Theft News

12:25 PM EST
2/1/2012 Some 23 bodies stolen from Bangladesh cemeteryThe remains of 23 persons have been stolen from graves at a village in Gazipur, north of the Bangladesh capital, leaving a score of relatives in shock.

Source:AHN Topics:Human Interest, Society, Funeral, Religion And Belief, Islam, Crime, Law And Justice, Crime, Theft

7:34 AM EST
1/13/2012 Stolen car with toddler inside sparks Houston Amber AlertPolice in and around Houston, Texas, have issued an Amber Alert after someone stole a car that had an 18-month-old boy inside. The boy's mother was getting cash from an ATM machine inside a Walmart store Thursday afternoon when the vehicle, a green Jeep, was stolen.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, Crime, Theft, Human Interest, Mystery

3:12 PM EST
1/10/2012 Thieves lift Picasso, Mondrian paintings from Greek museumThieves carried out a well organized predawn heist at Greece's largest museum Monday morning and made off with two oil paintings and a sketch. Taken in the early morning raid at Athens' National Art Gallery were Pablo Picasso's 1939 "Woman's Head" and Dutch painter Piet Mondrian's "Mill."

Source:AHN Topics:Arts, Culture And Entertainment, Arts, Crime, Law And Justice, Crime, Theft

7:52 AM EST
1/9/2012 Night-vision gear stolen from Washington state Army baseA 100-member infantry company was placed on lockdown last week after thousands of dollars worth of high-grade night-vision equipment went missing from the Washington state U.S. Army base. The equipment alone is not dangerous to the public, but it could be in the hands of a trained person. A $10,000 reward is being offered for information leading to recovery of the missing equipment.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, Crime, Theft, Politics, Defense, Armed Forces

8:36 AM EST
12/27/2011 Bangladesh protests 'false' piracy reportsBangladesh has categorically denied any piracy of sea vessels within 200 nautical miles of its coast of in recent months.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, Crime, Theft, Organized Crime, Politics, International Organization

6:33 AM EST
11/21/2011 Manhattan restaurant waiters charged in credit card theft schemeWaiters at some of Manhattan's top restaurants have been charged with stealing credit card information for a crime ring that used the data to produce fake credit cards and buy luxury goods.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, Organized Crime, Crime, Theft, Lifestyle And Leisure, Consumer Issue

7:05 AM EST
11/17/2011 Alleged Georgia burglar gets stuck in chimneyAn Atlanta, Ga. teen figured out late in life what most children realize after they stop believing in Santa Claus – people can’t fit up and down most chimneys.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, Crime, Theft, Human Interest, Curiosity

5:53 AM EDT
10/19/2011 Stolen truck carrying Obama podiums and other equipment recoveredThe Pentagon on Tuesday confirmed to the journalists that a truck carrying equipment like podiums and sound systems for US President Barack Obama was recovered after it was earlier reported stolen from a suburb of Richmond in Virginia.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, Crime, Theft, Human Interest, Mystery, Political Development

8:32 PM EDT
9/7/2011 FBI charges 91 in $295 million Medicare fraudThe Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced Wednesday the arrest and indictment of 91 individuals suspected of making $295 million worth of false Medicare claims.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, Crime, Theft, Health, Government Health Care, Medicare, Economy, Business And Finance, Business

2:35 PM EDT
9/7/2011 Survey: Half of global PC users use illegal softwareNearly half of the world’s computer user population use illegal software on their techie units. And ironically, hardware theft is more rampant in developing and more sophisticated economies.

Source:AHN Topics:Science And Technology, IT/computer Sciences, Crime, Law And Justice, Crime, Theft, Economy, Business And Finance, Computing And Information Technology, Software