An Arizona man with a felony criminal record was arrested when he allegedly snagged a burrito from a stranger’s hands and walked off with it. When a man on a Phoenix street was enjoying a burrito, he was reportedly approached by an unfamiliar man who allegedly began to speak to…
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Suspect Nearly Caused Accident After Stealing Front Loader
A Florida man is suspected of nearly causing a vehicle to crash after he allegedly stole a piece of heavy machinery from a local business and drove it down the road. On Monday night, a passerby made a report to the authorities stating that they saw a man using a…
Professor Who Wrote Corruption Book Charged for Laundering
A University of Miami professor who helped to author a book about organized crime has been accused of laundering money through Venezuela. 73-year-old Bruce Bagley is a University of Miami professor and collaborator on the book “Drug Trafficking, Organized Crime and Violence in the Americas Today,” released in 2015. He…
Man Stole Electric Shopping Cart For Bar Hopping
When a man reportedly decided he would use an electric shopping cart for transportation so he would not get in trouble for driving his vehicle after consuming alcohol, he was instead charged for taking off with a store’s property. Just after midnight on November 10, someone placed a call to…
Woman Scammed $63k From Elderly Fire Survivor
A suspect has been accused of taking advantage of a 75-year-old woman who survived the Camp Fire by allegedly stealing over $63,000 from the insurance money issued to cover the victim’s losses. In 2018, the Camp Fire, one of the worst fires California has ever experienced, forced an estimated 50,000…
Woman Faking Cancer Conned 10k in Donations
An Uwchlan Township woman allegedly claimed she had cancer in a purported attempt to scam people who donated to her fundraisers out of the money they pledged to assist her. 31-year-old Jessica Smith reportedly said she was being treated for Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer, and she reached out to the…
Man Pulled Off Record Breaking Stunt in Attempted Escape
According to police estimates, a burglar allegedly trying to escape arrest was able to jump a wall that exceeded the height of the world record by 4 feet. Around 2:00 am on Sunday, a man allegedly broke into a home in Silver Spring, Maryland, while the residents were asleep. As…
Man Accused of 17 Beer Heists During 8-Day Spree
An Arizona man is suspected of stealing several cases of beer from the same market that he reportedly visited 17-times during an eight-day period late in July. The QuikTrip Market in Mesa, Arizona, reported that they were missing an estimated $1100 worth of their beer inventory at the end of…
Woman Caught Bathing Toddler During Burglary
The mother of a 2-year-old child woke up and found that a stranger had allegedly broken into her home and placed her toddler in the bathtub after entering the residence without permission. Areica Hill has a 2-year-old son and they reside in Colombus, Ohio. Early on Wednesday morning, Hill…
Man Pilfered Money From Grandma’s Panties
When a man’s grandmother would not give him the money he asked her for he allegedly forced her down in order to take it from the underwear she was wearing at the time. On August 30, a 63-year-old woman notified the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office to report that her 19-year-old…