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Walgreens narcotics thief strikes again Play Video
February 26, 2012 12:48 AM
Colorado Springs police are looking for the man who stole prescription painkillers from the Wallgreens store at 7390 Rangewood Drive this afternoon. He is believed to be the same suspect responsible for the robberies of six Wallgreens stores in recent weeks. Officials tells News 5 the M.O. is always... more » -
Phone thief suspect sends victim a friend request
September 17, 2011 2:17 PM
GREELEY, Colo. (AP) - A Colorado man is accused of stealing a woman's cell phone and then sending her a friend request on Facebook. The Greeley Tribune reported Saturday that the victim awoke early one morning in her Greeley home to see a man standing over her bed. When... more » -
Cat blamed for hundreds of burglaries
June 20, 2011 6:45 AM
SAN MATEO, Calif. (AP) - A prolific cat burglar has stolen hundreds of precious possessions from homes near San Francisco. But police are staying off the case - the burglar really is a cat. Dusty, a 5-year-old feline from San Mateo, has taken hundreds of items during his... more » -
Prolific Colorado Springs identity thief captured in New Mexico
April 2, 2011 1:08 PM
Colorado Springs Police are pleased to announce the capture of a man they say is the most prolific identity thief in Colorado Springs' history. You may remember Randall Heath from our extensive coverage one month ago today where we outlined his frequent trips in and out of jail for multiple... more » -
An alert police officer captures an early morning car thief
November 26, 2010 5:09 PM
An alert Colorado Springs Police Officer nabs a car thief early this morning near Memorial Hospital. Colorado Springs Police dispatch center aired a bulletin stating the victim of a motor vehicle theft was following his stolen vehicle in the area of Galley Rd and N Academy Blvd. Police Dispatch later... more » -
Gnomes nabbed in Colorado spirited to Wyoming?
September 10, 2010 9:50 AM
No gnomes are going to new homes, at least for now. The city of Gillette, Wyoming had planned to offer more than 100 lawn gnomes for sale at its annual auction Thursday. The gnomes come from the police department evidence locker - confiscated from two teenage girls accused of... more » -
Lone thief steals $613 million-worth of art
May 20, 2010 9:30 AM
A lone thief stole five paintings worth up to $613 million in total, including major works by Picasso and Matisse, in a brazen overnight heist Thursday from a Paris modern art museum, police and prosecutors said. The paintings were reported missing early Thursday from the Paris Museum of Modern... more » -
Man loses part of pinky in iPad theft
April 20, 2010 12:16 PM
A man lost part of his pinky finger when a thief snatched an iPad that was in a bag tied around the man's hand. Fifty-nine-year-old Bill Jordan said he had just purchased Apple's latest must-have item at a store at Denver's Cherry Creek Mall Thursday and was near the... more » -
Suspected thief flees into police station
February 7, 2010 10:00 AM
Police say a man suspected of stealing a bottle of Schnapps from a Wyoming grocery store didn't have the best escape route planned. Riverton police say the 26-year-old ran out of the store after grabbing the bottle of booze and a package of cough drops Wednesday and hid in... more » -
Suspected thief electrocuted in Pueblo
October 28, 2009 12:34 PM
Pueblo police say a man died Wednesday morning as a result of high voltage electrocution. The suspected thief was apparently trying to steal electrical wiring when he got shocked. Police say Brian Repinski, 28, was taken to Parkview Medical Center with high voltage burns. He was pronounced dead a short... more » -
Store clerk steals 67-year-old man's $1M lottery ticket
October 22, 2009 11:26 AM
A 25-year-old convenience store clerk pocketed a customer's $1 million winning lottery ticket, claimed the prize and skipped town, possibly back to his native Nepal, authorities said. Pankaj Joshi took 67-year-old Willis Willis' winning Mega Millions megaplier ticket after Willis asked Joshi in May to check whether any of... more »
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