Questions tagged [theft]

This claim has been circulating on Facebook: Although marijuana is now legal in Colorado, I don't see any particular attraction to mile markers from this state, as US mile markers are pretty standard--at least along interstate highways (where this…

There are lots of references to the claim that people have stolen power through inductive coupling on the Internet: The most common claim it that it was a farmer somewhere that noticed electricity induced by the high voltage power lines nearby…

I'm having a hard time believing that "a lot of safe owners" actually write down their combination and keep it in the same room. Surprisingly, many people write the combination down near the safe, if not on the safe itself. Simply searching the…

It's "common knowledge" that you should change keys on move-in. Usually this is suggested to avoid burglary (or for Googlers and more casual conversation, "robbery"). But has anyone actually used an old key to break in somewhere? You'd think with…