Recent Posts in Theft Category
Posted on May 1, 2012 By admin
In many cases, our criminal justice system is pronouncing people guilty without evidence, lawyers, or a chance to plead their case. People across the United States plead guilty to crimes they did not ...
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Posted on Apr 10, 2012 By admin
A Los Angeles man who stole and chopped more than 30 classic cars, including actor John Travolta’s classic Mercedes-Benz, was sentenced to 14 years in a California state prison after police ...
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Posted on Mar 17, 2012 By admin
A North Hollywood, California man was sentenced to 64 months in a federal prison for submitting a false loan application, obtaining a credit card in somebody else's name and running up charges on ...
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Posted on Mar 6, 2012 By admin
Former New York Mets star Lenny Dykstra was sentenced to three years in a California state prison after a judge rejected a last minute effort to change his no contest plea and fight the grand theft ...
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Posted on Sep 25, 2011 By admin
A member of the "bling ring" accused of breaking into celebrity homes and stealing $3 million in jewels, art and watches pleaded no contest to the burglary of reality star Audrina ...
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Posted on Jul 25, 2011 By admin
In Los Angeles, California, a federal grand jury indicted an officer with the Transportation Security Administration on theft charges associated with watches and a pre-paid debit card that were stolen ...
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Posted on Jul 8, 2011 By admin
Three former PTA members at the Diamond Bar, California elementary school have been charged with almost two dozen criminal charges relating to a Ponzi scheme that defrauded more than 40 people out of ...
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Posted on Feb 8, 2011 By admin
A man who was drunk and distraught over his mother's death was arrested at a Whittier cemetery after stealing a pickup truck at gunpoint and flipping it over. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's ...
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Posted on Feb 3, 2011 By admin
Prosecutors in two California counties are considering potential criminal charges against Lindsay Lohan that legal experts believe would be significantly more serious than her previous legal troubles. ...
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Posted on Feb 1, 2011 By admin
The family of Pearl Harbor survivor Arnold Bauer said in a statement that they "thought he was in good hands" and trusted his caregiver. Now, his caregiver is charged with felony counts of elder ...
Continue reading "Pearl Harbor Survivor Caregiver Charged with Elder Abuse, Forgery, Theft and False Imprisonment" »
Posted on Jan 11, 2011 By admin
Three men were arrested and a fourth was being sought for stealing tools from construction sites and farms in Ventura County, California, in a series of nearly 50 burglaries. Sheriff's detectives in ...
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Posted on Jan 10, 2011 By admin
Police detectives have identified over 200 victims of credit card fraud at a Sierra Madre, California gas station and are working to find the business' owner and a man photographed allegedly using a ...
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Posted on Jan 7, 2011 By admin
A Jamaican immigrant who used another man’s identity to buy a BMW reported the identity stolen when he defaulted on the car payments, according to Orange County, California authorities. Ryan Matthews, ...
Continue reading "Laguna Hills, California Man Pleads Guilty to Identity Theft & Grand Theft" »
Posted on Dec 31, 2010 By admin
In Santa Ana, California, an Irvine man pleaded not guilty after surrendering to special agents with the FBI in an investment scheme case that allegedly involved losses totaling $2.4 million. Charles ...
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Posted on Dec 24, 2010 By admin
A team of burglars has been roaming the streets of downtown Los Angeles, search for aging, vacant buildings they can strip bare. Over the last year, at least four buildings have been stripped clear of ...
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Posted on Dec 13, 2010 By admin
A 32-year-old man who police suspect of stealing at least seven motorcycles in Lake Forest and surrounding cities was arrested in Fountain Valley, California. Brandon Whitaker, of Lake Forest, was ...
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