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Xu Chi of Shanghai Daily reports that the three expatriate thieves who were caught on closed circuit television stealing Da Marco's reservation book have returned the book to the restaurant three days later: more ›

Two elderly gentlemen whose ages add up to 168 have been nabbed in Keelung, Taiwan for stealing. They have been known to strike in crowded lifts where people least expect to be robbed. The older, more experienced, 91-year-old thief was recently apprehended along with his 77-year-old accomplice by fellow lift passengers when he attempted to leave after having successfully stolen a man's wallet. Over the years, he has been caught for stealing for more than 10 times, but his brushes with the law seem to have done nothing to his stealing habit. Watch him do his thing in the video below. more ›

Seriously, who does this? Three skeezy-looking twenty-something males in cheap suits are apparently involved in a crime ring that specializes in stealing reservation books from Shanghai's Italian restaurants. The management at Da Marco have recently released this video of the criminals caught in the act: more ›

Apparently there are entire chopsticks gangs running around busy Chinese streets, preying on pedestrians ripe for the plucking! Who knows the necessary extent of kuaizi dexterity one must weld to pull metal and plastic from unsuspecting pockets, but these guys are clearly cashing out on their insane skills. more ›

The next time you go by Wulumuqi Lu or Anfu Lu, please be on the look out for pickpockets, especially if you're a cyclist. Shanghaiist just witnessed two very close call pickpocketing attempts on this corner. This is what went down: Yours truly was enjoying a meal at Zest Express's Wulumuqi location preparing to write up another Cafetique review when we saw the manager of Zest's, Franck Krynen and his friend suddenly run out the door. more ›

In the biggest raid undertaken this decade, Shanghai police seized 65 people from a suspected home-burglary ring this morning in Minhang. 658 officers, 17 police trucks and several sniffer dogs were used in the raid, which seized oer 20 laptops as well as cars, mobile phones and ATM cards. The burglary ring had used its Yingdu Lu location to commit more than 100 burglaries across the surrounding districts. They would focus on six-story buildings, entering homes by climbing over walls and through windows. Source: Shanghai Daily more ›