Maybe they do it for the thrill.

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Why Do People with Plenty of Money Shoplift?

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A squirrel monkey from the San Francisco Zoo named “Banana-Sam” was stolen last week. The squirrel monkey theft even encouraged zoo officials to ramp up security during the holiday weekend.

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A Wisconsin cemetery worker who stole a guitar out of a casket could face up to 10 years in prison. Steven Conrad, 40, pled no contest to the theft last week. Conrad pilfered the expensive musical instrument, a Fender Telecaster valued at around $2,000, out of the grave of a…..

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Cemetery Worker Stole Fender Guitar from Grave

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A new accuser has filed the first civil lawsuit against former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, accusing Sandusky of molesting him more than 100 times as a child. The accuser, now 29 and identified in the lawsuit as “John Doe A,” also asserts Sandusky threatened to hurt the…… Continue reading this article, and get more legal news and information, at FindLaw.com.

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Have you ever wondered how a defendant can be tried in both civil and criminal courts? Take, for example, the recent $3 million judgment against Arizona self-help guru James Arthur Ray.

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Floridian William Drew Webb returned home on October 15 only to discover that he was the victim of a burglary. The case then took a rather strange turn: the victim met the burglar in a local bar shortly after the crime.

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Burglary Victim Meets His Burglar in Bar

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In a haunted house hanging like no other, a 17-year-old employee at Creepyworld was found hanging by a noose Thursday evening. The teen was a hired actor at the Fenton, Mo. Halloween attraction, and had been using the noose as a prop

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Girl Accidentally Hangs Herself at Haunted House

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Can you copyright costumes? And do people still dress up as Power Rangers

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Can a Power Rangers Halloween Costume Be Copyrighted?

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Kim Kardashian’s divorce from Kris Humphries probably won’t be as lavish as the $10 million wedding. The reality TV starlet is splitting from her NBA beau just 72 days after they were married in front of friends, loved ones, and E! cameras. The divorce has been confirmed by Ryan Seacrest,…..

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Kim Kardashian’s Divorce Comes 72 Days after $10M Wedding

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Police have arrested Theresa Jefferson, 33, in connection with a Walmart bleach fight over the weekend. Jefferson reportedly targeted her intended victim, and followed her into a Baltimore-area Walmart

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Walmart Bleach Fight Sends 19 to Hospital

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