A Canadian man's apparent fondness for the video game "Grand Theft Auto" has led to his arrest in connection with an auto theft, police said on Wednesday. picked by noahsatellite 3 years ago

She pulled a cop from a smoking, wrecked car, gets called in to the police station, she thinks as a witness, but instead gets charged with theft of the cops gun and wrongfully jailed for 10mths. picked by doggylives 1 year ago

Doh. Domain squatters snatched away the domain name GeorgeWBushLibrary.com and made an easy $34,990 profit on promptly selling it to back to Yuma Solutions, the web development company that let it expire. picked by suebe 12 months ago

NY's highest court is hearing a case involving the limits of Eminent Domain. Until recently eminent domain was used for the good of the public, building roads, airports, etc. Now governments are using to make private contractors a lot of money not to mention making them very grateful. picked by 2manyusernames 2 months ago

The arrest of 16 Chinese people operating in two groups on suspicion of burglaries has caused a 30 percent reduction in the number of burglaries and thefts in the Tokyo metropolitan area. Among those arrested was Zhu Hui, 37, a student, who is believed to be the ringleader. picked by mitzuzake 2 years ago

It's hard to believe that for most of the 90s, a single company, Network Solutions, had a government-issued monopoly on registering domain names. It's surprising how little of the company's back story — how it got into the domain name business, or who owned it — has been told. Part 2 picked by 2manyusernames 4 months ago

This is old, but still funny. Everyone knows that if you are going to operate a business in today’s world you need a domain name. It is advisable to look at the domain name selected as others see it and not just as you think it looks. picked by RTCA 3 years ago

A follow up to my previous post, the doggie-style thief has apparently been caught.

"According to police, when the pair's story of how they got the jewelry didn't match, they were detained, but eventually released."

Just how DOES one explain having doggie jewelry in the first place?? picked by spideyrdr 7 months ago

Economou was charged with petit theft, a second-degree misdemeanor, Frith told Local 6 News partner Florida Today.

*shouldn't that be ped-it theft? picked by dollyllama 10 months ago

whereas those who hanged Palin will have no charges filed. But wait don't jump to to the conclusion that some are trying to make you jump to. The students were arrested for burglary and theft as well as disorderly conduct. The Palin Hanger wasn't arrested because he didn't commit any crimes, not because of bias or any unfairness. update to this. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

A couple ended up in jail, both facing drunken driving charges, after Ypsilanti Police first pulled over the husband, who was driving with his young son in the car, and then arrested the mother when she showed up to pick up the boy. picked by mitzuzake 2 years ago

Identity theft occurs when someone uses your personal identifying information, like your name, Social Security number, or credit card number, without your permission, to commit fraud or other crimes. The Federal Trade Commission estimates that as many as 9 million Americans have their identities stolen each year. In fact, you or someone you know may have experienced some form of identity theft. Re... read full post picked by sweattshop 3 years ago

Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., one of the nation's pre-eminent African-American scholars, was arrested Thursday afternoon at his home by Cambridge police investigating a possible break-in...WTF? picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

how do you steal a whole beach??

"the Prime Minister, Bruce Golding, also took an interest in the theft and ordered a report into how 500 truckloads of sand was stolen, transported and presumably sold." picked by smarty1052 1 year ago

Multi Theft Auto (MTA) is a multi-player modification for Rockstar North's Grand Theft Auto game series.

Starting with MTA for GTA: San Andreas, you can play Grand Theft Auto with your friends, in your own custom created maps and gamemodes, powered by the Lua scripting language and hundreds of game specific functions. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

The planet-seeking Kepler spacecraft has beamed home its first images of a patch of the sky where NASA hopes to find Earth-like planets circling distant, alien stars. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

A couple who kept a horse and seven dogs inside their home was arrested for endangering a 12-year-old child after officers found the floor covered in animal feces and rotting produce. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

The BBC left itself open to ridicule after the theft of a hamster five days earlier was reported as breaking news. picked by hogstr 11 months ago

A Wisconsin girl was charged with disorderly conduct last week after refusing to stop texting during her math class and then repeatedly lying to authorities, saying that she did not have a phone. It's possible, though uncertain if, the student's arrest marked the first time high-school texting has led to an arrest.
The police report details the incident picked by equinox 10 months ago

Three UK banks are failing to prevent the possible theft of online customers' identity.
Heise first revealed the potential problems in September.
It showed that it was possible for a fake or spoofed page to be inserted onto the web sites of six online banks, with no chance of ordinary customers being able to detect that anything was wrong. picked by XXXXXPP 3 years ago