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Italy

Suspected bank robber rescued in Rome after tunnel collapse

Police say the man was buried under the rubble for several hours.

Netherlands

Dutch drama as suspected art fair robbery caught on camera

Police say they've arrested two men in connection with the suspected robbery, but are still looking for two more.

Sweden

Armed robbers steal children's computers at knifepoint during lesson

The incident occurred in the central city of Västerås on Monday afternoon.

Germany

Six men on trial for stealing jewels worth €113m from Dresden museum

Prosecutors said those accused of stealing the gems, which have never been recovered, belong to an organised crime family known as the "Remmo clan".

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Thieves loot goods trains in Los Angeles with impunity

Dozens of freight cars are broken into every day in Los Angeles by thieves who take advantage of train stops to loot packages purchased online.

USA

Thieves in Los Angeles looted trains stuffed with Christmas packages

Freight cars are broken into every day on Los Angeles's railways by thieves that target packages bought online.

World News

New laws in England aim to halt rising number of pet thefts

Lawmakers in England plan to introduce new laws which take a tougher line on pet abduction following a sharp increase in cases of unscrupulous thefts

Tech News

Tech this week: $610 million crypto robbery and TikTok teen crackdown

A hacker stole $610 million worth of cryptocurrency on Tuesday only to return almost all of it claiming they only did it "for fun".

France

Armed robbers steal jewellery and €400k from Paris boutique

Two men have stolen an estimated €2 million from a Dinh Van boutique in central Paris.

United Kingdom

Woman convicted of swapping diamonds for pebbles in London heist

A woman has been convicted of using "sleight of hand" to steal diamonds worth around €4.9 million from a high-profile London jeweler in 2016.

World News

Bernard Tapie and his wife tied up and beaten during a burglary

The value of the stolen goods is not yet known but police are treating the incident as a violent robbery and kidnapping.

Netherlands

German man arrested over three high-profile money heists

The 60-year-old man is alleged to have participated in the robberies in Cologne and Frankfurt between 2018 and 2019.

World News

Being stolen is 'best thing that could happen' for artwork's prestige

With many galleries and museums across the world shutting their doors in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, some of the most famous looted pieces of art can now steal back some of the limelight.

Italy

Coronavirus: Italian police arrest two men for stealing 8,000 masks

The two brothers from Erchie, Brindisi, are being held for aggravated robbery and the assault of a Chinese shopkeeper.

France

Watch: Masked men rob McDonald's outlet in France at gunpoint

The robbery was described as 'amateurish' by diners, many of which continued to eat their meals throughout.

Ireland

Ryanair hits turbulence as more pilots threaten to strike over pay

In another setback for Ryanair, its pilots in Ireland have voted to strike unless they're given a pay rise.

Germany

Frankfurt station reopens after police close it to probe bank robbery

Frankfurt's main railway station has reopened after a police operation investigated suspected bank robbery.

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Brazilian radio show robbed live on the internet

A Brazilian radio show was broadcasting live when a robbery took place inside one of its studios in Sao Paulo on Tuesday night.

Sweden

Man jailed for stealing Sweden's crown jewels in speedboat heist

A Swedish man has been jailed for four and a half years for the theft.

World News

World's most casual heist? Moscow artnapper caught on camera

Russian police arrest suspect in case of casual artnapping caught on camera