Burglary
Boston art thieves got away with it: US authorities
Mar 18, 2013 16:53 EDT
The FBI said Monday that they finally know who conducted a daring art heist in Boston exactly 23 years ago -- but the thieves can no longer be prosecuted.
Romanian police arrest mother of Dutch art heist suspect
Mar 08, 2013 13:33 EST
Romanian police on Friday said they had made another arrest linked to the spectacular 2012 art heist at Rotterdam's Kunsthal museum, detaining the mother of one of the male suspects.
Swiss police snare man with 49 phones in trousers
Mar 04, 2013 09:41 EST
A wily criminal was snared with a haul of 49 mobile phones stuffed down his trousers, Swiss police said Monday.
Police law risks human rights: parliament report
Feb 28, 2013 19:32 EST
Britain should conduct a "fundamental review of the law" governing undercover operations after police were accused of stealing the identities of dead children, a parliamentary report urged Friday.
Nigeria's Chukwuma 'burgled' in Milan
Feb 22, 2013 06:52 EST
Inter Milan and Nigeria midfielder Joel Obi Chukwuma has fallen victim to burglars in Milan, according to reports Friday.
Magistrate to rule on Pistorius bail
Feb 22, 2013 05:26 EST
Pretoria Magistrate Desmond Nair announced on Friday that he will rule on Oscar Pistorius's bail application around 2:30 pm (1230 GMT), on the fourth day of court arguments.
Pistorius 'fought' with lover before her killing
Feb 20, 2013 11:12 EST
Witnesses heard arguing, a woman screaming and gunfire at the house of "Blade Runner" Oscar Pistorius the night he shot dead his model girlfriend, police told a South African court Wednesday.
Pistorius 'fought with lover before her killing'
Feb 20, 2013 09:29 EST
Witnesses claimed they heard arguing, a woman screaming and gunfire at the house of "Blade Runner" Oscar Pistorius the night he shot dead his model girlfriend, police told a South African court Wednesday.
Pistorius 'fought non-stop' with girlfriend before killing
Feb 20, 2013 05:27 EST
"Blade Runner" Oscar Pistorius returned to court Wednesday to hear explosive allegations that he fought "non-stop" with his slain girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on the night of her killing.
Pistorius back in court in fight for bail
Feb 20, 2013 03:25 EST
"Blade Runner" Oscar Pistorius returned to court Wednesday facing a tough fight to win bail, with the prosecution set to call on police evidence to flesh out charges he deliberately murdered his girlfriend on Valentine's Day.
'Blade Runner' Pistorius charged in girlfriend's murder
Feb 14, 2013 15:13 EST
South African police held Olympic amputee sprint star Oscar Pistorius in custody Thursday after charging him with the Valentine's Day murder of his model girlfriend, who was shot four times with a gun registered in his name.
'Blade Runner' Pistorius charged with girlfriend's murder
Feb 14, 2013 14:15 EST
South African police Thursday charged Olympic amputee sprint star Oscar Pistorius with the Valentine's Day murder of his model girlfriend, who was shot four times with a gun registered to the popular athlete.
Runner Pistorius charged with girlfriend's murder
Feb 14, 2013 11:59 EST
South African police Thursday charged Olympic amputee sprint star Oscar Pistorius with the Valentine's Day murder of his model girlfriend, who was shot four times with a gun registered to the popular athlete.
Pistorius charged with girlfriend's murder
Feb 14, 2013 09:58 EST
South African police on Thursday charged Olympic amputee sprint star Oscar Pistorius with the Valentine's Day murder of his glamorous model girlfriend, but played down reports she was mistaken for a burglar.
Two 'Pink Panthers' to face trial over Swiss heists
Feb 12, 2013 11:44 EST
Two Serbian alleged members of the "Pink Panther" gang of international jewel thieves are to face trial in Switzerland for heists there, police said on Tuesday.
Burglars threaten nine-year-old with axe
Jan 30, 2013 05:23 EST
Burglars held an axe to the neck of a nine-year-old boy in the West Midlands as they demanded the family's high-performance car, his father said on Wednesday.
French crooner Trenet's heir loses theft lawsuit
Jan 29, 2013 14:15 EST
A court on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit by French singer-songwriter Charles Trenet's former secretary and sole heir against a Danish firm he accused of stealing valuable objects and memorabilia.
Stockholm museum to display recovered Matisse painting
Jan 24, 2013 13:25 EST
Stockholm's Museum of Modern Art said Thursday it will put on display this weekend "Le Jardin", a Matisse painting stolen 25 years ago and returned to Sweden this week.
Stolen Matisse returns to Sweden, but mystery remains
Jan 23, 2013 13:46 EST
Stockholm's Museum of Modern Art celebrated Wednesday the return of a Matisse painting stolen 25 years ago, but details about the theft and where the work has been for a quarter-century remain shrouded in mystery.
Matisse thieves sentenced in Miami
Jan 23, 2013 05:13 EST
A US federal court handed down prison terms to an American man and a Mexican woman for trying to sell a $3 million Henri Matisse painting stolen from a Venezuelan museum.
