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02 Jun 2009 11:12

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U.S., World: Where did that money go, since the pirates didn’t steal it?

  • $30,000 was found missing after the pirate attack of the Maersk Alabama
  • one pirate survived when the rescue, and he was captured source

20 May 2009 10:15

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U.S.: Someone just stole the Clinton administration in hard drive form

  • It wasn’t in such a secure location after all. The National Archives lost a hard drive with a massive amount of information dating back to the Clinton administration – sensitive data, social security numbers, you name it. The one-terabyte drive holds enough sensitive info that someone should be sweating over it. But apparently nobody was; it was in a server room that allowed access to both people with clearance and (due to the fact that the door was always open because it got hot in there) support staff passing by. So, if you want to compromise our national security … become a janitor. source

07 Mar 2009 11:29

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Offbeat: This thief likes gum a little too much

  • $500 worth of Orbit gum stolen in Conn. Chewy. source