Theft

The sale of a prom dress turned into a heist and a dust-up at a Georgia gas station, with the 18-year-old seller flipping and body-slamming the alleged thief after being put in a chokehold.

A shocking video out of Harvard, Massachusetts, shows the moment a pair of brazen criminals leapt out of a car and yanked a package right out of a FedEx delivery driver’s hands, police said.

Robbers have targeted 49 New York City stores to steal ATM machines and get their hands on mountains of cash.

A 20-year-old man’s $8,000 prosthetic leg was stolen from his car on December 8 in downtown Portland, Oregon.

A British chef has urged thieves who stole a van with 2,500 savory pies inside to “do the right thing” and donate the food to the needy.

A 21-year-old man who allegedly stole an expensive item from a New York City church’s 9/11 memorial apparently thought it was funny.

Five illegal migrants escaped after being released on bail in the wake of a suspected jewelry store theft in New York’s Long Island. 

Con artist posing as a wholesale distributor has made off with 22 metric tons (48,488 pounds) of award-winning cheddar.

Vice President Kamala Harris continues to avoid taking a stance on a California proposition that would toughen crime penalties.

A shoe store called Sole Bros 513 in Cincinnati, Ohio, is reeling after being hit by apparent thieves who took items including single shoes.

A mob ransacked a cargo train Friday on Chicago’s West Side, and several people among the group were arrested as a result.

A pair of suspects are accused of stealing vases from cemeteries in two Illinois counties, then selling them to scrapyards now under investigation for liability.

Vice President Kamala Harris refused to say how she would vote on a California proposition to toughen crime punishments for some drug and theft offenders.

The mom of the 14-year-old alleged Apalachee High School shooter is now facing charges of abusing her own mother.

Dignitaries on marked the recovery of a Churchill portrait known as “The Roaring Lion,” recovered after a two-year search by police.

An illegal migrant living off petty theft was run over and killed after he stole the bag of an Italian beach club owner, a court has heard.

Fiction could not be stranger: Minister for Crime Prevention has her purse stolen at a conference for police officers on preventing theft.

Police are investigating after a Jaws of Life tool was stolen from firefighters in Democrat-run Oakland, California, on Friday.

Police are voicing concerns about South American and Romanian crime rings from California that target small towns for “distraction thefts.”

A former Illinois public school food service director has been sentenced to nine years in prison for pulling off a $1.5 million chicken wing heist, prosecutors said.

The personal and medical information of millions of Americans has been stolen by hackers in a cyberattack on HealthEquity, a major health savings account administrator.

A North Carolina man is thanking a bystander who helped him fight off a violent thief while riding the local light rail.

Chaos ensued at a Florida restaurant when an enraged woman returned to retrieve her purse she left behind — after dining-and-dashing.

Metal theft has risen to new levels, with wiring from streetlights, fire hydrants, and even mausoleum nameplates being stolen.

Police in Oregon busted a massive theft ring and recovered stolen Lego sets valued at more than $200,000, authorities said on Tuesday.

Three women are accused of stealing nearly $2,000 in baby formula from Walmarts in Southwest Florida, according to authorities.

An anonymous Miami good Samaritan made a much-needed donation to a local church just days after they were robbed of their air conditioning units, leaving them in the scorching heat.

Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Michael Whatley said a temporary election worker’s alleged theft of a “digital magnetic key” from the Maricopa County Tabulation and Election Center on Thursday “raises serious questions about election security in Arizona” that demand answers.

A temporary election worker for Maricopa County in Arizona was arrested after he allegedly stole items from an election center.

Police in Delaware are looking for a suspect accused of getting away with a mountain of loot from a local pharmacy.

A suspected porch pirate is accused of swiping a package moments after a delivery driver set it down at a neighbor’s door in Columbus, Ohio.

Dollar General is taking drastic steps to end the retail theft that has been plaguing its stores across the nation.

The parent company of major retailer T.J. Maxx is giving its workers body cameras to try to stop shoplifting incidents, which are plaguing businesses across the nation.

Some Safeway locations in the Bay Area of California will no longer have self-checkout kiosks due to increasing problems with theft.

Officials in Oakland, California, removed traffic lights from an intersection and replaced them with stop signs amid rampant thefts some attribute to a homeless encampment.

A now former United States Postal Service (USPS) worker has been sentenced after being convicted of stealing mail in Rochester, New York.