Theft
Man Jailed, Raped, and Beaten After False Facial Recognition Match, $10M Lawsuit Alleges
A 61-year-old man alleges that a facial recognition algorithm used a mugshot from the 1980s to ID him in a crime he didn't commit.
Enterprising Millennial Steals Museum Art to Pay Off Debt
The former Deutsches Museum employee then blew the rest on a Rolls Royce and expensive watches before getting caught.
Coles Staff to Wear Bodycams to 'Reduce Theft' In Supermarkets
Coles says theft is up. But so are its profits.
Who Pulled Off a $41M Online Casino Heist? North Korea, FBI Says.
North Korea's state-sponsored hackers have executed another major online theft as Kim Jong-un is expected to discuss supplying weapons to Russia.
The Students Using Self Check-Out to Rob Supermarkets
"With my own money I could maybe buy a baguette and a tub of hummus per day, certainly no smoothies or sushi."
The Security Guards Letting People Steal Food
“Would people really be stealing baby milk if they didn't have to?”
Copper Thieves Are Cutting Electric Car Charging Cables and Stealing Them
“They actually cut it while it was charging somebody’s car," an employee at a targeted business told Motherboard.
Charles Darwin's Lost Notebooks Returned With Mysterious Note
The books, which are filled with Darwin's observations, showed up last month in a hot pink gift bag with a note signed “X.”
Train Robberies Are Back
Freight trains loaded with valuable merchandise sitting on apparently unguarded tracks make for awfully inviting targets.
The Gangs That Bizarrely Only Steal Renault Clio Parts
Renault Clio owners in France have found their cars missing bumpers, headlights and even seats. Now police think they know why.
'There's So Much Money to Be Made' – A Convicted Dog Thief Speaks
Last year, the number of stolen dogs in the UK surged by over 150 percent.
Dognapping Is Surprisingly Common—But What Happened to Lady Gaga Is Unheard Of
We spoke to an expert at the American Kennel Club about the theft of Lady Gaga's dogs and how she might get them back.