My phone was stolen on London vacation in wild mugging scheme — here’s the insane way I got it back

My phone was stolen on London vacation in wild mugging scheme — here’s the insane way I got it back

You hear of overseas muggings, and friends losing passports, but when you’re on your own holiday, you’re in vacation mode – what’s the worst that could happen? I was visiting London with my partner and our young son in May. I was out for a run on a Saturday morning. The sun was shining, the … Read more

I’m a solo traveler and these are 5 scary cities women should stay away from — I survived kidnap and mugging scares

I’m a solo traveler and these are 5 scary cities women should stay away from — I survived kidnap and mugging scares

Women with wanderlust, be warned. A self-described “solo female traveler” has taken to TikTok to reveal the five most dangerous cities she’s visited — and is urging other globetrotting gals to remain vigilant should they venture there. Andrea Elliott shared the list of the five frightening locales in a viral video that has recently resurfaced … Read more

‘Gone Girl’ star Rosamund Pike reveals she was punched in the face during ‘horrible’ mugging incident 

‘Gone Girl’ star Rosamund Pike reveals she was punched in the face during ‘horrible’ mugging incident 

Rosamund Pike experienced a traumatic robbery nearly ten years ago. The “Gone Girl” star, 46, recently appeared on U.K.’s “Magic Radio” and revealed that she was mugged in London in 2006. “I was on the phone to my mother – on a mobile phone walking along a road – and I was mugged,” Pike recalled. “The phone … Read more

Rachael Ray reveals NYC horror stories — including fighting off teen mugger, biting ex’s thumb and throwing ‘his s–t’ out of window

Rachael Ray reveals NYC horror stories — including fighting off teen mugger, biting ex’s thumb and throwing ‘his s–t’ out of window

She makes a mean sauce — and fights off muggers and jealous boyfriends, too. Before she was famous, Rachael Ray was mugged — twice — by a teenage boy outside her Woodside, Queens, apartment. “He has literally a Glock in his hand and sticks it in my back, and I scream so loud. I think … Read more

The real story behind this NYer toting a live pigeon in a Chanel bag: ‘Didn’t want to get robbed!’

The real story behind this NYer toting a live pigeon in a Chanel bag: ‘Didn’t want to get robbed!’

Daphne Ciccarelle knows just how to fowl-up any subway mugger’s day.  And the unflappable Gothamite isn’t afraid to get her hands dirty while doing it.  In fact, she used her bare mitts to grab a feathery, albeit filthy, friend for a trip on the uptown C express train Wednesday — and let her little anti-theft repellant ride … Read more

Matthew Broderick reveals he was ‘mugged often’ during childhood in NYC

Matthew Broderick reveals he was ‘mugged often’ during childhood in NYC

Matthew Broderick is no stranger to NYC’s glitz and glamour — but even he’s had some scary run-ins with muggers in the Big Apple. The “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” star, 61, revealed he was “mugged often” during his childhood in New York, and each time chalked it up to being “a young guy.” “I got mugged … Read more