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Drunk Thief Falls Asleep
in the Middle of Burglary

Jul 4, 2012 6:08 PM CDT

Drunk Thief Falls Asleep in the Middle of Burglary

Cops find Russian man passed out in apartment owner's bed

(Newser) - Note to would-be thieves: You may not want to get drunk while breaking and entering. A man in Russia did just that, authorities say, and he was ultimately brought down by the bottle of vodka he found and drank while attempting to burglarize an apartment in Moscow. He ended up...

Guy Used Stolen Bobcat to Steal 2 Deodorant Cans

May 11, 2012 11:39 AM CDT

Guy Used Stolen Bobcat to Steal 2 Deodorant Cans

Chicago man also accused of stealing gift cards

(Newser) - A Chicago man allegedly took quite a few pains to break into a dollar store and steal deodorant: Police say the suspect first stole a Bobcat loader from a construction site a block away, then used it to break the windows at West Side Family Dollar. In addition to the...

Pit Bull Survives
Shot in Head
After Saving
Owner

Apr 4, 2012 6:10 PM CDT

Pit Bull Survives Shot in Head After Saving Owner

Staten Island pooch helps scare off home invader

(Newser) - A courageous dog saved the day in Staten Island when he helped scare off a home invader and survived a bullet to the head, reports the New York Post . The drama began when a burglar disguised as a FedEx deliveryman tried to break into Justin Becker's apartment. Becker threw...

Burglar Timothy Snyder Breaks Into Apartment, Seeks Beer

Roomies Foil
Beer-Seeking
Burglar

Oct 31, 2011 1:01 PM CDT

Roomies Foil Beer-Seeking Burglar

Fight breaks out in Chicago apartment

(Newser) - A burglar broke into a Chicago apartment looking for some beer; instead, he got a kick in the groin and criminal charges for his trouble. Early Saturday, Timothy Snyder, 36, allegedly banged on an apartment door, burst in, and went straight for the refrigerator, the Chicago Tribune reports. He hadn’...

Cops: Google Maps Helped Burglar Case Homes

Sep 29, 2011 6:50 AM CDT

Cops: Google Maps Helped Burglar Case Homes

Samuel A. Watson confessed his process to police

(Newser) - So you want to rob some houses, but you’re not sure where to start? Well, Samuel A. Watson came up with the idea to use Google Maps, he admits to Chicago police. Watson, suspected of breaking into as many as nine homes since March, “said he Googled ‘...

Home Intruder Allegedly Eats Celine Dion's Pastry, Runs Bath

Intruder Eats
Celine Dion's
Pastry, Runs
a Bath

Sep 7, 2011 10:57 AM CDT

Intruder Eats Celine Dion's Pastry, Runs a Bath

Daniel Bedard also allegedly took notes on Dion's Post-Its

(Newser) - Daniel Bedard was just about to step into his “nice warmish bath” when police arrived … to charge him with allegedly breaking into Celine Dion’s Canada home, where he was about to take said bath. Bedard, 36, had already eaten some pastry out of the fridge when he...

Late Show Broken Into Again

Jul 14, 2011 8:48 AM CDT

Late Show Broken Into Again

Not a good week for the Ed Sullivan Theater

(Newser) - David Letterman seems to be making news more than mocking it lately: Just days after a drunk bashed his way into the Ed Sullivan Theater, where Letterman's Late Show is taped, another man has been charged with breaking into the same storied building. New York City cops say the...

Drunk Actor Breaks
Into Late Show Theater

Jul 11, 2011 5:00 AM CDT

Drunk Actor Breaks Into Late Show Theater

22-year-old smashes glass, crawls inside

(Newser) - A struggling actor stuck waiting tables managed to make an appearance at the Ed Sullivan Theater—and was arrested for his trouble. Police say James Whittemore, 22, kicked through a glass door at the home of the Late Show with David Letterman yesterday morning, after a night of drinking, and...

'Really Polite'
Burglar Offers
to Repair Screen

Jun 30, 2011 10:49 AM CDT

'Really Polite' Burglar Offers to Repair Screen

Homeowner says intruder still made her nervous

(Newser) - Authorities say a burglar offered to repair the screen that he damaged breaking into a New Jersey home after he was confronted by the homeowner, telling her that he meant to break into a neighbor's home. The homeowner, Maria Cardona, tells The Press of Atlantic City that the man...

Intruder, Homeowner Call
the Cops on Each Other

Mar 8, 2011 12:40 PM CST

Intruder, Homeowner Call the Cops on Each Other

Intruder Timothy James Chapek was scared he might get shot

(Newser) - Oregon police got two 911 calls around the same time last night: One from a homeowner reporting a break-in … and one from the intruder himself, worried the homeowner might hurt him. Timothy James Chapek, 24, told police he had just broken in and was, oddly enough, taking a shower...

In Foreclosure Chaos,
Banks Loot Wrong Homes

Dec 22, 2010 7:45 AM CST

In Foreclosure Chaos, Banks Loot Wrong Homes

Homeowners return to find possessions gone

(Newser) - Amid wrongful foreclosures and screwy paperwork, banks have been breaking into homes whose owners still occupy them, a flurry of lawsuits argues. Owners have returned home to find the locks changed and their property—from laptops to old photos to the ashes of a loved one—missing, the New York ...

Gosselin Break-In
May Have Been
Staged: Cops

STUPID GOSSELIN TRICKS

Dec 29, 2009 4:14 AM CST

Gosselin Break-In May Have Been Staged: Cops

Glassman denies slashing up octodad's NYC pad

(Newser) - Police investigating an alleged break-in at Jon Gosselin's New York City digs say they're considering the possibility that it was staged. The former reality show star's ex-girlfriend Hailey Glassman says she took her belongings out of the apartment last week, but denies slashing up the furnishings and leaving a note...

Cops Quiz Ex
in Jon Gosselin Break-In

your 15 minutes are almost up

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

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,...

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...

Watergate 'Plumber'
Barker Dead at 92

OBITUARY

Jun 6, 2009 2:00 PM CDT

Watergate 'Plumber' Barker Dead at 92

(Newser) - Talk about an eventful life. Bernard Barker, one of the Watergate burglars as well as one of the leaders of the Bay of Pigs invasion, is dead at age 92, the Miami Herald reports. Barker worked for the CIA as a protege of Howard Hunt, flew bombers in WWII, served...

Cheap 'Bump Keys'
Ease Break-Ins

May 24, 2008 5:26 PM CDT

Cheap 'Bump Keys' Ease Break-Ins

With bump of a hammer, tool opens most doors

(Newser) - A special key now widely available online can make it simple to break into homes, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports. The $3 “bump key”—a longtime tool of locksmiths—can open most locks with the aid of a bump from a hammer. “A motivated individual with some...