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Shocking Video: Assassination Attempt Foiled By Jammed Gun

Tom Blunt — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 14:15:30 +0000

An attempt on the life of a Bulgarian politician was miraculously averted yesterday when the would-be killer’s gun refused to fire. Turkish Party leader Ahmed Dogan had no time to think when a man rushed the stage and pushed a gun in his face, but the instant it became clear that the gun was faulty, [...]

Christmas Crooks Are on the Loose This Holiday Season — Dollars and Sense

Mike Adams — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 22:46:49 +0000

Employee theft and shoplifting will cost retailers nearly $9 billion this holiday season, and unfortunately it’s the upstanding consumer who pays for that loss in the end. New statistics from the Centre for Retail Research indicates that U.S. retailers are at risk of losing approximately $5 billion by way of employee theft, nearly $4 billion [...]

Meet The Man Who Lived In Hotels On Stolen Credit Cards… For Twenty Years

Dan Seitz — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 15:30:41 +0000

Credit card fraud is one of the more annoying aspects of modern life. Thankfully, federal law limits your liability to $50, which is a good thing considering guys like Jeffrey Hawkins are around. Hawkins has allegedly lived on other people’s credit cards for two decades, traveling up and down the East Coast. Finding himself jobless [...]

Understaffed Detroit Police Say Enter the City at Your Own Risk

Mike Adams — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 11:48:19 +0000

Abandon all hope ye who enter here. Here being Detroit.

A recent report by the Detroit Police Officers Association offers a strict warning to those who plan to visit the city, saying that due to “grossly understaffed” and overworked law enforcement, people now enter the Motor City at their own risk.

Man Hides in Suitcase in Order to Steal From Luggage

Amory Gritta — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 12:00:30 +0000

Getting a conviction is in the bag.

That may be what prosecutors in Spain are thinking after a man was arrested for theft by worming his body into a suitcase that was loaded onto an airport bus just so he could squeeze back out and steal from other luggage.

Crimestoppers: Crime of the Week

Amory Gritta — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 16:06:44 +0000

This week Victoria Crime Stoppers and the Victoria Police Department need your help to identify the people responsible for a burglary. On the morning of June 1, 2011 Police responded to Victoria West High School and Cade Middle School. During the night unknown offenders had broken into two metal storage buildings and stole several items. [...]