Deputies nab snoozing break-in suspect in Comstock

"Deputies nab snoozing break-in suspect in Comstock AP Posted: 2008-06-16 09:13:35 COMSTOCK, Mich. (AP) - Kalamazoo County sheriff's deputies arrested a suspected burglar they say ransacked a home, stacked electronic equipment outside and then fell asleep on a couch back...

Police recover some artwork stolen from UBC museum

Some of the artwork stolen from UBC last month has been recovered, though police are releasing few details at this time. No word on whether any of the recovered art is that of artist Bill Reid.The original story can be found here."Police in B.C. say some of the artwork stolen...

Brass Band Instruments Stolen for Scrap

"MEMBERS of a brass band who had £15,000 worth of instruments stolen during a break-in fear they have been taken for their scrap value. Towcester Studio Band had a quarter of its instruments stolen when burglars broke into the band's clubhouse in Bransons Lane,...

Picasso Paintings Stolen from His Granddaughter's House

Art theft is, by its very nature, a brazen breed of crime, as the stolen goods are one-of-a-kind. This is a whole new level, though. Most (publicized) art theft occurs at museums or galleries, and not from private collections- even less often is the artist's relative's house...

Watergate Figure E. Howard Hunt Is Dead

E. Howard Hunt, one of the key figures who organized the Watergate break-in, has died at the age of 88. A longtime CIA operative, Hunt helped plan both a coup in Guatemala in 1954 and the Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba. Hunt served 33 months in prison...

Thieves targeting holiday gifts in cars

"In a Greenwood Police evidence locker Chief Joe Pitcher says there is at least 2 thousand dollars in stolen goods. The stash includes everything from toys to clothes to electronics. All that stuff was taken in a three hour car break-in spree on one night around the Greenwood...

Carmel Woman Helps To Catch Two Bold Thieves

"Police are warning people about break-ins, they say the holidays are a busy time for thieves. In Carmel, a woman foiled a break-in. Two bold thieves may have met their match. A woman came home only to run a couple of things into the house, left the keys in her truck and when...

Car Burgled in Queen Anne Neighborhood, Seattle

Early yesterday morning while walking the dog I spotted three suspicious teenagers meandering down the street peering in the windows of parked cars. I watched them move down the entire block, cross the street and move back up the block looking into car windows. I suspected...