Thief manages to lift about 350 bras

From Dave's Daily -

Wed Sep 26, 4:07 PM ET

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - A thief slipped off with hundreds of bras from a Victoria's Secret store in broad daylight. Police say they're taking a close look at how the thief managed to take off with about 350 bras while the store was open. The anti-theft tags hooked on the bras did not trigger a store alarm.

The theft was also not captured by surveillance cameras. Police suspect the items may be resold, and are monitoring Internet auction sites.

The bras are worth an estimated $15,000.

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Thieves caught after leaving pictures behind

June 28, 2007 6:00 am - Two 17 year old German girls in Berlin stole a 15 year old's shoes, money and mobile phone but must have felt sorry for the girl though, because they returned her their old mobile phone. Problem is they forgot that they old mobile contained photos of themselves smiling and striking poses.

Police were quick to publish the photos of the thieves online Tuesday in an effort to catch the girls. The girls ended up turning themselves in when their pictures appeared on the evening news. Full story at Odd Planet.

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Thief asks for "time out" in police chase

From Reuters -

MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine police chased down an unfit thief on Tuesday after he ran out of breath and asked his pursuers for a "time out."

"He was panting and gasping for air when we caught up with him after a 500 meter sprint," Erwin Buenceso, one of the arresting officers, told local radio station dzBB.

Buenceso said the man and an accomplice broke into a house in the Philippine capital and stole two expensive mobile phones. Screams from the residence alerted a local police patrol, which gave chase.

The robber asked for a "time out" using hand signals.

After he regained his composure, police seized the two stolen phones and brought him to a station for questioning.

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