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Bizarre Twist Leads Cops to Guy Fieri's Car, a Year Later

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 01 May 2012 09:37:15 CDT

Guy Fieri's $200,000 Lamborghini has been found, more than a year after it was stolen , and the story is quite something. Police found the yellow Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder on Saturday inside a storage locker rented by a 17-year-old boy, but their search of the storage locker had nothing to...

Cops: Man Stole Date's Car

holysmokes — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:36:05 CST

There's got to be a better way of getting out of a bad date than stealing a car. And not just any car. Your date's car. A Florida man is in jail accused of doing just that, reports the St. Petersburg Times . Pasco County Sheriff's deputies say 27-year-old Michael Pratt...

Thief Swipes Travolta's Vintage Ride

Rob Quinn — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 01:30:00 CDT

John Travolta's collection of vintage cars, while still impressive, is a little smaller than it was a few days ago. A thief made off with the actor's 1970 Mercedes Benz 280-SL after he left it on a residential street in Santa Monica for 10 minutes while visiting a Jaguar dealership,...

Carjacker Foiled by 'Plucky Kids, Feisty Little Dog'

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 11:54:19 CDT

The New York Post takes great pleasure in recounting the unbelievable-sounding story of a carjacker who met his match in the form of two "plucky kids" and their "ferocious," "feisty" toy poodle. It all started when dad Sebastian Russo left 7-year-old John and 5-year-old Robert in the family van with...

Thief Steals Car—Along With Grandma's Ashes

Rob Quinn — Wed, 04 May 2011 08:11:10 CDT

A Georgia woman would like a thief to return her Nissan Altima—and her grandmother's ashes. Ebony Simpson stopped off at a supermarket on her way home from her grandmother's memorial service and a thief made off with her car, along with the urn in the trunk, after taking the...

14-Year-Old Steals Van, Drives to...

Evann Gastaldo — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 15:00:05 CDT

A 14-year-old Indiana boy was tired of walking the few blocks to his school—so he stole a church van and drove himself there, police say. An officer was actually behind the boy as he pulled into the school, and says, “He was doing just fine. I was behind him...

$200K Car Stolen From Celeb Chef

Rob Quinn — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 02:30:00 CST

Police in San Francisco are hunting a thief who used climbing gear to break into a swanky car dealership and steal one of the city's most distinctive cars. The bright yellow Lamborghini Gallardo was the property of celebrity chef Guy Fieri, host of Minute to Win It and Diners, Drive-ins...

Man Steals Truck— With Owner Still Inside

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 11:54:27 CST

When Darwin Brown drove off with Terry Bannick’s truck early yesterday, little did he know he was also driving off with the man’s temporary home—and the man himself, asleep in the back. Bannick awoke to the driver’s side door slamming and the engine revving, he tells the Denver Post...

Phony Hospital Valet Steals Pregnant Woman's Car

Matt Cantor — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 09:10:05 CST

In her rush to get to the emergency room, a pregnant woman gave her keys to a uniformed man who claimed to be a hospital valet—and he drove off with her car. When the woman, battling labor pains, entered the Massachusetts hospital at 3 am, she learned they had...