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Woman Trashes $1 Million left in Mattress
Normally, diversion safes are constructed of regular household objects, like soda cans, cleaning products, books or flower pots. They are a pretty ingenious device to store your valuables safely, in plain sight. Besides the commonly used objects, if...
Intruder Whacked in the Head with a Sauce Pan
The 70-year-old wife of an Elyria, Ohio judge was so angry at the intruders who tried to rob her, that she whacked one of them in the head with a pot. BAM! Four boys pushed their way into her home while Ellen Basinski was on the phone with her husban...
Another burglar drops his cell phone
Similar to the other Lost Cell Phone story, this one out of New Castle, Delaware is also pretty funny. Apparently we have this guy who breaks into this house. The homeowner hears someone opening his basement door and is startled when a unknown guy wa...
Who Can It Be Now?
Ron Strykert, former guitarist and co-founder of 80s rock band Men At Work did not keep to himself and was arrested late last week on a felony charge of making criminal threats. “Who can it be knocking at my door. Go ‘way, Don’t com...
Man Steals Burglars’ Getaway Van
A recently laid off WaMu employee just happened to be home when a pair of burglars broke into his home, instead of at work. His wife was working, his son was in daycare and he was in the basement. Just after 1:30 PM, while doing some work around the ...
Never leave your wallet in another man’s pants.
An uninvited tenant has been making the rounds between unattended vacation homes in the North Webster, Indiana area. Apparently, this guy would scope out Webster Lake residences, and if the house looked unoccupied and didn’t have recent tracks...
Don’t Steal the Orange Juice
A guy in Lynchburg, Virginia was busted for burglary when greasy fingerprints on an orange juice bottle was left at the scene. Apparently while stealing appliances, tools, jewelry and other household items, the burglar also raided the fridge. At one ...
Homeowner Pepper Sprays Intruder
A woman woke up in the middle of the night Sunday in her Atkinson, NH condo when she heard some noise downstairs. She found an unknown man in her living room when she proceeded to check out what was going on. During the confrontation, the intruder gr...
Home Intruder Dies During Struggle
Police do not anticipate any arrests, I’m thinking the evidence speaks for itself. Indianapolis police responded to a call just after 3 AM Sunday morning and found a 64-year-old dad choking out a 52-year-old intruder on the floor in the hallway...
Goldibear and the Three Humans?
A twisted real life version of Goldilocks occurred in Billings, Montana where a man (more resembling a bear than the little blond haired girl), was found sleeping in baby bear’s bed, I mean a little boy’s bed. Ok, it wasn’t bowls o...
Stop! Or This Granny Will Shoot!
A burglary at a neighbor’s home a few weeks back prompted an 85-year-old Pennsylvania woman to arm herself with a .22-caliber revolver. She kept it at the ready near her bed in the bedroom. The thought of having a weapon in the house let her re...
Wrong House Home Invasion Causes Scare in CA.
No matter what the subject matter, there will be skeptics, opponents and non-believers. Personally, I’d rather converse with like-minded people rather than try to convert opposing or narrow-minded viewpoints. You either believe in something or ...
