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NJ teens accused of killing girl showed 2 sides
Something struck Toni Fiorella whenever she would see a mother from her hometown drop two teenage sons off at the laundromat to do the family's wash.
Vatican court: Butler's theft harmed pope, church
The Vatican tribunal that convicted the pope's ex-butler of stealing private papal correspondence sharply condemned the theft on Tuesday as causing ...
Stockholm subway thief sentenced to prison
A 28-year-old Tunisian who was caught on security camera stealing from a man who had fallen onto the tracks on the Stockholm subway and then leaving ...
NY man gets watch back 53 years after theft
A man in upstate New York finally has his wristwatch back, 53 years after it was stolen. Ed Grigor says he had long ago forgotten about the 23-jewel ...
Amid drug war, Mexico fights wave of common crime
On a cool September evening, about a half hour after the sun set on the rose-colored Baroque cathedral of this colonial city in western Mexico, three ...
Thefts of cell phones rise rapidly nationwide
In this tech-savvy city teeming with commuters and tourists, the cell phone has become a top target of robbers who use stealth, force and sometimes ...
Member of 'Bling Ring' pleads no contest
A 22-year-old woman pleaded no contest Friday to a burglary charge for stealing from the home of Lindsay Lohan as part of a group known as the "Bling ...
Afghan police school tries to fix struggling force
At the gate to the National Police Academy, on the western edge of the Afghan capital, the guard's rifle bolts into firing position. "Stop!" he shouts
Police arrest 3 men in Denver bar fire killings
Three men were arrested for investigation of murder after a Denver bar was set on fire to cover up five killings committed during a robbery, ...
Dutch art thieves were no 'Ocean's 11' team
In Hollywood movies, heists usually feature criminals who plan meticulously and use high-tech equipment to avoid detection. But the thieves who ...
Armed posse patrols timber land in sheriff's place
There's no room in the county jail for burglars and thieves. And the sheriff's department in a vast, rural corner of southwest Oregon has been reduced ...
FCC lets cable cos encrypt signals to foil theft
Federal regulators are letting cable companies scramble all their TV signals, closing a loophole that lets many households watch basic cable channels ...
Thieves with an arty eye: Heists over the years
A Rotterdam museum art heist this week netted paintings by Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet, Henri Matisse and others — but it's not the first time that ...
Teen to stand trial in theft of chef's Lamborghini
A California teen accused of stealing a celebrity chef's Lamborghini and later shooting at a couple will have to stand trial on a number of charges, ...
For dollars' worth of copper farmers out thousands
Cannon Michael is a folk hero across California's agriculture heartland, where these days the price of scrap metal influences a farmer's bottom line ...
FBI in Philly reports theft of new $100 notes
The FBI is reporting an unusual heist of some newly designed $100 bills that aren't going into circulation until next year. Agent Frank Burton Jr.
91-year-old Ala mayor admits to $201K theft
A 91-year-old woman who pleaded guilty Thursday to stealing $201,000 from the south Alabama town where she was mayor for three decades paid hush money ...
Police: Man tries to rob bank of $1 in prison bid
A man tried to rob a Pennsylvania bank of $1 because he hoped to be sent to a federal prison nearby, police said. Jeffrey McMullen, a 50-year-old ...
Police: Call from 'burglar' actually came from dog
Police in Orem, Utah, say a man who thought he was getting a call from a burglar had actually gotten a call from his dog. Authorities in the community ...
B is for Burglar? Author Sue Grafton's home hit
"B'' is for burglar. Mystery writer Sue Grafton, whose best sellers are titled with a letter of the alphabet, tells WHAS-TV (http://bit.ly/QJzjMj ) ...
Grandfather of Aurora victim begs for photos back
The grandfather of a 6-year-old girl killed during the Aurora theater shootings wants a thief to return pictures of the child that were stolen from ...
Ranchers see increase in grass thefts amid drought
Petty crime and burglaries aren't unusual in New Mexico's isolated Guadalupe County, but lately Sheriff Michael Lucero has seen thieves steal ...
Vatican police testify in trial of pope's butler
Vatican police said Wednesday they found thousands of documents hidden inside the home of Pope Benedict XVI's former butler, including original ...
Pope's butler pleads innocent to theft charge
Pope Benedict XVI's onetime butler declared Tuesday he was innocent of a charge of aggravated theft of the pope's private correspondence, but ...
Philly police file charges against child driver
A 10-year-old Philadelphia boy has been charged with criminal mischief and other counts after swiping a van, then crashing it into five parked cars, ...