Insurers are restricting the availability of theft and vandalism coverage in the vacant property insurance market, where there is still plenty of available business. Vacant property provided a boost for some insurers looking for additional income to pad their books …
Roswell, Ga., police are searching for the culprits who stole $15,000 in hair extensions from a beauty store. Mike Petchenik, the owner of PD&K Beauty Supply, told WSB-TV that thieves threw bricks through the front door of his store Friday …
Police say a group of people are going around Walmart stores in Utah stealing merchandise. Police say the group most recently stole thousands of dollars in iPads, computers and other electronics, and that they are suspected in thefts Sunday in …
Ohio’s attorney general says a man has been charged in southwest Ohio with stealing from at least nine storm victims in Ohio and Kentucky by taking their money to repair storm damage and not doing the work. Ohio Attorney General …
A man suspected of stealing a meteorite from a museum at the University of New Mexico has been booked on one count of receiving stolen property. The Albuquerque Journal reports that 42-year-old Derek Douglas was arrested in the mid-December theft …
Leather seats are disappearing from cars. Precious jewels are vanishing from drawers. TVs are spirited out of homes in the dead of night. These crimes are not what they seem. And the perpetrators are not the usual suspects. The culprits …
19-year-old man is facing charges in New Hampshire in connection with four arsons and several burglaries in Concord. Jesse Vaigrt of Weare turned himself into police Friday and was released on bail. Police have also issued arrest warrants for 18-year-old …
Police in Salina, Kansas, are investigating another big theft from a commercial storage unit. KSAL-AM reports that someone broke into the 12-by-35-foot unit between Dec. 23 and Tuesday by taking the door off its tracks. The thief made off with …
A Tucson, Ariz., man who sold storm grates stolen from around Pima County has been sentenced to three years’ probation and ordered to pay more than $108,000 in restitution. Prosecutors say 22-year-old Matthew McClellan and a co-defendant began stealing grates …
Police say a 21-year-old man was arrested after he reportedly stole a $300 television set from a store and fled, leaving his girlfriend’s 9-year-old daughter behind. The Advocate reports that Adrian Churchill was booked Saturday with one count of shoplifting, …