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Burglar

Book Review: The Burglar by Thomas Perry

By Kristin Centorcelli

January 18, 2019

The Burglar from New York Times bestselling author Thomas Perry is a new thriller about an unlikely burglar―a young woman in her 20s―who realizes she must solve a string of murders, or else become the next victim. This is the first book I’ve read by Thomas Perry. He’s an award-winning author with a ton of titles under…

Locks and the City: Reviewing A Burglar’s Guide to the City by Geoff Manaugh

By Lance Charnes

June 13, 2016

A Burglar's Guide to the City by Geoff Manaugh encompasses nearly 2,000 years of heists and tunnel jobs, break-ins and escapes, offering an unexpected blueprint to the criminal possibilities in the world all around us. We think we know how buildings work. You pass through doors, look through windows, hang pictures on walls, walk on…

Reviewing the Queue: Following (1998)

By Adam Wagner

December 7, 2015

With the digital libraries of online streaming services expanding more and more, choosing which movie to watch has become difficult. I will be digging through these online queues in hope of bringing you a movie worth watching. This time we're taking a look at one of my favorite director's debut project. Christopher Nolan has become…

Burglar Takes a Nap on Victim’s Couch

By Teddy P

May 20, 2015

A sleepy Florida man has been charged with breaking into a home and then taking a nap on the living room couch. Sarasota police were called to a house after a victim claimed she woke up and found a stranger sleeping on her couch in the living room, according to ABC News. The homeowner asked…

Naked Teen Breaks into Two Homes in One Night

By Teddy P

November 19, 2014

Here is another interesting story for you this morning. An 18-year-old Maine man faces charges after police claim he broke into not one, but two homes while completely naked. According to Falmouth police via The Associated Press, he broke into the two homes late Saturday night in an attempt to find and steal car keys.…

Teens Break-in to House to Bake Marijuana Brownies

By Teddy P

August 6, 2014

The State Police in Pennsylvania say they arrested two teenage boys after the duo allegedly broke into a neighbor's home to bake some marijuana brownies. Authorities say the owners of the home were out of town at the time when they started receiving calls from the surrounding neighbors that there had been a possible break-in.…

Burglar Butt-Dials 911 During Heist

By Teddy P

April 17, 2014

A couple of clumsy burglars were arrested after one of them accidentally dialed 911 and didn’t realize it. Maplewood, Minnesota Police Chief Paul Schnell says the 911 dispatcher received a dead call and then another call that stayed active. The on-duty dispatcher overheard a conversation about where police were located. “If it goes off, they…

Burglar’s Flirting Leads to Own Arrest

By Teddy P

April 3, 2014

One highly flirtatious burglar landed himself in the slammer after the police used a pretty girl to entice him into a date. Keveen Quintanilla was arrested last week after police said he robbed a San Mateo restaurant. Here's what happened: Early that day, Quintanilla approached Ashleigh Cullen, the bartender, and asked her out on a…

A Big Mouth Billy Bass-Kicking

By Joe Brosnan

February 19, 2014

A would-be burglar in Minnesota fled after initially breaking into Hooked on Fishing, a bait and tackle shop, after unknowingly setting off the wall-mounted, motion-activated Big Mouth Billy Bass singing fish. The fish was found on the floor of the store the next morning, knocked down when the door was broken into. Startled by Billy’s…

The ear, via Science Direct

Listen Up! Earprints Identify Burglar

By Leslie Gilbert Elman

May 9, 2012

If you’re the type who likes to listen at keyholes, there’s something you need to hear: Police in Kiel, Germany, identified a burglar by the earprints he left at crime scenes. Before he entered a home, the 33-year-old burglar would press his ear against the front door, listening for signs that the house was occupied.…

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