Pal Enger, a talented Norwegian football player turned celebrity art thief who pulled off the sensational 1994 heist of Edvard Munch’s famed “The Scream” painting from the National Gallery in Oslo, has died. Tina Wulf, press officer at Valerenga Fotball, an acclaimed Oslo soccer club for which Enger played as a teenager, told The Associated […]
HELSINKI (AP) — Pål Enger, a talented Norwegian soccer player turned celebrity art thief who pulled off the sensational 1994 heist of Edvard Munch’s famed “The Scream” painting from the National Gallery in Oslo, has died. He was 57. Tina Wulf, press officer at Vålerenga Fotball, an acclaimed Oslo soccer club for which Enger played […]
A mum who used taekwondo moves to stop a thief stealing her motorbike said she felt “let down” by police. Xristina, 31, wrestled the robber, claiming to be a 12-year-old boy, to the ground at Hatters Way retail park in Luton, but gave up and released him after 10 minutes. She said a police car […]
Read the full story on The Auto Wire Catalytic Converter Thief Trapped By Forklift Nobody likes a catalytic converter thief. We’ve heard even their mothers disown them. If you’ve ever fallen victim to these lovely individuals, well you know firsthand why they’re so loathed. That’s why we think it’s completely appropriate a scrapyard in Akron, […]
(KRON) — A three-time convicted identity thief was arrested with approximately 250 pieces of stolen mail after a traffic stop was conducted on him in Cupertino Friday night, the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s office said. SF man steals more than $1.2M from his employer: DA The sheriff’s office said they were conducting a patrol check […]
Read the full story on The Auto Wire Grandma Punches Car Thief In The Face Range Rovers are super popular theft targets, thanks in no small part to the high price tag they carry. It seems one pair of thieves thought they were going to get one of the luxury SUVs with ease, only to […]
(KRON) — A theft earlier this week at an Oakland massage parlor was caught on camera. Video (above) shows a woman sneaking her way behind the front desk of the business. Around the 35-second mark of the video, she is seen browsing through the counter’s drawers. The suspect then walks away, seemingly leaving with cash. […]
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A northwest Las Vegas family whose livelihood has been threatened by a thief is hoping to identify the person who spray-painted their security cameras and stole their trailer. Within three minutes, the thief was able to steal the family’s trailer while they slept just feet away inside their home on June 10 […]
A wanted champagne thief has been caught in Germany’s Saarland region and is now in prison. The 56-year-old had hidden several bottles of champagne under his rain jacket in a supermarket in the town of Riegelsberg on Saturday and tried to leave the shop, the police in the nearby town of Völklingen announced on Sunday. […]
An off-duty St. Paul police officer who was having Father’s Day dinner with his dad and other family at an East Side restaurant foiled an armed robbery by springing into action and detaining the 39-year-old suspect, prosecutors say. Jonathan Valencia was at the Best Steak House at White Bear and Larpenteur avenues Sunday when a […]
BOX ELDER COUNTY, Utah (ABC4) — Early Tuesday morning, a man was found dead after crashing a car that was previously reported stolen. According to the Utah Department of Public Safety, officials with Box Elder Dispatch received a call around 5:45 a.m. on Tuesday morning. The caller reported a vehicle in a ditch near milepost […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A woman accused of opening up a Memphis, Light, Gas, and Water account in someone else’s name and leaving a balance over $700 is now in jail. Laroya Thompson, 26, is charged with identity theft. She is currently being held in jail on a $2,500 bond. On July 18, 2023, the victim […]