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Thief
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rural crime
Farmers warned to 'stamp' their farm equipment or risk losing it to thieves
3 Aug 2017
13.1k
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missing welfare payments
An Post agent who cheated pensioners out of their welfare with 'cock and bull story' avoids jail
18 May 2017
31.9k
35
mad tom
Tom Hardy catches 'motorcycle thief' after chase in London
25 Apr 2017
28.4k
18
can't stand up now
Man arrested at a Libertines gig with 38 mobile phones stuffed down his trousers
28 Jan 2016
34.0k
37
diamonds are forever
85-year-old jewel thief arrested - 10 years after swearing she'd retired
28 Oct 2015
13.6k
8
Manchester
Man jailed for stealing a woman's handbag as she lay dying on a roadside
18 Jul 2015
26.6k
10
Vigilante justice
This robber met his match when his victim set about him with a rather large umbrella
14 May 2015
25.4k
34
ice cream bandit
A brazen thief stole an entire ice cream fridge while the store cashier was napping
26 Apr 2015
3.0k
2
Crime
Elderly woman (82) robbed as she lay dying in the street
8 Feb 2015
60.2k
73
whoops
Bungling thief tries to steal some booze, fails hilariously
20 Jan 2015
2.3k
oregon
Naked burglar arrested after drinking alcohol in hot tub
6 Jan 2015
14.6k
10
Faking it
Thief fakes heart attack so his friend can steal toys
18 Dec 2014
12.4k
3
good karma
George Hook gets his stolen credit cards back in mysterious package
25 Nov 2014
17.2k
13
milky chancer
Woman robbing Germany pharmacy distracts staff by spraying her breast milk at them
29 Oct 2014
4.5k
3
pedaling ahead
Bike theft could be a thing of the past...
23 Aug 2014
26.0k
33
fighting clean
Grandmother chases off purse thief with mop and bucket
25 Jul 2014
16.1k
5
ice see you
Thief caught after using an ice cream van as a getaway vehicle
13 Jul 2014
1.7k
Dublin
Burglar armed with knife arrested after stand-off with gardaÃ
7 May 2014
14.3k
15
Art robbery
Million euro paintings stolen in London in the 1970s have been recovered in Italy
2 Apr 2014
8.9k
8
Hide and Seek
Thief hides stolen $35,000 watch in a very safe place indeed
1 Apr 2014
3.9k
9
Burglary
Thieves steal watches engraved with messages for deceased man's sons
20 Jan 2014
26.6k
54
Grinch
London police search for Christmas tree thief
24 Dec 2013
10.3k
21
twerk it
Thief twerks 'for an entire hour' before stealing packages
13 Dec 2013
1.9k
i want to ride my bicycle
Good Samaritan buys student new bike after spotting angry note to thief
1 Nov 2013
33.1k
39
Cheeky
Thief threatens to sue museum because robbery was too easy
22 Oct 2013
17.0k
11
the bicycle thief
Real life hero confronts bike thief and wins
24 Sep 2013
24.4k
42
Robbery
Security guard tackles 'lone raider' in Dublin supermarket robbery
20 Aug 2013
18.4k
82
Revenge
This is how you respond to an Amazon package being stolen
7 Aug 2013
2.4k
1
Pow!
VIDEO: Phone thief feels the pain of a victim with martial arts training
30 Jul 2013
991
1
YEESH
Thief tries to steal woman's handbag and is immediately hit by a bus
21 May 2013
1.5k
2
Assault
Woman assaulted 'a number of times' during Mayo break-in
4 Mar 2013
14.7k
20
Belfast
Police in Belfast issue appeal after assault with baseball bats during burglary
2 Mar 2013
4.1k
4
diamond heist
Thieves pull off huge diamond heist at Brussels airport
19 Feb 2013
8.7k
29
thievery
VIDEO: Watching this pickpocket will make you check your valuables
7 Feb 2013
17.3k
11
Fail
Good Samaritans inadvertently assist robbery
21 Aug 2012
5.9k
2
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