Brazilian police recovered paintings by Pablo Picasso and Candido Portinari that were stolen last month from the country's premier modern art museum, officials said Tuesday. picked by dollyllama 8 months ago

Police recovered a stolen truck and its cargo of rodeo bulls, but the thief who rustled them remains on the lam. picked by muppet 8 months ago

Stolen and sensitive U.S. military equipment, including body armor, night vision goggles, and gear to protect against nuclear or biochemical warfare, are being sold on Craigslist and eBay, a GAO report says. picked by jhordie 5 months ago

Weeks after her purse was stolen, a 70-year-old South Carolina woman received its contents -- including irreplaceable photos -- in the mail. picked by muppet 8 months ago

Sandy Baumberger says she never expected to see her wallet again when it was stolen 35 years ago.

But it has been found by a 30-year-old dental student who tracked her down and returned it. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

Police found paintings by Vincent van Gogh and Claude Monet that were among four paintings worth $163 million stolen from a private museum in a Feb. 10 armed robbery.

The original post about the heist is here. picked by MandolinOrange 7 months ago

A unique, life-sized statue of Betty Boop worth thousands of dollars was stolen from a popular Central Florida village. picked by dollyllama 5 months ago

"Spielberg purchased the painting, entitled Russian Schoolroom, in 1989 from a legitimate dealer and did not know it was stolen until his staff spotted its image last week on an FBI website listing stolen works of art, the bureau said in a statement." picked by Jacki Jinx 2 years ago

Two Picasso paintings worth millions were stolen from a Swiss exhibition, police said Thursday. picked by dollyllama 7 months ago

The giant rock was stolen from the yard of the Tunguska Space Event foundation, whose director said it was the part of meteor that caused a massive explosion in Siberia in 1908. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A boutique brewery in New Zealand was reported Thursday to be offering a lifetime supply of beer in return for a stolen laptop. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

The grave of Hungary's last communist ruler, Janos Kadar, was prised open on Wednesday and his remains and his wife's urn were thought to have been stolen, Budapest police said. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

The bathtub, made of pure gold, weighing 80kg was stolen. It is estimated to be worth approximately 120 million yen (approx US$1m) at current market values. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

York Heiden is one unlucky crime victim _ his car was stolen twice in one day. Even he can't believe it. "Everyone says, 'You shouldn't have left it,'" Heiden said, laughing. "But I know, I know ... So many what-ifs: I shouldn't have done this, I should have taken the tire off." picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Believed to be 19th century French work stolen from Russia‘s famed State Hermitage Museum five years ago. In other words, the thieves couldn't sell it? picked by ReBoot 1 year ago

Fifty-four-year-old James Scranton is trying to get used to his borrowed wheelchair. His own wheelchair disappeared on Saturday picked by muppet 9 months ago

Contents were still in good condition. picked by slider 1 year ago

How NOT to be inconspicuous. picked by tigertony 7 months ago

Luckily, "none of the data made it out of the country or was transmitted to criminal or terrorist groups." picked by deepchill 1 year ago

If you happen to have a black Glock 9 mm, the vest, which has "Police" written on it, a gun holster, a camera bag, camera equipment and five $1 bills Florida's chief of police would like a word with you. picked by doggylives 6 months ago