Jan 20, 2008 -
From the Sun Sentinel.
Woman, 53, with black belt in martial arts, tackles burglary suspect
9:20 PM EST, January 19, 2008
A would-be burglar met his match when he tried to elude Margo Foster, a marathon runner with a black belt in karate who also knows kickboxing and kung fu, police said.
On Friday morning, the 53-year-old Lighthouse Point resident returned home from tennis practice to find an intruder rummaging through her bedroom.
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Jan 18, 2008 -
From Reuters.
Fri Jan 18, 2008 6:03am EST
BERLIN (Reuters) - A Berlin burglar's break-in took an unexpected turn when he stumbled upon a corpse and felt compelled to call the police.
"He called to say he'd just broken into a flat and found a dead body," said a spokeswoman for Berlin police Thursday.
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Dec 14, 2008 -
Alleged burglar trapped in sealed chimney
ST. LOUIS - Authorities in St. Louis said an alleged
burglar's Santa-style mode of entry left him trapped for
more than seven hours in the flue of a pawn shop's chimney.
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Nov 17, 2009 -
Evelyn Aguilar, of Beltsville, Md., had considered getting rid of her 6-year-old Doberman because he was too expensive to feed. But after Monster saved her family from a potentially deadly fire, Aguilar has proclaimed him a permanent resident.
"We got nine kids," she said.
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Jan 10, 2008 -
An American couple turned the tables on a burglar they caught ransacking their home by dispensing their own summary justice.
Without waiting for the law to arrive, the pair doled out their own punishment to the surprised criminal - they made him clean up the house at gunpoint!
The unlucky burglar was caught red-handed when Adrian and Tiffany McKinnon returned to their house near Montgomery, Alabama, after a week away.
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Jul 13, 2008 -
A man went to the police station wishing to speak with the
burglar who had broken into his house the night before.
"You'll get your chance in court," the desk sergeant told
him.
"No, no, no!"
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Oct 27, 2009 -
This is from Yahoo! News' blog... I just though it was interesting.
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Aug 27, 2009 -
London, UK - Twitter amounts to 'internet shopping for burglars', according to a UK insurance agency.
The report - prepared by Legal & General with the help of reformed burglar Michael Fraser - found that 38 percent of users of sites such as Facebook and Twitter have posted status updates detailing their holiday plans, and a third have posted updates saying that they are away for the weekend.
Younger people are even more likely to give away their whereabouts, with 64 percent of 16-24 year olds sharing their holiday plans - which could be a cause for concern for parents.
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Aug 23, 2009 -
Originally posted Sunday August 23, 2009 12:25 PM EDT
Lindsay Lohan Photo by: Astrid Stawiarz / Getty
Lindsay Lohan's Hollywood Hills home has been burglarized, the actress' manager-mom Dina, has confirmed to PEOPLE. "It's true," Dina tells PEOPLE of the TMZ report Lindsay arrived home early this morning to discover that her home appeared to have been burglarized. "The safe was ripped out of the wall, and the door was off the hinges and door handles removed," Dina says.
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Sep 27, 2008 -
Being arrested is bad enough, but having to call the police
yourself is just adding insult to injury...if only all crimes
could solve themselves like this one...
Police in Knoxville, Tenn., say a man has been arrested for
burglary after he phoned authorities and told them he was
stuck in a museum ventilation shaft.
Knoxville police said Anthony Smith, 25, called 911 shortly
before 4:30 a.m.
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