Thieves Swipe Millions Of Dollars’ Worth Of Fur Coats From NYC Store
Three thieves who apparently have an eye for the pricey things in life chucked a rock or some other heavy object through the glass door of a Manhattan store early on Christmas Eve morning, police said,...
View ArticleLottery Players Want A Refund For Buying Losing Tickets To Rigged Games
The fallout of a rigged lottery scheme perpetrated by the former director of security for Des Moines-based Multi-State Lottery Association continues in the form of a lawsuit from hundreds of thousands...
View ArticleRazer CEO: Two Prototype Devices Stolen From Company’s CES Booth
If you happened to walk away from CES in Las Vegas with a few bits of Razer tech that don’t belong to you, the CEO of the company would like to have a word about two prototype devices that have gone...
View ArticleTrail Of Cash Leads Police To Bank Robbery Suspect
Forget a trail of bread crumbs, police said all they had to do to nab a bank robbery suspect was follow the literal trail of money he left behind. We would like to welcome you, sir, to the You Have...
View ArticleTexas Uber Driver Accused Of Raping Passenger After Driving Her Home
Another driver for a ride-sharing sharing service has been accused of assaulting a passenger. This time, it’s an Uber driver in Texas who has been arrested for allegedly raping a woman after driving...
View ArticleAirline Introducing Rows Just For Women Amid Recent Reports Of Groping
We’ve heard of “quiet zones” on planes that separate children from adults, but a new seating option launching on India’s national airline is new to us: amid reports of men groping and otherwise...
View ArticleFederal Prosecutors: Drug Ring Sold Heroin Through Facebook, Snapchat
Legitimate businesses aren’t the only people using social media to reach customers, and online drug sales apparently aren’t relegated to darknet markets. Federal prosecutors say an alleged drug ring...
View ArticleNo One Will Believe The $20 Bills You Printed At Home Are Real Money
Your home printer might be truly awesome, but unless you’re trying to trick cashiers who have no concept of what real money looks like, you’re probably not going to fool anyone into thinking that the...
View ArticleMan Pleads Guilty To Groping Teen On American Airlines Flight
Seven months after an Oregon man was accused of groping a 13-year-old girl traveling along on an American Airlines flight, the man has pleaded guilty. The Associated Press reports the 26-year-old man...
View ArticleHere’s What $20M Cash Stuffed Inside A Box Spring Looks Like
It is a rule universally acknowledged in crime writing that if you stash your ill-gotten gains under the mattress, someone is eventually going to find it. Just like the $20 million in cash hidden in a...
View ArticleEven Police Can Fall Victim To Card Skimming Devices
You might think that you’re too savvy to be tricked into slipping your credit card into a skimming device that steals your account info, but you’re probably not. Just ask the Indiana State Police,...
View ArticleMan Accused In French Art Heist Claims He Threw Away $100M Worth Of Stolen Art
When you’re about to get caught with something you shouldn’t have, trying to get rid of that evidence is only natural. But while flushing that joint down the toilet before your mom catches you in the...
View ArticleWhy Is Credit-Card Fraud Still Rising In The New Chip Era?
For years, American consumers have waited for safer credit cards with embedded chips that make them more difficult to clone, and which can require a unique PIN or a signature to use. Now that these...
View ArticleMan Claims Grindr Refused To Delete Multiple Fake Profiles Set Up With His Info
When you’re looking for romance online, you’re right to be cautious about fake accounts using someone else’s photos and information. But what happens when you’re the one whose image and info is...
View ArticleOdds Against Tom Brady’s Stolen Super Bowl Jersey Ending Up On eBay
There are a few things that shouldn’t need to be said, and yet, someone ends up saying it anyway. Like, “Resistance is futile,” “One does not simply walk into Mordor,” or, “You won’t get away with...
View ArticlePolice Charge Arson Suspect Based On Records From His Pacemaker
How would you weigh the choice to have a pacemaker implanted if you knew that information from the device could be used against you in a criminal case? A man in Ohio is having his own cardiac rhythm...
View ArticleDressing Marijuana Up As Fruit Is Apparently The New Trend In Illegal Drug...
Drug-busting has had a particularly fruity theme in Texas lately, where U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials have recently uncovered large loads of marijuana disguised as innocent produce. The...
View ArticleMan Accused Of Planning To Put Bombs In Target Stores To Drive Down Company’s...
It’s not uncommon to hold a grudge against a company for one reason or another, but a Florida man allegedly took his beef a step further with a plot to set off homemade explosives in several Target...
View ArticlePolice: Florida Man Interprets “Test Drive” As “Free $150K Maserati”
If you sell cars, you’ve probably had your share of jokes from “hilarious” customers who crack wise about making off with the car they are test-driving, but most car-shoppers are indeed only joking...
View ArticleHere’s A Snap-On Bluetooth Skimmer Spotted Out In The Wild
Have you ever wondered how a retailer can leave a Bluetooth skimmer on a payment card terminal in its stores for weeks at a time? It’s harder to detect the devices than you might think, because crooks...
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