UK: Burglars targeting Asian homes for gold

UK: Burglars targeting Asian homes for gold London: More incidents of burglars targeting gold and jewellery in houses belonging to British-Asians have come to light, with police issuing guidelines to the community that is known to traditionally preserve family jewellery for generations. The latest spate of burglaries for gold has been reported in Leicester, which has a large population of Indian origin. The police say that only items of gold jewellery were stolen during the burglaries in...
12:49 AM, Mar 29, 2012

9-yr-old snaps burglar's photo, helps solve thefts

9-yr-old snaps burglar's photo, helps solve thefts Mumbai: A nine-year-old's presence of mind helped cops nab a burglar who had broken into over half a dozen houses in Mulund. Cops revealed that Rashid Kupe, who had burgled six to seven residences, was arrested on Sunday after the boy spotted him peeping into the flat and snapped photographs of him as evidence. Cops received a complaint from Somdev Lodaya that cash and valuables worth Rs 5.6 lakh had...
12:59 PM, Dec 14, 2011

Phone linked to Facebook leads to burglary suspect

Phone linked to Facebook leads to burglary suspect Albuquerque: A New Mexico man is facing burglary charges after authorities say he broke into an Albuquerque-area home then left behind a cell phone linked to his Facebook profile. KOB-TV reports (http://bit.ly/qNbS0G ) that Bernalillo County sheriff's deputies used the Facebook app to find and arrest 24-year-old Oscar Martinez last week. Deputies say they found his cell phone at the scene of the break-in. The criminal complaint says a family...
09:25 AM, Oct 11, 2011

TN: Burglary in Chidambaram's ancestral house

TN: Burglary in Chidambaram's ancestral house Sivaganga: An uninhabited ancestral house of Union Home Minister P Chidambaram's family located near his residence at his native Kandanur in the district was burgled on Monday, a police official said. Window grills of five rooms on the ground floor of the house, which belongs to Chidambaram and his two brothers, were found cut and four rooms broken open, DSP Mangaleswaran, who went to the spot for investigations, said. It...
06:41 PM, Aug 15, 2011

Man snorts ashes mistaking it as cocaine

 Man snorts ashes mistaking it as cocaine Miami: Burglars snorted the cremated remains of a man and two dogs in the mistaken belief that they had stolen illegal drugs, Florida sheriff's deputies said on Wednesday. The ashes were taken from a woman's home in the central Florida town of Silver Springs Shores on December 15. The thieves took an urn containing the ashes of her father and another container with the ashes of her two Great Danes,...
12:29 PM, Jan 20, 2011

Drunken burglar gets stuck inside house

Drunken burglar gets stuck inside house Wilmington: Police in Delaware say a man broke into a house, got drunk and couldn't make his way back outside - so he called 911 for help. New Castle County police say 44-year-old John Finch was trapped in the home in part because he'd broken into it before, back in April. That led the homeowner to change the locks so that a key was required - even inside. Police say...
12:56 PM, Jan 07, 2011

British girl's kick sends thief packing

British girl's kick sends thief packing She gave the burglar a solid kick right between his legs. The burglar groaned before running out of the house. ...
01:23 PM, Aug 04, 2010

British man gives photo for his own wanted poster

British man gives photo for his own wanted poster Matthew Maynard disliked the mugshot used by the police to track him down. ...
06:32 PM, Nov 10, 2009

Ninety year-old female burglar arrested

Ninety year-old female burglar arrested  The woman was later released given her age. ...
01:58 PM, Mar 11, 2009
Tables turned: Burglers get robbed while at ‘work’

Tables turned: Burglers get robbed while at ‘work’

A Washington man stole the burglars getaway car. ...
04:05 PM, Feb 19, 2009

85-yr-old fools, nabs alleged burglar

85-yr-old fools, nabs alleged burglar He decided to take matters into his own hands. ...
01:25 PM, Aug 10, 2007
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