Twelve tons of KitKat chocolate bars went missing in Europe last week after thieves made off with the truck transporting them, Swiss food giant Nestle (NESN.S), opens new tab said on Saturday. KitKat, which is made by Nestle, said the truck carrying 413,793 bars of its new range set off from central Italy to distribute the chocolate … Read more
A $400,000 shipment of lobsters headed for Costco locations in Illinois and Minnesota was hijacked before arriving at its delivery points. Dylan Rexing, CEO of Indiana-based logistics business Rexing Companies, said the shipment was picked up in Taunton, Mass., but never reached its destination, WFLD reported. Rexing told the outlet that the heist appeared to be part of … Read more
Call them “cereal” thieves. It’s not just guests who are taking advantage of complimentary hotel breakfasts — growing number of people off the street are purportedly waltzing into the establishments to snag a free meal. Entire Reddit threads full of freeloaders are boasting about stopping by a hotel for a free breakfast without even booking … Read more
A Reddit user claiming to be an airline employee is warning travelers about the possibility of being scammed when it comes to their printed bag tags. Posted in the “r/delta” forum on Reddit, the message is titled, “Toss your bag tags at home.” The Reddit user claimed to be a “baggage claims manager.” The individual … Read more
Swiper, no swiping. A North Carolina woman experienced what is many people’s worst fear — getting her phone stolen. Marin Blake was enjoying a night out with friends at The Rose Honky Tonk bar in Charlotte, North Carolina’s South End when someone swiped her phone away from her — something that can happen to anyone, … Read more
You don’t want to be a victim of flyway robbery. Airports might seem like safe havens due to the abundance of security personnel. However, Argentine flight attendant Barbara Bacilieri revealed how thieves are robbing passengers and duty-free shops at will — and what flyers can do to prevent themselves from becoming a target. The crew … Read more
Jake E. Lee, a former guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne, said he encountered “a couple of thieves” and engaged in a confrontation with the masked group before he was shot numerous times in Las Vegas last week. The 67-year-old rocker, who was struck three times during a “completely random” attack on Oct. 15, had the violent … Read more
A tourist traveling in Greece has revealed how a sneaky thief stole her identity and drained her bank account of more than $15,000 after she made one stupid mistake. “If you’re planning to go on a girls’ or lads’ holiday this summer, do not make the same mistake as me!” Lydia Coates implored in a … Read more
To hear a tuba is to feel it. The vibrations pulse through your body, and its giant bell is even designed to make the air shudder a bit. A tuba is also much harder for a thief to pilfer than, say, a piccolo, or even a trumpet. Yet from 2011 to 2013, tubas started disappearing … Read more
Kevin Hart plays Cyrus, a master thief, in the undercooked heist flick, “Lift,” directed by F. Gary Gray. Written by Daniel Kunka, the film consists of luxurious locations like Tuscany and Venice and elaborate set pieces including a speedboat chase in the opening scene, but they are not infused with any sense of suspense or … Read more
How does one catch a thief? Just Google them. A UK man redefined “search engine” when he used Google Earth to track down and recover his sports cars after they were pilfered from his driveway. “I wouldn’t have got the Seat [the brand of vehicle] back if I hadn’t taken matters into my own hands,” … Read more
A Florida restaurant owner is calling out dine-and-dashers who target his store for his “wall of shame, filming the culprits and posting the often heated confrontation on social media Ken Brackins, owner of Rick’s on the River in Tampa, Fla., took matters into his own hands as he guilt-tripped dashers into humiliation following the brazen … Read more
He stole her phone and then her heart. A Brazilian woman brought new meaning to “crime of passion” after revealing that she fell in love with a mugger who robbed her — and now the two have become inseparable. The duo detailed their alleged romantic saga in a Twitter video with over 232,000 views online. … Read more
Gerald Blanchard was a skinny, bespectacled, nerdy kid from Canada who stole millions of dollars from ATMs — and then pulled off one of the most memorable heists in history by parachuting onto the grounds of an Austrian castle to steal the priceless Star of Empress Sisi diamond. Blanchard, now in his early 50s, is … 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
It was one of the most daring heists in history. Over the long Canada Day holiday weekend in July 1961, serial criminal Georges Lemay tunneled his way into the vaults of the Bank of Nova Scotia in Montréal, Canada, and raided safety deposit boxes of cash, bonds, and jewelry, escaping with an estimated $4 million … Read more
The new movie “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” has no business being as good as it is. It’s a reboot of a garish aughts movie trilogy that received atrocious reviews — The Post awarded the first film zero stars — and that few people saw and even fewer remember. movie review Running time: 134 … Read more
Cameron Diaz’s comeback film “Back in Action” is reportedly in jeopardy following an incident involving co-star Jamie Foxx. One employee was allegedly fired recently after someone apparently attempted to steal more than $40,000 from the “Blame It” rapper, 55. A source told the Sun that the film has been nothing short of a “nightmare” and … Read more
The shear audacity. Two young women shamelessly stole a bench belonging to a beloved East Village barber shop in broad daylight — and the barbers have issued an Instagram APB with the security footage of the dirty deed. “These girls look like they went and got a pumpkin spice latte at Starbucks afterward,” Josh Livingston, … Read more