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UK Court Frees Dad Jailed for Beating Burglar

He brutally struck man who threatened family, causing brain damage

(Newser) - A UK appeals court today freed Munir Hussain, who had been sent to jail for brutally beating a man who had invaded his home and threatened to his family. The Buckinghamshire businessman returned home with his family one evening to find burglars there; they tied him and his family up...

NYC Cops Convinced Jon Gosselin Burglary Is 'BS'

Knife pinning note to dresser looked 'staged'

(Newser) - Cops investigating the alleged ransacking of Jon Gosselin's Manhattan apartment last month believe the "crime" was nothing more than a publicity stunt, Radar reports. A chef's knife pinned through a note purportedly from former Gosselin galpal Hailey Glassman was a particularly unconvincing touch that looked "staged," said...

'Follow-Away' Thieves Target Apple Store Customers

More than 100 California customers have Macs stolen from cars

(Newser) - More than 100 Apple Store customers around LA have had their newly purchased Macs swiped by burglars who followed them out of the store. Police have nabbed some suspects—three were charged in Orange County last month in relation to 28 cases—but believe there’s a larger ring behind...

Lawyer: Jon Break-in Report a 'Publicity Stunt'

Hailey: I was just there to get my things

(Newser) - Former reality star Jon Gosselin's complaint that someone burglarized and ransacked his Manhattan apartment is nothing more than a "publicity stunt," charged the lawyer for his former gal pal Haley Glassman. Police have questioned Glassman, who admits collecting her personal possessions from the apartment, but says she had...

Cops Quiz Ex in Jon Gosselin Break-In
 Cops Quiz Ex 
 in Jon Gosselin Break-In  
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Dec 27, 2009 5:01 PM CST

Cops Quiz Ex in Jon Gosselin Break-In

(Newser) - Jon Gosselin's former girlfriend has been questioned by police investigating a break-in at the former reality TV star's Manhattan apartment. Hailey Glassman was interviewed with her lawyer present after Gosselin reported that his home, which he used to share with Glassman, had been ransacked, Radar reports. An NYPD rep said:...

Burglar Knifes Jon Gosselin's NYC Apartment

 Burglar Knifes 
 Jon Gosselin's 
 NYC Apartment 


LOST HIS MING VASE
Dec 27, 2009 12:00 PM CST

Burglar Knifes Jon Gosselin's NYC Apartment

Perp sliced and diced all Jon's stuff, left love note

(Newser) - In the ever-more-tragic saga that is Jon Gosselin's trainwreck of a life, some "sick perpetrator" wielding a "butcher knife" sliced and diced his Manhattan bachelor pad. The slash-happy burglar carved his "shoes, shirts, luggage, bed, curtain, rugs, and other furnishings" to shreds, made off with his TV,...

Teen Robin Hood Leads Cops on Merry Chase
 Teen Robin Hood 
 Leads Cops on Merry Chase 
CATCH HIM IF YOU CAN
Nov 11, 2009 10:13 AM CST

Teen Robin Hood Leads Cops on Merry Chase

He's stolen planes, boats during 18-month spree

(Newser) - Whether they want to arrest him or turn his life into a movie, everyone wants a piece of teen fugitive Colton Harris-Moore. The 18-year-old, on the run since April 2008, is wanted for at least 50 burglaries—some of them Catch Me If You Can-style capers involving planes and speedboats,...

Cops: Teens Studied Stars, Then Robbed Their Homes

Four girls allegedly looted from Lohan, Hilton, Bloom, and others

(Newser) - Four teenage girls have been arrested for allegedly breaking into a slew of celebrity homes, sometimes more than once, and making off with glamorous souvenirs. Police say the girls would study the stars, picking out clothes and jewelry they wanted to make off with, and figuring out when they’d...

LA Police Bust Suspect in Lohan Burglary

18-year-old man also involved in break-in at home of Hills star Audrina Patridge: cops

(Newser) - Los Angeles police today arrested a man suspected of breaking into the homes of Lindsay Lohan and Audrina Patridge. Nicholas Prugo, 18, is being held on $20,000 bail on suspicion of felony burglary; authorities gave no details on whether items had been recovered.

LiLo Sex Tape Stolen: Tab

 LiLo Sex Tape 
 Stolen: Tab 
Aug 27, 2009 12:39 PM CDT

LiLo Sex Tape Stolen: Tab

Embarrassing photos, videos, legal docs among snatched items

(Newser) - A Lindsay Lohan sex tape could be the next big thing to hit the Internet. “Very incriminating videos and photos” were taken during the recent burglary at her home, sources tell the Mirror. Along with the “compromising” footage, legal documents were reportedly also snatched that “could cause...

Thieves Loot Lohan's Home
 Thieves Loot Lohan's Home 
Aug 23, 2009 5:12 PM CDT

Thieves Loot Lohan's Home

(Newser) - Three men were caught on tape breaking into Lindsay Lohan’s Hollywood Hills house this morning, TMZ reports. The actress discovered the burglary when she came home at 3am, then called her father. "The safe was ripped out of the wall, and the door was off the hinges and...

Thieves Steal $16M From Saudi Princess in Italy

(Newser) - Thieves made off with $16 million in cash and jewels from the safe of a Saudi princess in Sardinia, the BBC reports. Investigators believe the burglars used a master key to gain access to her room in a chic resort and rip the safe from the wall. The theft sparked...

iPhone Feature Catches Thieves

Stolen phone recovered thanks to new software

(Newser) - Apple addicts were excited by the new Find My iPhone feature, and that excitement paid off for one Colorado teen, who used it help catch a thief, Mashable reports. Dustin Simantob, 15, pinpointed his phone, stolen after his father’s car was broken into during a camping trip; police recovered...

German Thief Caught With 1,000 Pairs of Underwear

Police suspect man may be behind string of undie thefts

(Newser) - A German man arrested for shoplifting may be the culprit behind a string of recent underwear thefts, der Speigel reports. The 56-year-old resident of Gelnhausen, near Frankfurt, escaped after staff noticed him trying to steal three pairs of men’s underwear from a sports shop. Police identified him and collared...

Fla. Burglars Get Burned in Pop-Tart Theft

Breakfast treats are evidence in string of auto break-ins

(Newser) - Pop-Tarts proved a key ingredient in the arrest of two young Florida men for burglary, the Orlando Sentinel reports. The pair asked a cop for a ride home early yesterday; the policeman said he had to search them first—finding a collection of high-tech gadgets and a pack of Pop-Tarts....

London 'Night Stalker' Strikes Again

(Newser) - Police fear London's "Night Stalker" is on the prowl again after a recent series of burglaries that included at least one sexual assault of an elderly woman, reports the Telegraph. The mystery man is believed to be responsible for some 100 break-ins that have involved sexual assaults of both...

Two Minutemen Leaders Held in Ariz. Slayings

Dad, 9-year-old girl killed in raid to steal cash, drugs, cops say

(Newser) - Two of three people arrested in the Arizona murder of a 9-year-old and her father were involved with a small anti-illegal immigrant group, the AP reports. Shawna Forde, the founder of Minutemen American Defense, and Jason Bush, its operations director, were charged with murder, assault, and burglary in the home...

To Entice Burglars, Just Tweet About Vacation

Even robbery doesn't stop microblogging fanatics from self-promotion

(Newser) - Going on vacation? Post a 140-character update on Twitter and you can tell all your friends—plus burglars who now know you're not at home. One prolific Twitterer returned home to Phoenix to find his house broken into, and rather proudly insisted that the criminals must have read his microblog,...

It Was a Burglary Attempt: Cops Have Security Tape

(Newser) - Turns out, someone tried to break into Lindsay Lohan's house after all, People reports. LAPD released a surveillance video of one person in her back yard trying to find a way into the house while a second person waited in a car. Police responded to a security alarm at Lohan's...

'Highly Intimate' Bruni Photos Stolen

Police fear thieves will post online, or sell, hundreds of pics

(Newser) - Hundreds of “highly intimate” pictures of Carla Bruni-Sarkozy with her ex-lover, the father of her child, were stolen Sunday, the Daily Mail reports. The photos were taken from the house of Raphael Enthoven’s brother, where the philosopher—who was married when he started seeing the French first lady,...

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