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Jewelry Thieves Strike Homes in Atlanta Suburbs

Authorities say jewelry thieves struck two homes in north Fulton County neighborhoods within one week, stealing $70,000 in gold and other precious metals from one family. Homeowner Rick Vaughn tells CBS Atlanta that his wife came home from a vacation …

Thieves Steal Dozens of Storm Drain Grates in Nevada City

Reno police are searching for thieves who have stolen dozens of storm drain grates over the last couple of months. Police say thieves have made off with more than 40 grates, or covers, mainly in the Somersett area of northwest …

Copper Thieves Leave Tucson, Ariz. Parks in the Dark

Copper thieves targeting baseball parks in Tucson have left teams scrambling for places to play and the city on the hook for thousands of dollars in repairs. Without the wiring, the parks can’t be lit up. The Arizona Daily Star …

Arizona Rangers Trying to Protect Cactus from Thieves

Rangers at Saguaro National Park in Tucson have given the formidable defenses of the saguaro cactus a high-tech upgrade. In addition to prickly spines, many saguaros are now equipped with tiny microchips to ward off would-be thieves. The chips are …

Thieves Hit Joplin, Mo. Disaster Recovery Center

The directors of a Joplin disaster resource center say rumors that the center is closing are not true. Someone has been distributing a flier saying the Joplin Family Worship Center’s Disaster Resource Center is closing. Spokesman Lowell Lane says the …

Another Georgia Beauty Store Hit by Thieves

There’s been another break-in at a metro Atlanta, Georgia, beauty supply store, with expensive hair weaves as the apparent target. The burglary on Tuesday was near downtown Atlanta, at a shop that opened just a few weeks ago. The Atlanta …

Thieves Use Dolly to Steal ATM in San Diego, Calif.

A pair of thieves used a dolly to cart away an ATM from a San Diego thrift store. San Diego Police Sgt. Ray Battrick says the suspects were caught on surveillance video early Saturday prying open the front door of …

Auto Batteries Becoming Hot Targets for Georgia Thieves

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 …

Kentucky Car Dealerships on Alert After Wheels Stolen

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 …

Hair Extension Thieves Hit Georgia Beauty Shop

Police say they are searching for thieves who smashed through a glass door and grabbed hair extensions valued at $50,000 from a store in south Atlanta. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports police say surveillance video shows three masked men struck the …