October 27, 2011
Authorities say jewelry thieves struck two homes in north Fulton County neighborhoods within one week, stealing $70,000 in gold and other precious metals from one family. Homeowner Rick Vaughn tells CBS Atlanta that his wife came home from a vacation …
October 24, 2011
Reno police are searching for thieves who have stolen dozens of storm drain grates over the last couple of months. Police say thieves have made off with more than 40 grates, or covers, mainly in the Somersett area of northwest …
October 19, 2011
Copper thieves targeting baseball parks in Tucson have left teams scrambling for places to play and the city on the hook for thousands of dollars in repairs. Without the wiring, the parks can’t be lit up. The Arizona Daily Star …
October 18, 2011
Rangers at Saguaro National Park in Tucson have given the formidable defenses of the saguaro cactus a high-tech upgrade. In addition to prickly spines, many saguaros are now equipped with tiny microchips to ward off would-be thieves. The chips are …
October 13, 2011
The directors of a Joplin disaster resource center say rumors that the center is closing are not true. Someone has been distributing a flier saying the Joplin Family Worship Center’s Disaster Resource Center is closing. Spokesman Lowell Lane says the …
October 6, 2011
There’s been another break-in at a metro Atlanta, Georgia, beauty supply store, with expensive hair weaves as the apparent target. The burglary on Tuesday was near downtown Atlanta, at a shop that opened just a few weeks ago. The Atlanta …
September 26, 2011
A pair of thieves used a dolly to cart away an ATM from a San Diego thrift store. San Diego Police Sgt. Ray Battrick says the suspects were caught on surveillance video early Saturday prying open the front door of …
September 13, 2011
Authorities say more than 77 batteries have been stolen from cars, trucks, tractors, forklifts and even golf carts in recent weeks in Macon and Bibb County. Macon police Lt. David Freeland tells The Telegraph of Macon that batteries have become …
September 8, 2011
Car dealerships in central Kentucky are on the alert after wheels worth thousands of dollars have been stolen. The latest victim was Mike Wilson Chevrolet in Winchester. General manager Tony Schmidt told WKYT-TV that thieves took 32 wheels from seven …
August 26, 2011
Police say they are searching for thieves who smashed through a glass door and grabbed hair extensions valued at $50,000 from a store in south Atlanta. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports police say surveillance video shows three masked men struck the …