American scribe seeks compensation, leaves IndiaOctober 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - An American journalist who alleged he was beaten up by Delhi Police after being mistaken for a car thief left India Friday but sought a probe into the incident and $500,000 in compensation. Joel Elliot, 30, who boarded an Emirates flight to the US, told reporters that he met officials in the US embassy here and demanded an inquiry into the assault on him.
Brit thief uses knickers as disguise during drunken shop raid!September 16th, 2009 LONDON - A Brit thief reportedly used a pair of knickers to cover his head, in a bid to disguise himself during a drunken shop raid. Chelmsford Crown Court was told that Michael Callaghan, 43, had forced a shop assistant into a cupboard before taking 200 pounds from the till, reports the Daily Star.
SUV turns turtle, injures four sleeping on pavementAugust 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - A speeding SUV overturned injuring four people who were sleeping on a pavement in near the Jama Masjid here, police said Sunday. The incident took place 12.30 a.m.
Chinese man accused of stealing mobile as he 'looked like a pickpocket'!August 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A subway passenger in China blamed another man for theft on the basis of his looks. When Zhou couldn't find his mobile phone, he caught Chen, and took him to police station in Shaoguan, Guangdong province, claiming he was the thief.
New Zealand thief gives contact details before taking moneyAugust 17th, 2009 WELLINGTON - A thief provided his name and contact details to a store clerk in New Zealand's Christchurch city "before grabbing money from the cash register in full view of the store's eight surveillance cameras". The man, a long-time customer of Penny Lane Records on Colombo St in Sydenham, approached the counter with a copy of Pink Floyd's classic rock CD "The Wall" and asked for it to be held for him, The Press reported Monday.
Australian teen wanted to steal Indian's phone, but killed researcherAugust 12th, 2009 MELBOURNE - A teenager who wanted to find an Indian student and steal his mobile phone but later killed a university researcher in this Australian city has been sentenced to 10 years in jail. The teenager lifted the university researcher and dropped him on his head during a fatal gang bashing, The Daily Telegraph reported Wednesday.
Russian hairdresser turns robber into sex slave with torn genitals, Viagra hangover!July 22nd, 2009 LONDON - An attempted armed robbery of a hairdresser in the Russian town of Meshchovsk became a three-day sex ordeal for a would-be thief, leaving him with torn genitals and a Viagra hangover. The man, known as Viktor, tried to rob 28-year-old hairdresser, called Olga.
Man turns thief for ailing wife's treatmentJuly 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - A 23-year-old man, who suffered losses in business, turned criminal for the treatment of his ailing wife but was arrested with his accomplice for stealing costly devices from cars, police said Tuesday. Ramesh and his accomplice Moin, 43, were arrested Monday from Daryaganj in central Delhi for the stealing electronic computer modules (ECMs), a device used in operating Multi Point Fuel Injection auto engines.
UK cops tell salesman it's 'too expensive' to collar computer thiefJuly 16th, 2009 LONDON - Despite having tracked a thief who stole his computer, an English salesman failed to have any arrests made because cops felt it to be "too expensive" to collar the person. Twenty-eight-year-old salesman Dale Fryer, of Cramlington, Northumberland, called cops after two 500-pound laptops were stolen, but their inquiries came to nothing.
New York robbery victim consoles thiefJune 4th, 2009 NEW YORK - Role reversal at gun point: After an attempted robbery of a store near New York City, the owner showed generous mercy instead of calling the police. The thief came charging into the convenience store in Long Island shortly before closing armed with a baseball bat and demanded money, according to the security videotape broadcast Wednesday on US television.
Sleeping man taken into custody for drink driving!May 31st, 2009 MELBOURNE - A man was charged with drink driving and taken into custody after cops found him sleeping behind the wheel while his car was in gear with a running engine. The 48-year-old Lewiston man was found snoozing on the side of the Salisbury Highway at Mawson Lakes in Adelaide's northern suburbs just before 4.30am.
Drunk driver crushes three sleeping on Delhi pavementMay 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A 31-year-old accountant was arrested here Thursday for allegedly running his car over people sleeping on a pavement in northwest Delhi while returning home after getting drunk - killing a man, his son and a child and injuring three more people. At 1.25 a.m, Navin Jain was returning to his Keshavpuram home from a marriage function in Gurgaon, adjacent to the national capital, in his Maruti Alto car when he lost control.
Thief returns cash after feeling guilty!May 28th, 2009 MELBOURNE - A thief feeling guilty after stealing more than 10,000 dollars from a butcher returned most of the money a week later. Mark Bollinghaus, owner of Albury-Wodonga Haus of Meat chain of stores, said he was stunned to find 90 per cent of the cash accompanied by a note slipped under the door of his store.
Thieves who stole 1,000 cars nabbedMay 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - After stealing more than 1,000 vehicles, mostly high-end cars, over the past 15 years, Delhi's most wanted car thief and his eight accomplices have been finally arrested, the police said Monday. Ravi, 38, said to be the mastermind of over 500 vehicle thefts, was arrested after the "receivers" of the stolen vehicles were nabbed.
Thief hits campaign trail - with successApril 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Deteriorating law and order situation is one of the campaign issues the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been vociferous about in Goa. And one leader at least has a genuine reason to complain.
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