Robbery

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How 28 Flash Mobbers Rob A 7-Eleven In Under A Minute

11:00AM August 18, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

Usually, people showing at flash mobs do some kind of artsy fartsy performance in a public place, summoned by viral tweets or Facebook status. These people did the same thing and robbed a 7-Eleven in the US in under a minute. More »


News

White Ninja Crashes Car Into Apple Store, Vanishes Without A Trace

1:18AM June 4, 2011 | Adrian Covert

A man wearing a white shirt and hooded mask Ninja crashed a stolen Honda Accord into the glass window front of an Apple Store early this morning in Greensboro, N.C. According to MyFox8, it was a botched robbery attempt. More »


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Violent Hair Weave Crime Wave Sweeping Nation

11:00AM May 19, 2011 | Sam Biddle

Texas, Michigan, California—states throughout the union are being hit by thieves with a particular target: human hair. Beauty salons and supply shops are being robbed bald. Weaves are getting snatched over flatscreen TVs. More »


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Thieves Break Into Prison To Steal A TV

2:00PM March 9, 2011 | Casey Chan

Most sane people, like you and me, do all we can to avoid prison. Not these idiots in New Zealand though, who broke into prison to steal a 50-inch plasma TV. More »


News

Ye Olde Poste Office Robbed By Crossbow Wielding Menace

3:20AM December 31, 2010 | Sam Biddle

The wormhole that produced the motel-thieving musketeer hasn’t closed yet—two more time travelling brigands have appeared, this time holding up a post office with a crossbow. We expect a catapult raid against a 7-11 sometime over the weekend. More »


Entertainment

Tiny Robbers Attempt Hotel Heist With Giant Musket

3:20PM December 30, 2010 | Sam Biddle

Yeah, stealing is wrong, but how can you not root for criminals this bizarre and audacious? Two crooks, perhaps stepping out of some kind of time portal, stuck up a motel with a musket. One perp was five feet tall. More »


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Dirty Bandit Watches Some Porn Before Finishing Off His Burglary

2:40PM November 6, 2010 | Christina Bonnington

A 25-year old guy broke into a woman’s house in New Jersey, and rather than getting the goods and getting out of there, he took a mid-robbery porn break on her computer in the living room. More »


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Thieves Will Steal Your Money Using Their Boobs Instead Of ATM Skimmers

12:20PM August 17, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

In the past we might have worried about sophisticated card skimmers, sneaky bank fees or armed robbers when we stopped at an ATM, but based on recent events, we may now have to fear attractive bare-breasted female thieves too. More »


Computing

Thief Steals Man’s iPad And Pinky Finger

3:00AM April 21, 2010 | Brian Barrett

Bill Jordan’s recent iPad purchase turned nightmarish in one of those delightfully grotesque ways that local news affiliates thrive on: a thief grabbed his shopping bag, tugging so hard that he took most of Jordan’s little finger with him. Gross. More »


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The World’s Most Pathetic Computer Thief

8:29AM December 19, 2009 | Rosa Golijan

This guy stole $US6000 in Apple products from a small computer dealer. In the process he drove his car through the store, tripped over cords, nearly fell over tables, and had his whole pathetic robbery caught on surveillance video. More »