A man who stumbled upon a burglar near his house did the only thing he could do until police arrived — he sat on the thief. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A 23-year-old man was arrested for burglary Friday night just 15 hours following his release from jail for two other burglaries, police said. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Patti Deni, undoubtedly trying to make up for her lack of parenting (or child droppage), had a 98-inch StarGlas60 television installed in the ceiling above her teenage son's bed. picked by suebe 4 months ago

Not that I have any sympathy for someone who views child porn, but how can this be admissable evidence? The police could theoretically claim that any seizure they made without a warrant was a tip from a burglar. picked by jaxomlotus 3 years ago

A burglar visited Graeme Glass' home in New Zealand twice in one day, first to steal some goods and later to return them — along with a heartfelt apology note. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A brazen burglar picked the wrong place to target: a police station. Police Chief Steve Scibelli said it was pretty embarrassing to have a thief hit his downtown station last week, stealing a radio, two stun guns and a Crown Victoria patrol car. The one saving grace is that police made a quick arrest. picked by suebe 3 months ago

A bungling burglar left police a giveaway clue to his identity, scrawling graffiti which revealed his name on a wall after ransacking a campsite in northwest England. "Peter Addison was here!" wrote the 18-year-old in black marker pen on a wall. picked by mitzuzake 2 years ago

A burglar who broke into a builders' yard was caught by police – after he left his severed finger at the scene. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A burglar who broke into a Greek Orthodox bishop's car made off with quite a haul, but fencing one of the stolen items could prove difficult. Among the items stolen from Bishop Metropolitan Isaiah's car was a jeweled crown of gold and silver, which Isaiah estimated to be worth between $6,000 and $10,000. picked by bevissimo 2 years ago

A HAPLESS would-be burglar has been been charged after he became stuck on a Sydney factory roof and had to be rescued by police and fire crews in a three-hour operation. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

An burglar wanted by Welsh authorities didn't like the mug shot published in the local newspaper so he took a new one himself, in front of a police van, and sent it to the newspaper. He might be a little to clever for his own good, however. Authorities were quite happy to have an updated pic. picked by tigertony 3 weeks ago

The woman chased down the burglar, bagged him with an ice scraper and then made him pick up the stolen loot he dropped when he fled.

STORY UPDATED IN FIRST COMMENT picked by tigertony 2 years ago

A Johns Hopkins University student killed an apparent burglar with a samurai sword after discovering the man in his garage, police said Tuesday. picked by belvario 2 months ago

Police have arrested Ricardo Alexander Velasco-Rivera of Cleveland, Tn., in connection to a string of burglaries in Dalton, including the Oct. 22 "chicken foot" burglary on Showalter Avenue. picked by Bornbad 12 months ago

A man suspected of burglarizing a home was arrested after police found him asleep in the basement. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

A would-be burglar who closely resembled a famous Disney pirate and became a sensation on YouTube turned himself in with a dislocated knee after his failed attempt to break into a coffee shop. picked by muppet 2 years ago

A parrot chirping "hello" woke up his Texas owner who found then dead shot a burglar in his garage. "I guess you could call him a stool pigeon," owner Dennis Baker said on the Dallas Morning News. picked by mitzuzake 2 years ago

First, it should be noted that Virginia Dodson, 84, was indeed wielding a knife when confronted by police. However, the frail Alzheimer's patient was doing so because she had an Alzheimer's-related dementia attack and used a knife to cut herself out of her seatbelt. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

A real-life cat burglar has left his owner feeling less than purr-fect - by swiping dozens of cuddly toys from nearby homes.

Frankie the tom cat has got his claws into 35 teddies and soft toys in the last year. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

It was a stick up of a different kind for one Australian burglar, who broke into a neighbour's house and played sex games in the bathroom with a bottle of toilet detergent and a vacuum cleaner. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago