A prolific shoplifter has been banned from wearing wigs — after numerous attempts to disguise herself. Hannah Roberts, 33, used a series of hair pieces to try and beat a ban on entering any shops. She was a handed a Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) by Gloucester magistrates sitting at Cheltenham Magistrates’ Court earlier this month. … Read more
There’s a bullseye on baby’s back. Targeting kids is fast becoming all the rage among shady scammers committing identity theft. A recent report from the Federal Trade Commission, the governmental overseers of identity theft, revealed that a staggering 22,229 claims of identity theft from kids in the U.S. under age 19 were filed last year. That’s … Read more
Paul McCartney is “incredibly grateful” after he was reunited with his beloved bass more than 51 years after it vanished and sparked a global search at the Beatle’s pleading. The 1961 Höfner 500/1 bass guitar — bought by McCartney as a teen in Hamburg for a mere $37 before the fame — was stolen off … Read more
All sins point to Nevada. The Silver State won the gold in WalletHub’s new report on the most sinful US states. Following Nevada are Louisiana, California, Florida and Tennessee, according to an analysis of 55 key indicators of immoral or illicit behavior. “Nevada ranks as the most sinful state in America, which probably doesn’t come … Read more
No one wants to get lock-blocked at stores. But no employee, no problem. A shopper has devised an ingenious, albeit slightly controversial, DIY way to access locked-up items sans assistance, which he demonstrated in a TikTok clip with nearly 400,00 views. The TikTokker — who goes by @real_ogjr — concocted the “life hack” in response … Read more
It was a way to get a bigger pizza pie. A hungry cook has pizzamongers on edge after revealing a sneaky way to steal a piece of a customer’s pie without them noticing. He detailed his surreptitious slice-swiping method in a TikTok video with over 3.4 million views. The bizarro food tutorial shows TikTok user … Read more
He kept calm and carried on. A TV reporter was apparently robbed while filming a live news update in London — and he barely even flinched. BBC star Harry Low had been assigned to report on heavy rain and flooding in the capital from the streets of suburban Mortlake Monday night, when his backpack was … Read more
A Florida businessman took to the skies to hunt down his wife’s rare Rolls-Royce after brazen thieves stole the $250,000 luxury coupe from their garage in broad daylight. Bob Benyo, 61, the owner of Aerial Banners Inc., was so outraged by the Sept. 21 heist, he sent an airplane over Miami dragging an unusual banner. … Read more
DEAR ABBY: My mother-in-law, “Irma,” is a peach — she’s the sweetest person in the world. She will do anything for anyone to lend a helping hand. Two weeks ago, she fell and broke her femur, which resulted in a significant hospital stay and needed rehabilitation. My wife and I have been taking care of … Read more
They’ve got to check their “wait privilege,” according to critics. A diner has shocked social media watchdogs after revealing how she waited nearly an hour to receive the check at a restaurant, sparking a furious viral debate over whether it’s acceptable to “dine and dash” after a certain period of time. “When’s the appropriate time … Read more
They’re offering bootleg online courses in robbery. The nationwide shoplifting epidemic could soon get a whole lot worse: As if looters weren’t acting brazen enough of late, self-proclaimed “borrowers” are now taking to the platform to teach aspiring criminals how follow suit, per the clips. The hashtag “borrow tip and tricks” has amassed 8.9 billion … Read more
Frenchman Stéphane Breitwieser was an art junkie, and to get his fix, he stole some 239 works of art with an estimated value of a whopping $2 billion — from as many as 200 museums all over Europe. One of the valuable pieces was the old master painting “Sybille, Princess of Cleves,” by the artist … Read more
Fans are rallying behind a popular Mexican singer who’s being held at a women’s prison while the investigation into a brazen jewelry heist of about $100,000 in goods continues. Yulissa Mendoza, 25, who touts 1.4 million followers on TikTok, is not suspected of taking part in the June 26 robbery of the Berger jewelry store … Read more
Call them Smokey, the bandit. A sneaky bear proved it was no ordinary thief after ingeniously using a cooler as a step stool so it could snatch food from a parked car. Footage of Baloo’s ingenious car-jacking hack is currently blowing up on Facebook as viewers marvel at its pilfering prowess. “In case you were … Read more
A 15-foot spoon stirred up an Arizona community when the giant red utensil was stolen from a local Dairy Queen and disappeared for more than a week. Phoenix residents were served a spoonful of mystery until a man searching for virtual Pokémon stumbled upon the larger-than-life cutlery near a middle school baseball field about two … Read more
A kinky thief is on the run after pocketing a “very big” dildo from an adult store in regional Queensland, Australia. The Toowoomba Chronicle reported the owner of Love Heart Adult Shop owner arrived at the store on January 21 to find its “largest tester” missing. “It didn’t take long to track down where it went,” Ash, … Read more
She better change her lox. A North Carolina woman has shared doorbell camera footage of a seedy bear stealing a package filled with bagels from her porch last week. Mary McClear, of Hendersonville, told Storyful she tends to leave a snack box on her porch for drivers who deliver to her home. She said a … Read more
DEAR ABBY: I was co-host of a celebration where one of our guests, a seemingly very nice young man who is dating a relative, was observed “goosing” half a dozen women while on the dance floor. I don’t know if my relative is aware, nor do I know how the recipients felt about it, but … Read more
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson joked this week he had finally “exorcised this damn chocolate demon” after he returned to the Hawaii 7-Eleven — where he claimed he used to steal a Snickers “every day” as a 14-year-old – and bought out all of the nougat bars. The “Black Adam” star explained in an Instagram post that … Read more
It’s a well-worn tale – families thrust into conflict when good fortune comes their way in the form of a lottery win. One young Canadian woman, however, picked at a serious moral scab after checking tickets for her uncle and later entertaining the idea of squirreling away significant winnings from free plays for herself. The … Read more