Latest Theft News
Detroit paying $300,000 to man wrongly accused of theft, making changes in use of facial technology
DETROIT (AP) — The city of Detroit has agreed to pay $300,000 to a man who was wrongly accused of shoplifting and also change how police use facial recognition technology to solve crimes. The conditions are part of a lawsuit settlement with Robert Williams. His driver's license...
A Nebraska father who fatally shot his 10-year-old son on Thanksgiving pleads no contest
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska father who fatally shot his 10-year-old son on Thanksgiving while investigating what he thought was someone stealing his car has pleaded no contest to manslaughter. Will McDonald, 47, of Omaha also pleaded no contest to being a felon in possession of...
Ex-Timberwolves analyst admits stealing hard drive with sensitive data from team executive
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The since-fired Minnesota Timberwolves staffer accused of burglary has admitted to stealing a hard drive with proprietary and sensitive information from a team executive. Somak Sarkar pled guilty to a gross misdemeanor count of unauthorized computer access in...
Assistant found guilty of dismembering former boss with a saw to keep him from discovering theft
NEW YORK (AP) — A personal assistant was convicted Monday of killing and dismembering his former boss after stealing an estimated $400,000 from him, Manhattan's district attorney said. A jury found Tyrese Haspil, 25, guilty in the 2020 death of Fahim Saleh, 33, whose beheaded,...
Former Michigan police chief is sentenced to prison for stealing drugs on the job
HARTFORD, Mich. (AP) — A former Michigan police chief who admitted stealing drugs from her department was sentenced Monday to more than three years in prison. Circuit Court Judge Kathleen Brickley said Tressa Beltran tarnished the image of law enforcement. “The...
Illinois may soon return land the US stole from a Prairie Band Potawatomi chief 175 years ago
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Some 175 years after the U.S. government stole land from the chief of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation while he was away visiting relatives, Illinois may soon return it to the tribe. Nothing ever changed the 1829 treaty that Chief Shab-eh-nay signed with...
88-year-old Montana man who was getaway driver in bank robberies sentenced to 2 years in prison
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — An 88-year-old Montana man has been sentenced to two years in a federal prison medical facility for being the getaway driver in two bank robberies in Billings last summer, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Montana said. The man was sentenced Thursday after...
Prison, restitution ordered for ex-tribal leader convicted of defrauding Oglala Sioux Tribe
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday sentenced a former tribal leader in South Dakota to serve nearly two years in prison and pay tens of thousands in restitution after a jury convicted him earlier this year of defrauding his tribe. Former Oglala Sioux Tribal...
Judy Garland's hometown is raising funds to purchase stolen ‘Wizard of Oz’ ruby slippers
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota hometown of Judy Garland, the actress who wore a pair of ruby slippers in “The Wizard of Oz,” is raising money to purchase the prized footwear after it was stolen from a local museum and then later turned over to an auction company. ...
Man, 72, killed and his wife wounded in knife attack at Nebraska highway rest area
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) — An attempted robbery at a highway rest area in eastern Nebraska left a 72-year-old man dead and his 71-year-old wife critically injured in a knife attack Wednesday, authorities said. The Hall County Sheriff's Office said deputies were called to an...
