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8 August 1963 THE GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY In the early hours of the morning on 8 August 1963, a Royal Mail train travelling from Glasgow to London was stopped and [...]

The article from Sports Illustrated discusses the upcoming MLB free agent market for the 2025 season, highlighting impactful players who could be on the move. Players like Juan Soto, Corbin Burnes, and Blake Snell are expected to command significant contracts based on their performance. The article provides insights into the potential movement of key players and the impact it could have on the upcoming season. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on the Dunning-Kruger effect, a psychological phenomenon where individuals with low competence overestimate their abilities, as illustrated by the case of McArthur Wheeler, who believed he could become invisible while committing a robbery. It examines the origins of this effect through experiments by psychologists David Dunning and Justin Kruger, critiques regarding its validity in light of recent research, and the cultural differences in self-assessment of abilities.

In This Issue The grate cheese robbery Around 950 wheels of cloth-wrapped artisanal cheddar worth more than £300,000 have been stolen from Neal’s Yard Dairy by a fraudster pretending to [...]

A 'great cheese robbery', which saw Cheddar worth hundreds of thousands of pounds stolen from an artisan London cheesemonger, has highlighted how food retailers and restaurants are becoming more vulnerable [...]

Joan 9.00pm Daylight robbery: Joan (Sophie Turner) keeps a close watch on the day of the heist 4.00pm Tipping Point Ben Shephard hosts the arcade-themed quiz as contestants compete for [...]

The article focuses on the daring exploits of Millard Fillmore Leech, a shopkeeper who took on the dangerous task of tracking down a gang of outlaws after they committed a significant train robbery in 1877. Topics include the details of the heist involving the theft of 60,000 U.S. dollars in gold, Leech's strategic tracking of the gang, and the eventual identification and pursuit of the robbers by law enforcement.

The article presents the discussion on state's crime rate not be published in the 1971 edition of the regime's annual statistical yearbook. Topics include regarding acts of ‘everyday criminality' such as burglary, theft, robbery, assault, arson, rape and murder appearing in the book; and stealing of ‘luxury' items such as coffee, cigarettes, alcohol or fashionable clothing proliferated.

Leonel Gutierrez, one of four men (https://www.thewrap.com/johnny-wactor-murder-general-hospital-charges-arrests/) charged as defendants in the attempted robbery and murder of “General Hospital” actor Johnny Wactor, plead guilty to all charges Wednesday. The charges [...]

TLDR: Revelo Intel CEO Nick Drakon resigned after being robbed at gunpoint Personal, company, and investor funds were stolen in the crypto theft Drakon suspects possible inside involvement from Revelo [...]

Byline: Just Earth News An Indian-origin man was shot and killed when a teenage boy robbed a store in the US state of North Carolina, media reports said. US police [...]

Byline: Elie Honig I remember vividly the first time I lost a key piece of evidence. The NYPD had caught our defendant in Washington Heights with a fake police badge [...]

Byline: Justin Curto Two men have been found guilty on all counts in (https://www.vulture.com/article/pnb-rock-murder-case-details.html) the 2022 killing of rapper PnB Rock. Freddie Trone was found guilty of one count of [...]

Prepare for a stranger-than-fiction story with a stellar cast thanks to the first trailer for Peacock’s (https://www.thewrap.com/tag/fight-night/) “Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist.” The series premieres on the streamer Sept. [...]

CASE ATA GLANCE Louis McIntosh and five others were indicted for robbery and weapons-related offenses in New York. The indictment contained forfeiture allegations but did not specify any specific property to be forfeited. A later notice concerned the forfeiture of a BMW that was seized at the arrest. McIntosh was convicted. The government did not file a preliminary order of forfeiture under of Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 32.2(b)(2)(B). At sentencing, the government announced that it would seek $75,000 in restitution, $75,000 in forfeiture, and the BMW. The district court so ordered. It also ordered the government to submit a proposed preliminary order of forfeiture within a week. It did not. The case traveled to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals twice. The current appeal results from a January 31, 2022, court of appeals order to affirm in part, reverse in part, vacate in part, and remand for resentencing a district court ruling on remand after the first appeal. The court of appeals said that the forfeiture deadline in Rule 32 was a 'time-related directive' with no consequences, rejecting the petitioner's argument that the deadline for forfeiture passed., Issue Does Rule 32.2(b)(2)(B) establish a mandatory claimsprocessing rule such that forfeiture can be challenged as untimely, or is it a time-related directive that allows the case to proceed regardless [...]

April 4, 1983 was the 15th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination. The day before was a Sunday, and I was with my family in the virtually all-white [...]

CAIRO – 25 June 2024: Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shokry received Tuesday a phone call from UN Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza Sigrid Kaag who presented a [...]

Byline: Eric Katz The U.S. Postal Service has few processes in place to determine its law enforcement needs, according to a new audit, leaving the mailing agency potentially ill-equipped to [...]

The Great Rhino Robbery 7.00pm The animal's plight 6.00am The Guest Wing (AD) 7.00 Discovering: Alan Rickman (AD) 8.00 The Directors 9.00 The Seventies 10.00 The Great Rhino Robbery (AD) [...]

6.00am Classic Emmerdale (S) 7.00 Classic Coronation Street (S) (AD) 8.05 Endeavour: 4/4 Series 2. Neverland. A boy from a broken home is reported missing (S) (AD) (HD) 10.15 The [...]

Byline: Paul Brett Fresh from a Downhill World Cup win, Neko Mulally's fledging downhill team are victims of what looks like a targeted attack It's always particularly annoying to learn [...]

Resident Alien 9.00pm Heather (left) is in danger 6.00am Highway Patrol 7.00 Supergirl 11.00 Grimm: four episodes 3.00pm Hawaii Five-0 6.00pm Hawaii Five-0 17/25 Series 5. McGarrett and Danno stake [...]

FEATURES AI AND THE GREAT DATA ROBBERY Silicon Valley has stolen huge amounts of original material in order to “train” its GPT models, prompting fury from artists Andrew Orlowski A [...]

Like many people, I enjoy curling up with a good heist story on a chilly evening. But what Anne Ford reports in our cover story ('Stolen Pages,' p. 18) is [...]

In this fictional story, set during Christmastime, the protagonist, Mr. Halloran, is approached by a woman named Annie Aching who wants to hire him to investigate a series of robberies targeting charity Santas. Mr. Halloran agrees to go undercover as a Santa and discovers that Annie's own father is behind the thefts. With the help of the police, Mr. Halloran exposes the scheme and Annie decides to spend Christmas with him. [Extracted from the article]

This article, titled "SAVED BY THE BELLE," is a fictional story published in Mystery Magazine. It tells the story of a woman named Amanda who enters a jewelry store and catches the attention of the store's security guard, Barney. However, their encounter takes a turn when two armed men enter the store and take Amanda hostage. Barney, unable to intervene, watches as Amanda and the robbers leave the store. The story ends with a twist, as the store clerk reveals that Amanda was actually a member of the gang and had orchestrated the robbery. The article concludes by teasing the solution to the mystery in the next month's issue. [Extracted from the article]

A retail cannabis security blueprint that works In 2022, my company, Setracon Inc., was presented with a unique project. We were contacted by the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board [...]

– Compiled by Chanel Retief According to multiple reports, as many as 250 cash-intransit robberies (security van heists) took place in South Africa last year. As it stands, the situation [...]

Byline: Eric Katz The U.S. Postal Service is having trouble with theft of its new electric vehicle equipment, suffering two recent robberies at the facility where the products are stored. [...]

Organized retail crime is providing an outlet for that demand, and golf's welcoming retail environment leaves it exposed. Golf retail's past dealings with crime have been a vexing annoyance but hardly the existential threat that recent events may be inspiring. It's not that solving the surging organized retail-crime problem in the golf industry is Mata's whole world. [Extracted from the article]

State police in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, are investigating a home break-in and shooting in Henry Clay Township that occurred August 17. Police were called to the home after the 911 [...]

A North Carolina man has expressed heartfelt thanks to a brave bystander who intervened during a robbery attempt on the local light rail, as reported by WSOC-TV. The incident unfolded [...]

3.10pm The Italian Job HHH qComedy caper starring Michael Caine and Noel Coward. When Charlie Croker is released from prison, he puts into motion plans for an audacious bullion robbery [...]

A bank robber stole $215,000 and escaped justice for 52 years, per the US Marshals Service. Theodore Conrad 'pulled off one of the biggest bank robberies in Cleveland, Ohio history,' [...]

Byline: Jennifer Zhan Young Thug, Gunna, and more than two dozen people associated with the label and artists' collective Young Slime Life were (https://www.vulture.com/2022/05/young-thug-gunna-reportedly-charged-56-count-indictment.html) indicted on gang-related charges in May [...]

November 17 -- Dehradun jewellery robbery: The Uttarakhand Police has identified the two main accused belonging to the notorious gang that carried out a daylight robbery in a jewellery showroom [...]

November 09 -- A man alleged to have been robbed by unidentified bike-borne men in New Delhi, police said on Wednesday, adding that a case was registered in the matter. [...]

Byline: James Moultrie Jo Jobson found guilty of two counts of robbery, due to be sentenced on November 1 A third man has been found guilty of robbing Mark Cavendish [...]

Byline: Eric Katz The U.S. Postal Service will offer up to $250,000 to individuals who provide information that leads to an arrest and conviction of those who assault USPS employees [...]

6Defining Moments 7 © Getty Images 8 August 1963 THE GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY In the early hours of the morning on 8 August 1963, a Royal Mail train travelling from Glasgow to London was stopped and ransacked by a group of 15 men. The robbers attacked the train’s driver and proceeded to steal £ 2.6 million ( approximately £ 69 million today). At the time, it was the largest robbery in British history. Much of the money was never recovered, but most of the criminals were eventually arrested despite many being on the run for a number of years. [Extracted from the article]

Petitioner David Dubin, a psychologist, was found guilty of health-care fraud after filing a Medicare claim form containing falsehoods and also using “Patient L’s” name. He was also convicted of aggravated identity theft for using Patient L’s name for overbilling. He was sentenced to a year and a day for fraud, and an additional two years for identity theft, to be served consecutively. A three-judge panel of the Fifth Circuit affirmed. An en banc panel issued an opinion split 9–1–8. The en banc majority adopted the three-judge panel’s original decision. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article from PC Gamer (US Edition) discusses the game "Call of the Sea," focusing on its intricate journal system that helps players keep track of clues and solve puzzles. The game offers challenging mysteries that require deduction and exploration, with a compelling story that unfolds as players progress. While some aspects like underwater sections may feel sluggish, the game provides a refreshing take on Lovecraft-inspired themes with a personal touch. "Call of the Sea" is developed by Out of the Blue Games and published by Raw Fury, available for $18. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses the arrest of transgender individual Anthony Quesen in Pennsylvania for the murder of a police officer, the involvement of a nonbinary judge in releasing violent offenders, and the alleged connection between transgender identity and violent crime in the U.S.

MUFG has fired an employee for allegedly stealing $13 million from the safe deposit boxes of around 60 customers at two branches in Tokyo over four and a half years. The bank is investigating the incident and working with the police. The employee responsible for managing the safe deposit boxes admitted to the wrongdoing and has been dismissed. MUFG is considering compensation for affected customers and implementing measures to prevent similar incidents in the future. [Extracted from the article]

A recent report by Verisk Maplecroft reveals that approximately 10% of Africa is currently experiencing conflict, with violence spreading and intensifying over the past three years. The situation is particularly dire in countries like Sudan, Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, and Nigeria, where civil wars, coups, and insurgencies have led to increased insecurity. The report predicts a further escalation of violence in 2025, highlighting the urgent need for international attention and intervention in these regions. [Extracted from the article]

The article from Claims Journal discusses the criminal charges brought against five individuals allegedly involved in the Scattered Spider hacking scheme. The hackers, in their teens or 20s, targeted U.S. companies and individuals through phishing attacks, stealing confidential information and cryptocurrency. The group has been known for aggressive cybercrime sprees, including a high-profile incident involving casino operators Caesars Entertainment and MGM Resorts International. The defendants face charges of conspiracy, aggravated identity theft, and wire fraud, with one awaiting extradition from Spain. [Extracted from the article]