime, Man Stuck in Chimney Arrested, Weird News News

Had Tsehainesh Kidane been expecting a visitor through her chimney, she might have slung stockings from the fireplace and left out some milk and cooki...

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Burglar Used Google Maps To Find Expensive Homes To Rob

Posted 11.28.2011

Read More: Google, Video, Suburban Homes, Burglary, Home Invasion, Indian Head Park, Samuel Watson, Burr Ridge, Breaking and Entering, Robbery, Google Maps, Google Robber, Robber Used Google, Robber Googled Homes, Chicago News

A man in police custody for attempting to rob an Indian Head Park, Illinois home confessed that he used Google Maps to find expensive suburban homes a...

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Home Burglar Caught After Taking A PIcture Of Himself On Stolen Laptop

Posted 11.22.2011

Read More: Laptop, Riverside, Dominick Harvey Charged, Riverside Burglary, MacBook Pro, Photo, Burglary, Mac Laptop, Home Invasion, Stolen Laptop, Dominick Harvey, Laptop Thief Photographed Himself, Laptop Thief, Dumb Criminals, Berwyn Illinois, Cicero, Video, Chicago News

A Berwyn, Illinois man who allegedly took a photograph of himself on a laptop he stole and then later sold was arrested Wednesday. Dominick Harvey,...

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David Lohr

Has Violent Crime In The U.S. Really Dropped?

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 11.19.2011

Read More: Murder, Harold Copus, Video, Burglary, Homicide, Crime, Property Crime Rate, Violent Crime, Violent Crime Rate, Fbi, Violent Crime Statistics, Crime News

Violent crime has declined across the country for the fourth consecutive year, new federal statistics indicate. Murder and non-negligent manslaught...

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Intruder Murder: British Man Released On Bail After Allegedly Stabbing Burglar To Death

Posted 11.19.2011

Read More: Raymond Jacob, Homeowner Stabbing, Burglary, Burglar Stabbed, Manchester Stabbing, UK Burglary, Thief Stabbed, Burglar, Vincent Cooke, Video, World News

A suspected burglar has been stabbed to death after he allegedly intruded on a home in a wealthy British neighborhood. 39-year-old Vincent Cooke re...

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WATCH: Man Gets Naked, Breaks Into Restaurant To Make Himself A Meal

Posted 11.13.2011

Read More: Hachem Gomez Charged, Made Meal at Restaurant, Fast Food, Chicken Strips, Burglary, Chicagoland Crime, Hachem Gomez, Crime, Mr. Beef and Pizza, Cooking on the Scene of the Crime, Dumb Criminals, Made Meal After Burglary, French Fries, Weird Crime, Fast Food Burglary, Things You Can't Do Naked, Chicago News

A man was caught "cooking on the scene of the crime" when he was arrested on a felony burglary charge early Saturday for breaking into a suburban Chic...

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College Students Find Body Of Suspected Burglar In Their Apartment

AP | Posted 11.06.2011

Read More: Ohio Crime, Ohio State University, Burglary, Dead Body, Columbus, Body, Break-In, Burglar, Ohio State, Students, Suspected Burglar, Darin Moore, Crime News

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Police say some Ohio State University seniors found the body of a suspected burglar and a lot of blood when they returned to their o...

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Recognize This Man? Cocky Thief Photographs Himself On Stolen Laptop, Then Sells It

Posted 10.31.2011

Read More: Laptop, Riverside, Riverside Burglary, MacBook Pro, Photo, Burglary, Mac Laptop, Home Invasion, Stolen Laptop, Laptop Thief, Cicero, Chicago News

A laptop stolen from a Riverside home resurfaced at a Cicero electronics store--along with a hint at the thief's identity saved to the hard drive. ...

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Repeat Offender: Woman Accused Of Burglarizing Same Apartment Twice On Consecutive Days

AP | Posted 10.31.2011

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UNIONTOWN, Pa. -- A Pennsylvania woman will stand trial on charges she burglarized the same apartment on consecutive days to steal money she needed fo...

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Armed Burglars Tie Up, Rob Elderly Suburban Couple

Glenview, IL Patch | Glenview, IL Patch | Posted 10.24.2011

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Just before 9 p.m. Monday night, two men, one wearing a mask and armed with a handgun, broke into a condominium in The Cloisters, 1625 Waukegan Road, ...

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Remorseful Groper With Foot Fetish Arrested When He Apologizes To Victim

Posted 10.09.2011

Read More: Charlotte County, Port Charlotte, Burglary, Foot Fetish, Groper Apologize, Florida Crime, Dumb Criminals, Salvatore Louise Pascucci, Weird Florida, Crime News

A man infatuated with a neighbor broke into her home and grabbed her thigh while she slept, but was caught when he returned later to apologize. Sa...

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Burglar On Mission 'From God'

Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: Stephen Egan, Burglar Sent by God, Dumb Crime, Burglary, God Made Me Do It, Farmington-Ct, Connecticut, Uconn, Dumb Criminals, West Hartford, Weird News News

A man accused of breaking into a Farmington, Conn., home used one of the oldest excuses in the book -- make that the Good Book. That's right -- sus...

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David Lohr

Fugitive Nabbed at Home Depot After Trying To Cut Off Handcuffs

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: Pensacola, Burglary, Dumb Crime, Crime, Larceny, Dumb Criminals, Florida, Fugitive, Michael Jay Scott, Home Depot, Theft, Weird Florida, Weird News News

A handcuffed suspect in Florida escaped police custody and fled to a Pensacola Home Depot, where he was spotted shortly after shopping for bolt-cutter...

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