Ohio judge orders shoplifters to wear ‘I’m a thief’ T-shirts during community service

September 20th, 2009 Judge: HI man accused in fire must quit smokingWAILUKU, Hawaii — A Maui judge has ordered a 19-year-old man who pleaded no contest to starting a restaurant fire with a flicked cigarette to stop smoking for a year. Makaio Bachman-Majamay of Makawao was originally charged with third-degree arson for allegedly igniting the shake roof of the Wei Wei Bar-B-Q Restaurant in Pukalani in July 2008.

September 11th, 2009 Governor: Handle runaway convert case in OhioCOLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland believes the case of a Muslim girl who ran away to Florida after converting to Christianity should by handled by Ohio authorities.

August 21st, 2009 Runaway convert to stay in Fla. pending hearingORLANDO, Fla.

August 20th, 2009 Correction: Meltdown 101 Q&A on flash ordersNEW YORK — In an Aug. 13 Q&A about a stock trading service called "flash orders," The Associated Press, relying on a news release, reported erroneously that the exchange Direct Edge ECN LLC planned to stop offering the orders.

August 11th, 2009 Judge to Ohio: Hands off tobacco moneyCOLUMBUS, Ohio — A judge has permanently barred Ohio authorities from spending roughly $250 million in anti-tobacco funds on other programs and balancing the state budget. Franklin County Common Pleas Court Judge David Fais issued the permanent injunction Tuesday.

August 3rd, 2009 Suspected Aussie thief caught napping in car washADELAIDE, Australia — Police say they have arrested a suspected car thief whom they caught napping at the wheel of a stolen car. South Australia Police say the 30-year-old man drove the Audi convertible into an automatic car wash early Monday and apparently fell asleep.

July 24th, 2009 Suspected Wyo. car thief found sleeping in the carCASPER, Wyo.

July 17th, 2009 ND thief leaves note, advises car owner to lock upFARGO, N.D. — A man said it's a tough way to learn a lesson but he's a lot wiser.

June 11th, 2009 Thief in northern Wis. has taste for finer thingsWASHBURN, Wis.

May 1st, 2009 Thief steals 2 wheels from California AG's carOAKLAND, Calif. — Even California's top law enforcement official isn't immune to petty crime.

April 24th, 2009 MADRID - A Spanish judge has ordered an illiterate young thief to learn to read and write as punishment for his crimes, Spanish media reported Friday. The 17-year-old, who lived in a village in the southern province of Granada, was convicted of stealing a dog, but returned it on request.

March 18th, 2009 MOSCOW - A 70-year-old woman in the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don helped police to catch a man who had stolen a cell phone from a boy, a police spokesman said. The incident occurred Tuesday in the centre of the city when the old woman saw the mugger threatening two boys with a knife and taking a phone from one of them.

March 4th, 2009 WELLINGTON - A thief who stole a wallet at a Waterworld complex near Hamilton on New Zealand's North Island knocked himself out when he slipped running away down some wet stairs, the police said Wednesday. The 28-year-old thief was given first aid by staff and came round in time to answer questions from police officers called to the scene, Sergeant Jeff Penno said.

March 3rd, 2009 BHOPAL - Prohibitory orders were imposed Monday in parts of Madhya Pradesh's Mandsaur town following communal tension as two groups belonging to different communities clashed, police said. A member of a particular community was beaten up Sunday night by few people belonging to another community while he was eating at a hotel in the Bus Stand area of the town, police said.

January 14th, 2009 BERLIN - Couples need not wear matching balloon-silk jogging suits to be an eyesore, fashionistas warn. Identical pullovers or outdoor jackets are off-putting as well.