Authorities say a fugitive dubbed the “Bentley Bandit” because of accusations he stole luxury cars is being held without bond in a southwest Louisiana jail after wrecking a 2007 Bentley reported stolen from a Florida dealership. He was wanted in …
State police in northeastern Connecticut say they’re investigating thefts of copper piping and other metal objects from several unoccupied homes over the past month. Troopers based in Danielson asked for the public’s help Thursday in catching the thieves. They say …
Two diamond dealers will spend more than a year in prison after being convicted of staging a heist in hopes of snaring insurance money to save their failing New York City business. Mahaveer Kankariya and Atul Shah were sentenced Friday …
Two southwest Idaho men who police say started two fires as a diversionary tactic before breaking into a pawn shop to steal guns have been charged with arson and burglary. Forty-eight-year-old David Von Bargen of Fruitland and 21-year-old Donavan Bolen …
Hillsborough County Sheriff’s deputies have busted a motorcycle theft ring involving at least $350,000 worth of bikes. Officials announced Thursday that three men have been arrested and charged with felonies ranging from grand theft to falsifying official documents. Deputies said …
Dozens of Mattel Inc. employees were on their way to another day of work making Power Wheels in Mexico’s industrial heartland when gunshots erupted around them and a grenade ripped into one of their buses, killing one worker and wounding …
Missouri’s lieutenant governor is without his Ford Flex crossover vehicle after someone stole it, rammed it into a gun shop and set it on fire. Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder says he was notified around 6 a.m. Monday that the Flex …
Sony Corp warned that hackers had stolen names, addresses and possibly credit card details from the 77 million user accounts of its video game online network, in one of the largest Internet security break-ins ever. The Japanese electronic giant pulled …
Auto dealers in southwest Missouri are coping with a new tactic by metal thieves — grabbing tailgates off pickup trucks in a matter of seconds. In the town of Warsaw, Josh Griffin of Mid Missouri AutoSports says four trucks on …
Copper thieves are targeting parks and golf courses in Omaha, stealing everything from wiring on light poles to plumbing fixtures. KETV-TV in Omaha says the pilfering is costing taxpayers thousands of dollars in replacement and repair costs. Officials say at …