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Crime Warnings

Hole Punch Car Robbery

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

March 19, 2010

Crime alert warns that thieves drill a hole under a vehicle's door handle, break in, steal only ...

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Arlington Car Robbery

Written by: David Mikkelson

May 13, 2009

Criminal gangs in Arlington are staging medical emergencies to lure drivers out of their cars an ...

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Baskets Under Cars at Deerbrook Mall

Written by: David Mikkelson

May 1, 2009

Car thieves at the Deerbrook Mall place baskets under cars to lure drivers out of their vehicles?

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Whittier Carjacking Warning

Written by: David Mikkelson

Feb. 6, 2009

E-mail warns about a carjacking attempt in Whittier, California?

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Restroom Purse Theft Warning

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Jan. 2, 2009

Thieves steal women's purses from restroom stalls, then burgle victims' empty houses when victim ...

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'Clear Button' Fraud

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

May 26, 2008

Do gasoline purchasers who fail to press the 'Clear' button on gas pumps after refueling risk ad ...

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Burundanga/Scopolamine Warning

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

May 10, 2008

Criminals in the U.S. are not using burundanga-soaked business cards to incapacitate their victi ...

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Will Entering Your PIN in Reverse at an ATM Summon the Police?

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Oct. 6, 2006

Entering your PIN in reverse at any ATM will not automatically send an alarm to local police. T ...

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Rapist in Target Parking Lot

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Jan. 27, 2006

A warning about a rapist prowling a Target store parking lot using an elderly woman in distress ...

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'Old Lady in Distress' Rape Lure

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

Jan. 26, 2006

A viral warning that an abductor in a Target parking lot in Wheaton, Illinois, was using old lad ...

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Are Rapists Using Lost Children to Lure Victims?

Written by: Snopes Staff

April 18, 2005

Warnings that rapists are employing children pretending to be lost in order to lure victims to t ...

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Are Carjackers Leaving Flyers and $100 Bills on Car Windows?

Written by: David Mikkelson

Feb. 28, 2004

Warning claims parking lot carjackers are placing flyers or $100 bills on the windows of cars, t ...

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Hotel Key Card Identity Theft

Written by: David Mikkelson

Oct. 17, 2003

Are hotel room keycards encoded with personal information?

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Robbery in Shopping Mall Bathrooms

Written by: David Mikkelson

Sept. 2, 2002

Are shopping mall thieves robbing women in washrooms and leaving them naked?

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Lights on a police car

Should You Call #77 or 112 to Contact the Police in an Emergency?

Written by: Barbara Mikkelson

March 16, 2002

Those numbers work sometimes, but calling #77 or 112 on your cell phone will not necessarily con ...

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DreamWeaverGrey Warning

Written by: David Mikkelson

Sept. 11, 2000

Online alert warns that someone using the screen name 'DreamWeaverGrey' is luring women to their ...

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Are Robbers Subduing Victims with Perfume?

Written by: David Mikkelson

June 12, 2000

Long-standing crime warning holds that thieves are trolling parking lots and rendering their vic ...

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