Archive for the 'Robberies' Category

“Playboy Bandit” on the Loose

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

Ladies, do not worry. He is not dangerous and he wouldn’t know what to do with you if he caught you. And he couldn’t catch you because he is the size of a beached whale. The “he” I am referring to is the FBI-dubbed “Playboy Bandit.” The rather large 40-45 year-old man was caught on [...]

Paralympic Man’s Pegleg Stolen

Sunday, March 16th, 2008

What is this world coming to when even a man’s prosthetic leg can be the target of theft? Australian Paralympic champion Brendan Burkett was vacationing with his family, when his spare pegleg was stolen from a Sunshine Coast beach. The theft took place at at Noosa River Caravan Park. Said Burlett, “Two o’clock this morning [...]

Subway Thieves Stole Jared Cutout

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

Either Fort Haven, Vermont is completely devoid of men or these two chicks are crazy. 23-year-old Amanda Lawrence and a 17-year-old female accomplice busted into a local Subway shop and proceeded to steal a life-size cardboard cutout of the company’s spokesman, Jared. The two thieves were decked out in hooded sweatshirts and bandannas to conceal [...]

Panty and Bra Thief Sentenced to 45 Days in Jail

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

I’m not sure, but I think this guy may have a bit of a fetish. Garth Flaherty, a 24-year-old from Washington, has been charged with first-degree theft and burglary in the stealing of 1,613 pairs of panties, bras, and other women’s underwear from various laundry rooms around the Pullman area. That is a whopping 93 [...]

Man Accidentally Shoots His Groin During Robbery

Wednesday, January 16th, 2008

Derrick Kosch’s attempt to rob a Village Pantry store could be classified as an unmitigated disaster. The 25-year-old Indiana man entered the store armed with a semiautomatic handgun, a bag, and two testicles. Unfortunately for Kosch, he would wind up leaving the store with his right nut blown off. As Kosch entered the store, he [...]

Parking Meters a Hot Property in Atlanta

Thursday, December 20th, 2007

The city of Atlanta has had to replace 39% of their parking meters this year due to theft.  That is right! Thieves have sawed off more than 500 parking meters this year and just walked off with them.  According to Sandra Jennings, deputy commissioner for the city’s transportation office, “Someone was actually cutting the pole [...]

Hired Prostitute Steals Officer’s Gun

Wednesday, December 19th, 2007

A Pennsylvania police officer was forced to turn in his badge this week after it was revealed that the officer had hired a prostitute, who in turn, stole his gun. The gun was later recovered (Full Story).
What kind of vulnerable position must this officer have been in to allow a prostitute to gank his [...]

Russian Tennis Star Robbed at Home

Tuesday, December 18th, 2007

A gang of six masked robbers broke into Russian tennis star Anna Chakvetadze’s home on Tuesday and made off with hundreds of thousands in cash and merchandise (Full Story). The assailants tied up Chakvetadze, her parents, and the maid in the tennis players home just outside of Moscow. All told, the bandits fled with [...]

16 Tons of Meat Stolen

Monday, December 3rd, 2007

It appears that 16 tons of ham and bacon were stolen from an Australian warehouse. The meat had a retail value of $88,000.  The owner of the Zammit Ham and Bacon Curers warehouse is offering a $4,420 reward for any help in leading to an arrest. You can read about it here.
I can’t [...]