All news on the topic: Burglary

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Jim Carrey 'lookalike' burglary suspect taunts cops on Facebook while on the run
Devon Bentley is wanted by police in connection with suspected burglary offences - and he mocked the force online asking them for a reward if he handed himself in
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Dangerous neighbourhoods across UK mapped - all the areas with the highest crime
Of the top 10 most dangerous neighbourhoods in the country, six of them are in London, while at the other end of the spectrum, All the top 10 safest areas in the country are in Cheshire
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Two women in Halloween clown masks break into mum's home and douse her in bleach
Kathryn Llewellyn, 43, and friend Teresa Morgan-Peters, 45, broke into a woman's home near Swansea wearing Halloween clown masks and doused her in bleach in a terrifying attack
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Police dog sniffs out 33 suspects in a year after handler's cancer heartbreak
The police dog's many triumphs include sniffing out a golf buggy that was used during a burglary, and helping to capture suspects who ran away from a stolen vehicle
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Police catch burglar after he left his own medication box at victim's home
Sean Foster was jailed for three years after he pleaded guilty to the theft of a bank card and hair straighteners, and also the burglary of a home - where he left his medication box
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Bungling burglar smashes his way into wrong home while trying to get revenge
Nathan Goforth, 48, smashed through an office window in a 'revenge' burglary - only to discover he had accidentally ended up inside a care home for dementia patients
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Family open curtains in morning to find flock of 20 sheep staring at them
Imagine waking up in the morning to randomly find a large flock of sheep staring at you through your window... because that was a reality for a stunned family in Kent
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Farmer Tony Martin 'doesn't regret anything' 23 years after killing burglar
The pensioner, who was jailed for killing Fred Barras, 16, and seriously injuring Brendon Fearon when they broke into his isolated farm in 1999, may have to abandon his plan to appeal
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Thief says he 'feels sorry for the geezer' after stealing from pleading student
Tommy Lloyd, 28, and an unknown woman had come across a slightly open window in a Manchester flat and took the opportunity to swipe an iPhone and virtual reality headset, costing over £1,000
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Mum using clothes horse as makeshift defence from teens 'taking drugs' outside
Veronica Williams says she pushes the clothes horse against the door to alert her if someone breaks into her home in a housing estate in Birmingham near where a man was stabbed last week
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Teen arrested for death of jogger killed when stolen Audi smashed into house
Keen runner David Francis, known as the Litherland Running Man, was killed in a hit and run collision last week, and kind members of the public have so far raised £2,800 for his family
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Burglary suspect pretends to be a solar panel on roof after break-in
The trickster appeared to be laying against a solar panel on the roof of a building in Wandsworth, London, but they were spotted by police circling above in a helicopter
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Celebrity runner killed by stolen Audi that smashed into house
David Francis, nicknamed the Litherland Running Man, died at the scene of the crash in Netherton, Merseyside, on Thursday evening after being struck by an Audi. The driver ran off and is still being hunted by police
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Joey Essex 'planning move from UK to Dubai' after terrifying burglary at mansion
Former The Only Way Is Essex star Joey Essex is reportedly planning to quit the UK for Dubai after being left in an 'emotional wreck' following a burglary at his lavish mansion
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Vets have to pull 11 hair ties out of greedy cat's stomach in emergency surgery
Cheeky two-year-old Nero had been secretly stealing the hair ties from the bedside table in Newcastle, Tyneside, and his quick-thinking owner knew she had to rush him to the vets
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Burglars spray Cillit Bang in kid's eyes and threaten family with kidnap in home
A violent gang broke into a family's home in Alum Rock, Birmingham, and beat up the three children inside, including spraying a cleaning product into their eyes
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Gang forced men into van, beat them and threatened to cut off fingers and ears
Mason Schubeler, 20, Harri Pearce, 22, Reece Speirs, 23, Ricky Fidler, 21, and Laura Watson, 46, all played their part in a terrifying kidnap which saw two men bound with cable ties and forced into a van on July 1 last year
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Police didn't turn up to 45,000 burglaries last year as Tories fail victims
Stark figures obtained by the Liberal Democrats show that there were 45,233 burglaries in 2022 where a police officer didn't visit the scene of the crime
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Blackmailer posted intimate Facebook photos of girlfriend - days later she died
Martin McMenamin began to threaten the woman after she went out with friends rather than spending time with him, before posting an intimate photo of her online calling her a "prostitute"
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UK’s top burglary capital is Manchester – check where your town is on the list
The area where Brits' homes are most likely to be burgled has been revealed - and we've pulled together an interactive widget so you can check your area
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Woman burgled own dad's home stealing goods including mum's death certificate
Deborah Ritchie, 36, burgled her father's home in Farringdon, Subderland, and filled a carrier bag with a number of items including the death and birth certificate of her mum, perfume and briefs
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Family of schoolgirl who died 'a scared 9-year-old' hope her killer is 'haunted'
Olivia Pratt-Korbel was gunned down in her own home in August last year and today Thomas Cashman was sentenced at Manchester Crown Court to at least 42 years in jail
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Husband jailed 40 years after toddler found mum with axe in her skull
Victim’s hysterical husband finally revealed as 1982’s Brighton Axe Murderer - almost 40 years after the killing
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Drunk groom threatened to cabin crew 'like Guy Fawkes' in horror flight rampage
During the eight-hour flight, Mohammed Razaq also pinched a crew member's bottom leaving her terrified
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Gang break into five houses and 'spray residents with acid' in terrifying spree
Detectives think that five violent burglaries around London are linked with a group of masked men forcing their way into homes and threatening or spraying people with a corrosive substance