All articles tagged with #theft
A Virginia restaurant wine heist worth about $38,000 involved a man and a woman who, in disguise, toured a wine cellar and slipped six high-end Pinot Noir bottles into interior pockets of his coat; authorities say the couple are facing new charges, with the woman due in Clarke County District Court for a preliminary hearing on Feb. 11.
Britain’s Court of Appeals ruled RuneScape gold falls under property that can be stolen, reversing a prior view that it was mere information; the decision arose from a former Jagex developer who stole gold from about 70 accounts and sold it for Bitcoin, with the value pegged at roughly £543,123 via bonds, raising questions about the legal status of virtual currencies and related debates.
BBC InDepth reports that personal crypto theft surged to about $713 million in 2024–25 as ownership climbs; attackers use hacks, scams, social engineering, and even wrench attacks to target ordinary investors, often with self-custody wallets leaving victims unprotected and unrecoverable. High-profile cases—from a UK couple losing hundreds of thousands after a cloud-storage breach to networks of hackers and even North Korean actors profiting from crypto—illustrate the growing risk. Regulators note crypto is still largely unregulated in the UK, and experts urge stronger wallet security, features like geofencing, and better protections for everyday users.
Stephen Kurtz of Dover was arrested for home improvement fraud and felony theft after allegedly taking over $38,000 from a Rehoboth Beach man for construction work he did not complete. He was charged with crimes involving false pretense and theft from an elderly victim, and released on a $10,000 bond. Authorities are urging anyone with similar experiences to come forward.
A family-owned Italian restaurant in Placerville was burglarized, with thieves stealing about $1,400 and causing emotional distress to staff and owners. The break-in, captured on surveillance footage, is the third in ten years, and authorities are investigating, hoping community tips will identify the suspects.
Robbers in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, drilled into a bank vault during the Christmas holidays, stealing tens of millions of dollars' worth of valuables from safe-deposit boxes, and are currently on the run.
Thieves drilled into a German bank vault during a holiday lull, stealing property from around 3,000 safety deposit boxes valued between 10 million and 90 million euros, affecting about 2,700 customers in Gelsenkirchen, in what could be one of Germany's largest bank heists.
Thieves drilled into a German bank vault during the holiday period, stealing property worth between 10 and 90 million euros, affecting around 2,700 customers in what may be one of Germany's largest heists.
A thief in Teaneck, New Jersey, who stole two valuable mandolins from a vintage guitar store, returned them with a handwritten apology note, claiming he was drunk. The store owner was surprised by the return, and police are using the incident as evidence in the case, with charges likely.
A drunk thief returned two stolen mandolins to a New Jersey guitar store with a handwritten apology note, surprising the owner and ending a theft incident that occurred earlier in December. No arrests have been made, and police are investigating.
Burglars ransacked a luxury resale shop in Barrington, stealing high-end designer items, with police working to identify six suspects captured on surveillance footage. The owners plan to rebuild after the loss of years of hard work.
A man who stole two mandolins from a Teaneck, New Jersey store returned them with a note apologizing for being drunk and expressing kindness, after security footage captured his theft.
A mother in South Pasadena reports her twin boys' Christmas gift e-bikes, worth $12,000, were stolen from her gated complex on Christmas Day, and she is seeking help to find the suspect.
A former financial controller at a Metro Detroit moving company is charged with misappropriating over $215,000 through unauthorized debit cards and fake expenses, depositing the stolen funds into her personal accounts, leading to a federal wire fraud charge.
A former Bank of America employee in Miami-Dade was arrested for allegedly stealing $500,000 from a disabled woman he knew, exploiting her trust and his position at the bank, after an internal investigation revealed his scheme.