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NEWS ABOUT: burglar

burglar stories: 5 news summaries

Cops: Teens Studied Stars, Then Robbed Their Homes

Four girls allegedly looted from Lohan, Hilton, Bloom, and others

Oct 27, 09 3:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Four teenage girls have been arrested for allegedly breaking into a slew of celebrity homes, sometimes more than once, and making off with glamorous souvenirs. Police say the girls would study the stars, picking out clothes and jewelry they wanted to make off with, and figuring out when they’d... More »

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burglary • burglar • teenager • celebrities • teen girls

Robber Mocks Victim on Facebook

'TV was rubbish so I
left it ... regards your nighttime burglar'

Aug 15, 09 6:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - A robber who swiped a family's laptop and iPhone in England this week has returned to haunt them—on Facebook, the Telegraph reports. "I have the laptop, phones OK but a bit scratched itll do," the thief wrote after hacking into the Facebook page of Victoria Richardson,... More »

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iPhone • robbery • Facebook • thief • burglar • laptop

Crotch-Grabbing Granny Fends Off Naked Attacker

Squeeze sends
intruder fleeing

Jan 1, 09 7:19 AM CST
(Newser) - An 88-year-old woman fought off a naked intruder in her home with a good squeeze in the right place, the Oregonian reports. The man forced the woman into her living room and pushed her face down onto a chair, but fled after she reached behind her, grabbed his genitals, and... More »

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indecent exposure • Oregon • burglary • burglar • grandmother

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

Parole Chief: Right Decision Made on Killers

Had no info that
burglar was 'cold, calculating predator'

Jul 26, 07 4:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Connecticut parole chief is under fire for releasing a burglar who’s now suspected of kidnapping and raping two sisters before murdering them, along with their mother. But Robert Farr is standing by his decision, claiming the board was missing facts at the time of the parole—and its... More »

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kidnapping • murder • rape • Connecticut • burglar • Robert Farr • parole

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