Contents were still in good condition. picked by slider 1 year 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 5 months ago

She never imagined she would see her wallet again after she lost it at McKinley High School 60 years ago. picked by imnotyoo 1 year ago

When an 11-year-old Boy Scout found someone's wallet with $800 inside, he understood what the person who lost it was going through. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago

A man who lost his wallet in 1970 got it back after 37 years with everything still inside. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year 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 1 year ago

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 7 months ago

Ray Heilwagen has his wallet back, 62 years after he lost it in France during World War II. picked by kissmenow 2 years ago

'The only clue to its travels from North Carolina to Indiana is an unsigned inscription -- "Obtained in July 1865 at Raleigh, North Carolina.' It took 150 years to get this book back to its rightful place. picked by musicgirldani 2 years ago

The thief unknowingly drove it into the parking garage where he was working.

The Car-ma gods have smiled. picked by tigertony 18 hours ago

A unique, life-sized statue of Betty Boop worth thousands of dollars was stolen from a popular Central Florida village. picked by dollyllama 3 months ago

An outback Queensland town has discovered boomerangs really do come back after an artefact stolen from a museum 25 years ago was finally returned by a guilt-ridden US tourist. picked by AutumnLotus 6 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 12 months ago

Two Picasso paintings worth millions were stolen from a Swiss exhibition, police said Thursday. picked by dollyllama 6 months 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 9 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 7 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 3 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 7 months ago

Two men have been arrested for stealing a man's clothes and leaving him to wander around naked. The victim, a 19-year-old Hazleton man, was taken by two men to a rural area west of Oelwein where the men took his clothes at gunpoint. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

As he walked on the beach in Florida with friends, Kyle Coenen saw a red object he thought might be a Doritos bag."Somebody said, 'It's a wallet.' "
They picked it up and found it was crammed full of money, including many $100 bills. picked by mutil8or 3 months ago