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burglary stories: 34 news summaries

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(Newser) - Ex-Sopranos actor Lillo Brancato beat a cop-killing rap in New York today but faces up to 15 years for attempted burglary, the New York Daily News reports. A jury decided that Brancato, 32, did try to break into a friend's apartment in a hunt for drugs, but bore no guilt... More »

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murder • The Sopranos • jury • burglary • verdict • Lillo Brancato

 Paris 'Devastated' 
 Over Diamond Heist 

The good news: Burglar who stole millions in baubles was caught on tape

Dec 22, 08 11:21 AM CST
(Newser) - Paris Hilton says she is “devastated” over the loss of more than $2 million in jewelry stolen from her Los Angeles home last week. “I cannot believe someone broke into my home. They took items that had such sentimental value that no one will ever be able to... More »

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crime • Paris Hilton • celebrity • burglary • jewels • jewelry

Paris' Home Robbed of $2M in Jewelry

Thief entered through unlocked door; heiress was elsewhere

Dec 19, 08 1:54 PM CST
(Newser) - Paris Hilton’s Hollywood Hills pad was robbed early this morning of an estimated $2 million worth of jewelry and other goods, the LA Times reports. A man wearing a hooded sweatshirt and gloves entered the house through the unlocked front door at 5am, according to an anonymous source. Hilton,... More »

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Hollywood • Paris Hilton • celebrity • burglary • jewelry

(Newser) - OJ Simpson paid off a key witness to alter his testimony at the ex-NFL star's Las Vegas trial, according to court testimony today. An investigator accused Alfred Beardsley, a memorabilia dealer and convicted felon, of changing his testimony for a Hall of Fame ring. The claim was made in a... More »

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kidnapping • OJ Simpson • trial • burglary • Alfred Beardsley

Calif. Man
in Hot Water
for Burglary

Intruder arrested after waking victims with sausage, seasonings

Sep 8, 08 11:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Police grilled a Fresno, Calif., man who was foiled after he decided to spice things up a bit during a home break-in, the Fresno Bee reports. His sleeping victims said they awoke to find him hitting one with a sausage and rubbing seasonings on the other. The alleged perpetrator, 22,... More »

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California • burglary • spicy food

 Cheap 'Bump Keys'
 Ease Break-Ins 

With bump of a hammer, tool opens most doors

May 24, 08 5:26 PM CDT
(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... More »

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burglary • break-in • key

 Steal the Pipes, Ditch the House 

As metal prices soar and housing prices dives, thieves find value in copper

Apr 2, 08 3:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rising metal prices have rendered some foreclosed homes worth less than their plumbing, and thieves are stripping the vacant abodes of copper, aluminum, and brass to fuel a lucrative overseas trade. Several states have hardened penalties for metal theft, but skyrocketing nonferrous metals prices have thieves risking steel cages for... More »

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foreclosure • black market • burglary • housing crisis • subprime crisis • copper • metal prices

Porn Twins Busted in
Cat Burglary

Dynamic duo
suspected in
string of 40 ripoffs

Feb 29, 08 3:49 AM CST
(Newser) - Twin porn star brothers have been arrested for a rooftop burglary in Philadelphia and they're suspected of carrying out 40 more, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. One brother has a successful modeling career. The other, described by police as "a bad, bad man," reportedly has a long criminal record.... More »

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crime • twins • pornography • Philadelphia • burglary • gays

Daughter to Thief: Please Return Mom's Ashes

Minnesota burglar grabbed bag of ashes stashed in jewelry box

Feb 28, 08 4:50 AM CST
(Newser) - A Minnesota woman had planned to scatter her late mother's ashes on a vacation this summer—but they've been stolen by a burglar, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports. The distraught daughter says the thief can keep the jewelry and electronic equipment he stole but she desperately wants the ashes back. "... More »

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theft • Minnesota • burglary • burglar

Suspected Taylor Shooter, 17, Charged as Adult

Allegedly fired fatal shot in botched burglary

Dec 5, 07 3:19 PM CST
(Newser) - The youngest of four suspects in the murder of NFL star Sean Taylor is alleged to have fired the fatal shot, CNN reports, and has been indicted as an adult though he's just 17. Eric Rivera Jr. appeared in a Miami court today on charges of first-degree felony murder and... More »

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Washington Redskins • burglary • Sean Taylor • Eric Rivera Jr.

TV Was Burglary 101 for Robber

Sep 17, 07 8:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Everything he knew, he learned from TV. That's what a slick burglar told police in Richmond, Ky., when he was finally caught for a string of robberies, the AP reports. News of the man's sentencing and guilty plea last week might make Discovery Channel execs think twice before renewing It ... More »

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television • crime • robbery • Kentucky • burglary

O.J. Arrested
in Heist of Memorabilia

Simpson says he was retrieving stolen property

Sep 16, 07 2:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - There was no Bronco chase this time, as police arrested O.J. Simpson after an alleged armed burglary at a Las Vegas hotel. Simpson and his pals made off with memorabilia that the ex-football phenom says were stolen from him. Police nabbed another man in the case last night, and... More »

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Las Vegas • OJ Simpson • arrest • burglary • memorabilia

Police Nab Suspects In NBA Robberies

Four charged in Curry, Walker home invasions

Aug 11, 07 11:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Police have arrested four men who are charged in connection with the armed robberies of NBA players Antoine Walker and Eddy Curry. Last month's crimes were similar in execution—armed men broke into the athletes' Chicago-area homes, tied them up, and held them at gunpoint while stealing jewelry, cash, and... More »

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NBA • basketball • Chicago • robbery • Antoine Walker • burglary • Eddy Curry

Swimming Pools ... Movie Stars ... Burglars?

SoCal housebreakers go where the money is

Aug 6, 07 1:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Burglars are running rampant through Beverly Hills and Bel-Air, targeting the houses of the rich and famous. Over the last 4 years, crooks have made off with more than $20 million worth of goods, the LA Times reports. The A-list victims include Sherry Lansing and William Friedkin, Clippers star Cuttino... More »

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California • crime • thief • Beverly Hills • Bel Air • Faith Hill • Tim McGraw • Cuttino Mobley • Sherry Lansing • William Friedkin • burglary • movies

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