A teenage magnet fisher in England pulled a safe containing thousands of dollars from a river before returning the money to its rightful owner, who had it stolen from him 22 years ago. George Tindale, 15, had been scouring the River Witham in Grantham, Lincolnshire, with his father, Kevin, 52, when he made an incredible…
Magnet Fisher, 15, Catches Safe With $1,800, Returns It to Owner From Whom It Was Stolen 22 Years Ago
60,000 Bees Stolen From Grocery Company’s Pollinator Field
CARLISLE, Pa.—Nearly 60,000 bees have been stolen from a grocery store company’s field in Pennsylvania, the company said. The bees were said to be stolen in Carlisle between Jan. 28 and Jan. 30, Pennlive.com reported Wednesday. In a statement, the Giant Company’s community impact manager, Jessica Groves, said that the bees were an essential part…
Parolee Sentenced to Prison for Stealing Humvee from Army Base in Upland
LOS ANGELES—A parolee was sentenced Dec. 2 to 34 months in federal prison for stealing a military Humvee worth more than $200,000 from an Army Reserve Center in Upland and leading police on a brief chase. Armando Garcia, 30, of Pomona pleaded guilty in August to a federal charge of theft of United States government…
Millions Stolen From Health Fund Spent on Adult Website
TAMPA, Fla.—A former accounts manager for a nonprofit affiliated with the University of South Florida’s medical school has pleaded guilty to embezzling almost $13 million, spending most of it on an adult website with some of it coming back to him. The Tampa Bay Times reports that Ralph Puglisi, 59, is facing up to 20…
Painting Bought at a Flea Market Turns Out to Be Stolen Work of Renowned French Artist
An antique shop owner from England has discovered that a customer’s painting purchased at a flea market was once stolen from a museum and is a rare collection of French artist Eugene Boudin, whose work has sold for 1.5 million pounds (approx. US$2.1 million). Old Bank Antiques’s boss Jon White said that the lady whom…
Man Reunites With His Stolen Wallet After 20 Years With All the Cards Still Intact
A Scottish man has been left stunned by the return of an old wallet that was stolen from him in a pub 20 years ago. Most incredibly, the wallet was discovered in a bush outside the same pub, with all his cards intact. Ryan Seymour, a 37-year-old graphic designer from Lochgelly in Fife, Scotland, was…
Police Officers Answer Family’s Prayer, Gift Gator Tractor Toy to Boy After His Was Stolen
Arizona police officers surprised a 4-year-old boy after his battery-powered Gator tractor was stolen. The officers secured enough money to replace the boy’s stolen toy with a brand-new set of wheels and gifted it to him. On April 8, dad Peter Philbrook shared his heartbreak on a Facebook group after his little boy Gerald had…
Family Has All Their New Clothes Stolen After Thieves Break Into Car, so LAPD Officers Step In to Help
A family in Boyle Heights had just purchased all new clothing for the household with savings and gift cards. When thieves broke into the family’s car and stole everything, family members were devastated. LAPD officers responded, were stirred by the situation, and decided to help out. They reached out to Badge of Heart, a nonprofit…
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