The burglar was armed with a laser pistol - sadly, a Buzz Lightyear toy laser pistol. The homeowner was armed with a sawed-off shotgun. The burglar didn't do so well. picked by 2manyusernames 4 months ago

A Wisconsin man who returned home unexpectedly to find his house being burglarized chased the thief until he spotted a police car. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

"I said, 'You don't want to do this. First of all, if you harm me or kill me, I'm just going to go to heaven. You're going to go to prison forever,'" Swanson said. He then said he ended their conversation with a prayer and a hug. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

Intruder gets shot by 81 year old homeowner while doing his laundry...at her house!

Dupe: picked by suebe 2 years ago

A parrot chirping "hello" woke up his Texas owner who found then dead shot a burglar in his garage. "I guess you could call him a stool pigeon," owner Dennis Baker said on the Dallas Morning News. picked by mitzuzake 2 years ago

Junk mail rarely brings you something you want, but for one homeowner it has led to a lawsuit landing on his doormat. Paul O'Brien is being sued by a woman who says she trapped her hand in his letterbox while posting mail. Joy Goodman, a cake decorator in her late 40s, is seeking damages for personal injury and loss of earnings. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A news report says a burglar who broke into a house claims he was held captive by a "supernatural figure" for three days without food and water. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

This has got to be one of the strangest police investigations ever. Detectives in Valencia County, New Mexico, identified a possible suspect by extracting DNA from a very unusual piece of evidence left by the thief: his own poo. The thief used the bathroom and left his solid waste on display for the homeowner. "It’s more of an insult right there. It was a big slap in the face," th... read full post picked by Bingo 3 months ago

Relatives of a man who was shot and killed while breaking into a home more than a decade ago recently settled a civil lawsuit they brought against the city.

*Fl...nope, I can't say it, I cannot say where... picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

A thief broke into a house for the second time on the same day to return all the goods he had stolen and to leave a sorry letter… picked by wookiee 2 years ago

A man who stumbled upon a burglar near his house did the only thing he could do until police arrived — he sat on the thief. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

An burglar wanted by Welsh authorities didn't like the mug shot published in the local newspaper so he took a new one himself, in front of a police van, and sent it to the newspaper. He might be a little to clever for his own good, however. Authorities were quite happy to have an updated pic. picked by tigertony 3 weeks ago

What would you do if you found $100,000 in the attic of your house? Bernard Salcedo, 26, of Sanford, reported the finding to police, who are now holding the money, and he is trying to get it back. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

When an intoxicated man broke into a man’s home in Bar Harbor, Maine, the homeowner had to bribe the man to leave with (ironically, non-alcoholic) beer! picked by Bingo 5 months ago

When my wife was cleaning the blood off, she said "I think it's all his." picked by tigertony 2 years ago

Two accused Florida robbers were apprehended Sunday after one accidentally shot the other in the eye. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A guilt-ridden thief sent a letter of apology and £100 back to the shop where he stole cigarettes from seven years earlier.

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwh. picked by glik 1 year ago

It was a stick up of a different kind for one Australian burglar, who broke into a neighbour's house and played sex games in the bathroom with a bottle of toilet detergent and a vacuum cleaner. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A burglar who broke into a house and threatened a pensioner with a knife got more than he bargained for when the victim turned out to be a retired boxer who left him bruised and bleeding. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

A man was arrested on Thursday after a bizarre series of events that included him crashing his car, getting shot by a homeowner, breaking a restaurant window and stripping to his underwear. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago