Category : Theft


Corpse kept in home for months to steal benefits

A Pennsylvania woman kept her brother-in-law's decomposing body in a squalid home for months to fraudulently claim his Social Security payments. Read the shocking details of the case.

Motorhome gang stole £174k from Spanish tourists

Spanish police have dismantled a criminal group that used a motorhome to travel the country, committing 25 property crimes against tourists. Four arrested with multiple false identities.

Seafood theft crisis after £400k lobster heist

Business leaders warn of a devastating rise in sophisticated seafood thefts in Maine, USA, after lobster and oysters worth nearly half a million pounds were stolen. Discover the impact on consumers.

German bank heist steals £25m, echoes Hatton Garden

Thieves in Germany pulled off a £25m heist, drilling through a wall in a plot reminiscent of London's Hatton Garden burglary. Police liken the professional raid to an 'Ocean's Eleven' film. Read the full story.

Fisherman jailed for £35k theft from employer

Lewis Collinson, 38, admitted stealing over £35,000 from Enterprise Fishing Ltd in a breach of trust involving cash withdrawals and selling a company van. Read the full court details.

Business class passenger jailed for stealing bag on flight

A man has been sentenced to 20 months in prison for attempting to steal a fellow business class passenger's luggage on a Singapore Airlines flight. The bag contained luxury items worth over £57,000. Read the full story.

Car theft crisis: 76% of UK cases unsolved

Shocking figures reveal over 92,000 car thefts went unsolved last year. The Liberal Democrats demand a new national police unit to tackle organised crime. #Crime #UK

Burglar's 'Home Alone' bungle as door handle rips off

A burglar's clumsy break-in attempt in London went comically wrong when he ripped a door handle clean off. Muhedur Khan, 45, was later caught after a second, more successful raid. Read the full story.

Business class traveller jailed for in-flight theft attempt

A 26-year-old man has been sentenced to 20 months in prison after attempting to steal a fellow passenger's luggage, containing over £57k of valuables, on a Singapore Airlines flight. Read the full details of the audacious mid-air crime.

Man jailed for stealing bag on Singapore Airlines flight

A business class passenger has been sentenced to 20 months in prison for attempting to steal a fellow traveller's luggage containing over £57,000 worth of items on a Singapore Airlines flight. Read the full details of the audacious mid-air crime.

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