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An 81-year-old man escaped from a Maryland home after police say two people held him against his will and poured heated syrup on him to force him to reveal a safe combination.

According to the Cecil County Sheriff’s Office, the man went to a woman’s home in Elkton on Wednesday to bring a money gift for her child’s birthday. Police said he did not know another person would be inside.

Investigators purported that the two suspects planned to lure the man to the home, restrain him and take his belongings. They also allegedly wanted access to his Delaware home and safe.

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Trading cards were reportedly stolen from a FedEx truck parked outside Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA) in Santa Ana, California. The missing shipment included sports cards and Pokémon cards, including items that had been graded by PSA.

The alleged theft was reported on October 13, after the driver noticed that the truck’s lock was missing. The driver checked inside and reportedly found that the cargo had been disturbed. Investigators were trying to determine how long the truck had been left unattended before the theft was discovered.

The missing shipment included two pallets of cards, and boxes taken from a third. Each pallet held about 100 cases, but investigators did not know how many individual cards were missing. The stolen property was first valued at $963,000. That estimate was based on the information available when the theft was reported. After further investigation, police believed the total could be higher, but they had not determined the full amount.

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A bicycle, suits, disguise materials, and a fake handgun were among the items found during searches connected to two Florida bank robberies. According to the Department of Justice, a 40-year-old St. Petersburg man was charged with two counts of bank robbery, and if convicted, he could face up to 40 years in federal prison.

The robberies happened in Largo on August 24 and St. Petersburg on September 15. During both incidents, the suspect allegedly wore a mask with gray facial hair, an English cap, and glasses. He reportedly approached the teller counter, demanded money, and told the tellers not to include dye packs.

Investigators said the suspect used a bicycle to reach the first bank after leaving his car nearby. After the robbery, he reportedly left by bicycle and later drove away in his car. The car was later seen heading toward his home. Footage reportedly showed a vehicle leaving the home before the second robbery and returning afterward, and a person resembling the suspect was seen unloading a bicycle.

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Two men in Arizona were accused of taking more than $90,000 in property from a storage facility, including baseball equipment belonging to former Major League Baseball player Daniel Johnson.

According to reports, police found some of the missing belongings at a home connected to the investigation. Some of the items that were taken were things Johnson had collected throughout his professional baseball career. He played for Cleveland, Baltimore, San Francisco and Houston, and his stored belongings included gear from multiple teams. The collection had taken about 10 years to build, and he did not know whether all of it could be replaced.

According to reports, Johnson and his fiancée had moved their belongings into storage while work was being done on their home. Along with the baseball memorabilia, the missing property included clothing, purses and computers. Police identified items such as batting gloves, hats, jackets, shorts, shirts and hoodies among the stolen belongings.

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A woman was walking in Atlanta when a man allegedly followed her from a commuter train, attacked her, and took her phone and driver’s license.

According to police, the incident happened around 2 p.m. Saturday at a location in Atlanta. Police video showed a man chasing the woman before tackling her. He allegedly punched her while she was on the ground and then ran away with her belongings. Some people were nearby but they did not immediately assist the alleged victim.

Police later identified the man and arrested him at a residence around 5:15 p.m. on Monday. Officers said he became angry when they approached him and raised his fists. He allegedly made statements about the earlier assault and then threatened the officers, saying he would shoot them and others.

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A Florida woman is accused of stealing more than $3,400 worth of merchandise from the same Target store in Naples after making 18 visits over several weeks.

According to the Collier County Sheriff’s Office, Target employees noticed problems with her self-checkout purchases and contacted detectives. Investigators reviewed store surveillance while looking into what happened.

Authorities say she bought some items during the visits but took other items without paying for them. Investigators say 151 items were taken, with a total value of $3,472.02. The reported thefts happened between November 30, 2024, and February 2, 2025.

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Investigators used DNA evidence recovered from a wooded area to identify a Tennessee man accused of abducting a 10-year-old girl from her home.

According to reports, the girl was taken from her bedroom after the suspect allegedly removed an air-conditioning unit from the window. He reportedly brought her outside and into the woods, where she was allegedly restrained with a belt. The man also reportedly held a knife at her throat and threatened to rape her.

The girl eventually got away and went to a nearby residence. She used their doorbell camera to try to get someone’s attention, but the suspect allegedly found her and began choking her behind a neighboring apartment.

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A Florida woman was accused of stealing a nearly $100,000 Rolex from a man she met at a casino after allegedly drugging him at his home.

According to a probable cause affidavit, investigators linked the suspect to four other Dade County cases involving a similar pattern. Those investigations involved men who allegedly met her at bars or nightclubs while wearing expensive watches, took her to a home or hotel, and later woke up feeling drugged before discovering their watches were missing.

One of the victims tested positive for a prescription sleep medication called zolpidem, and investigators said its effects were similar to what the current alleged victim told them he experienced.

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A Florida man was arrested after a couple allegedly found him hiding under their bed at a hotel in Doral.

The suspect had previously stayed at the hotel, but the security manager told police he had checked out on August 31, and he was informed that he could not return. According to an arrest affidavit, he came back about two days later to collect belongings and was escorted off the property.

Police alleged that the suspect returned again on September 10 and entered an occupied hotel room by jumping over a balcony fence and going through a rear sliding glass door. He then allegedly hid underneath the bed while the couple slept.

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Two Renoir paintings were still missing on Tuesday after thieves stole four of them from a museum in southern France.

The artwork came from the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer. The museum had 12 of his works, and they were closed on Tuesday while the authorities investigated the situation.

The mayor estimated that the four paintings were worth roughly $10.5 million but, according to art theft experts, the pieces would be difficult to sell since they are so highly recognizable.

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