Alleged Thieves Arrested After Pocket-dialing 911
Police in Wisconsin’s capital city barely had to try to catch a pair of unlucky suspected thieves. Madison police say two men in their late 20s stole DVDs and computer games from a Target store Tuesday and discussed their plans to fence the goods while driving away. Investigators say the duo didn’t realize one of [...]
Girl, 12, snares burglar after hiding camera in bedroom to see if her sisters were stealing from her
It’s a natural impulse for any pre-teen to suspect her siblings of dirty tricks. But when 12-year-old Hallie Pritchard set up a hidden camera to test her theory, she was in for a surprise. The person stealing from her was not one of her sisters – but a man she had never seen before, who [...]
‘Bonnie and Clyde’ duo ‘stole guns and horse saddles in home burglary before two-state crime spree’
A couple dubbed the ‘new Bonnie and Clyde’ stole guns and horse saddles from a Utah home before leaving on a violent 330-mile crime spree, authorities say. Police have filed new charges against Angela Hill, alleging she broke into a house in Mount Pleasant, Utah, on December 28 with Logan McFarland while a friend distracted [...]
Handcuffed man escapes in ‘town’s only police car’ – then radios in to ask for the key and how to use the lighter
A criminal was on the run this morning after stealing a police car while he was handcuffed inside. William Blankenship is considered armed and dangerous – because the car he took was full of loaded weapons. Shortly after escaping with the vehicle in northwest Indiana yesterday, he was heard on the police radio asking for [...]
Homeless man ‘saws fingers off dead man to steal his gun after finding corpses of father and son shot in murder-suicide’
A homeless man says he did what he had to do to survive when he cut off a dead man’s fingers to get a gun believed used in a murder-suicide in Grand County, Colorado. Jerod Reeves and Kimberly McCaffery are accused of stealing credit cards, a gun and other items from the van where the [...]
Man Electrocuted Stealing Copper Identified
Damon Schmidt, 32, of Oklahoma City, had been arrested several times since 2003, according to officials with the Oklahoma County jail. Schmidt’s body was found near an electrical box at 29th Street and Sooner Road on Tuesday morning. Police said the man’s father found him and that the man had burns on his hands. “At [...]
2 EMTs charged with theft of more than $20K
Two volunteer EMS workers from Burlington County were arrested Thursday and charged with stealing from their own squad. Read more: 6ABC news
dog-walker accused of stealing from clients
New Castle County Police have arrested a dog-walker for allegedly stealing from his clients’ homes. According to police, one victim asked the dog-walker to return his house key and the dog-walker arrived wearing an article of the victim’s clothing. Read more: 6ABC news
Siblings arrested in copper theft case
Josh E. Holt is charged with three counts of Theft, three counts of Possession of Burglary Tools, two counts of Criminal Mischief, three counts of Criminal Trespass 2nd Degree, Conspiracy 2nd Degree, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Possession of Marijuana. Josh E. Holt was arraigned at the Justice of the Peace Court 3 and committed [...]
Man Gets 14 Years For Stealing Copper
A man has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for helping steal copper and other metals from businesses in the metro area. Attorney General John Suthers said Timothy Allan Nolan pleaded guilty for violating the Colorado Organized Crime Control Act. He was indicted by a grand jury in January for allegedly stealing nearly 33,000 [...]