Novato, Calif., police are offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the identification of whoever was responsible for the theft of a 700-pound bronze pelican statue from a city park. The nine-foot tall sculpture named “Omay,” the Miwok word …
Heavy construction equipment stolen in Minnesota has been recovered in Wisconsin. The Barron County Sheriff’s Department says a Caterpillar excavator backhoe, a Bobcat skid steer, trailers and other pieces of construction machinery with a total value of about $200,000 have …
Hospital officials say thousands of patients at Fairview and North Memorial hospitals may have been exposed to potential identity theft because of a stolen laptop computer. Officials say the laptop contained private data on more than 16,000 patients and was …
Authorities say a hazardous materials crews pulled five discarded electrical transformers out of the Boone River near Webster City over the weekend. Officials say they assume the transformers were stolen because they were stripped of copper wire and then dumped …
Police say a Macon man accused of stealing a taxicab told officers he drove it to Wendy’s because he didn’t want to walk to the fast-food restaurant. The Telegraph of Macon reports that 22-year-old Gene Cornett has been charged with …
Police in western Kentucky are investigating after several thousand dollars’ worth of tools were stolen from a disaster relief group. The Livingston County Sheriff says the tools include chain saws, an air compressor, tool boxes, a power washer and various …
On the surface it looked like an open-and-shut case: A pair of thieves drop by an art exhibition at the Ritz-Carlton in Los Angeles and, while one distracts a curator, the other snatches a valuable, centuries-old Rembrandt drawing and bolts …
Authorities say more than 77 batteries have been stolen from cars, trucks, tractors, forklifts and even golf carts in recent weeks in Macon and Bibb County. Macon police Lt. David Freeland tells The Telegraph of Macon that batteries have become …
Car dealerships in central Kentucky are on the alert after wheels worth thousands of dollars have been stolen. The latest victim was Mike Wilson Chevrolet in Winchester. General manager Tony Schmidt told WKYT-TV that thieves took 32 wheels from seven …
Pickup trucks are still the most popular vehicles among thieves in West Virginia. The National Crime Insurance Bureau’s latest “Hot Wheels” report shows five of the top 10 vehicles stolen in West Virginia last year were pickup trucks. The most …