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A New York man lost his wallet. To his amazement, his license and credit cards returned, but not the wallet. With the returned items, there was a note from the person who found it. The note said, “I kept the cash because I needed weed, the Metrocard because, well, the fare’s $2.75 now, and the wallet…

Ohio police say a middle school student apparently took up to $25,000 from his grandfather and gave $100 bills to classmates. They say several thousand dollars were passed out before they discovered what was happening. Investigators were able to recover up to $7,000, but said some of the money had been…

Robbers in Nashville are excellent planners. “Nashville police said a man who stole an Xbox One system and games from a Game Stop store called ahead to make sure the items would be ready to go.” Jim L. Wilson and Ron Williams -- http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2014/01/21/Police-Gamestop-robber-called-ahead-to-have-items-set-aside/UPI-10531390336251/…

After riding his electric bicycle to an appointment, Ben Jaconelli returned twenty minutes later and discovered it had been stolen. He feared he would never see the pricey bicycle again, but the thief unknowingly helped Jaconelli recover it. Shortly after filing a police report, Jaconelli received a…

Police in Louisiana say they arrested two alleged car burglars after the two suspects returned to the victim’s home to apologize. Police say the men aged 50 and 48 were charged with simple burglary, and they are seeking a third man believed to be involved. Reports say the men were allegedly taking a…

Really?? You owe more than exists, and you’re going to pay it? That probably sounds like what bill collectors hear all the time. Kind of like that old redneck joke that Jeff Foxworthy tells about the guy living in a trailor park when a bill collector comes to the door. He says, “Mr. Jones, we really…

STEALING Authorities in Germany say they arrested a thief after the man tried to sell a garden mower back to the man he took it from. Police say the owner of the mower answered an ad on e-Bay and discovered the mower being offered was his. The man immediately notified police and the thief was captured.…

LOS ANGELES — As she walked from a post office, Talon Curtis thought she'd found one of those gimmicky sweepstakes offers on the ground that scream something like "$357,959.55" in big bold letters and "This is not a real check" in much smaller type. But just as she was about to do her part for a cleaner…

Police in New Hampshire are looking for a burglar who was apologetic when caught in the act of looting a home, but apparently not remorseful enough to turn himself in. Police say the owner of the house pulled into his driveway just as a thief was exiting the house carrying jewelry and electronic items.…

86% of teens believe music piracy either morally acceptable or not even a moral issue moral pragmatists - “whatever works” philosophy David Kinnaman quote p. 3 (“Fewer than 1 in 10 Teenagers Believe that Music Piracy is Morally Wrong” - www.barna.org/FlexPage.aspx?Page=BarnaUpdates&BarnaUpdateID=162…

When I was a student pastor in Florida, I shepherded a small church in Indian River County. You may not know it, but the best citrus fruit in all of Florida grows there. One day as I was returning to college after serving my church on the weekend, a deacon gave me several bushels of delicious oranges.…

Someone should tell this guy that they also sell them at McDonalds. According to police reports (and a June 19 AP story), a thief kicked in the door of an apartment in Somerset, PA, then stole a chilled salad from the refrigerator. The owner of the apartment was out when the unusual burglary occurred.…

From the Reader's Digest: A Mafia Godfather hires a deaf bookkeeper, because a deaf bookkeeper can't hear anything he might have to testify about in court. The Godfather finds out his bookkeeper cheated him out of 10 million bucks. The Godfather's lawyer knows sign language, and both pay the bookkeeper…

The electronic security sensors at store exits aren't just to nab shoplifters, but to stem an even bigger problem-employee theft. About 30% of "inventory shrinkage" is due to shoplifting, but a whopping 43% is due to stealing by employees. Furthermore, the cost of everything we buy is inflated by 15%…

Cheating Cheating is certainly not new on campus, but the prevalence may be at an all time high. 74% of business school undergraduates admit to having cheated at some point in college, compared with the 68% of the general student population. Students recognize that cell cheat sheets, phone texts, and…

How To Get Real Action HOW TO CALL THE POLICE WHEN YOU'RE OLD AND DON'T MOVE FAST ANYMORE. George Phillips of Meridian, Mississippi , was going up to bed, when his wife told him that he'd left the light on in the garden shed, which she could see from the bedroom window. George opened the back door to…

A WARNING WITH TEETH N.Y. Rolls Up Movie Piracy Rings 06/30/06 It’s the first thing you see on movie DVDs and tapes: the FBI anti-piracy warning that leaves little room for interpretation: “The unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal.” So it was “no small irony,”…