Category: Robberies and Thefts

Kia and Hyundai to Pay $200 Million to Settle Suit Over Car Thefts

The agreement in the class-action suit, which awaits a judge’s approval, would affect the owners of about nine million vehicles. It came as the nation contends with a surge in auto thefts.
Forests, Band from Singapore, Played On After U.S. Robbery

Forests, a band from Singapore, ended its tour in New York in high spirits, two weeks after being robbed in California.
Emily Fisher Landau, Patron of Contemporary Art, Dies at 102

The New York Times – Business:
A jewelry heist in her Manhattan home spurred her to start one of America’s premier collections, shown in a private Queens museum and much of it donated to the Whitney.
How a Football Superfan in a Wolf Costume Ended Up in a Cage

The New York Times – Sports:
Kansas City football fans worried when one of their team’s most recognizable supporters didn’t show up for a game. When he turned up in jail in Tulsa, they wondered if they’d known him at all.
Hertz to Pay $168 Million to Customers Who Say They Were Falsely Accused of Auto Theft

The New York Times – Business:
The rental car company has said it would resolve 364 pending claims relating to vehicle theft reporting.
Man Is Sentenced to 21 Years in Shooting of Lady Gaga’s Dog Walker

The New York Times – Music:
Two of the singer’s French bulldogs were stolen during the attack in Hollywood last year, during which her dog walker was shot in the chest, the police said.
The Bike Thieves of Burlington, Vermont

The New York Times – Business:
A hunt for stolen goods has put citizens and business owners in the center of a debate about policing and a growing, sometimes violent, problem with crime.