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Arlington Mayor Mike Wissman is facing a misdemeanor shoplifting charge after allegedly trying to steal shorts from a Memphis shopping mall, police documents show.—
Lucas Finton,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
30 Mar. 2026 -
Crimes against property, such as shoplifting, arson, embezzlement and identity theft, are overall down 6%, though shoplifting and embezzlement increased.—
Camryn Dadey,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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Rappa has been charged with two counts of embezzlement or misapplication by a fiduciary, two counts of larceny over $1,200, and the unauthorized practice of law.—
Riley Rourke,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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He and his business partner had been locked in a blistering dispute about embezzlement.—
Kate Crane,
Rolling Stone,
2 Apr. 2026
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In the most recent kidnapping, officers described the suspect as a 40-year-old man.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Reports indicate that the possibility of an internet outage the night of the kidnapping was also looked into.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
3 Apr. 2026
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Of cases that do involve abduction, the vast majority are committed by someone the child knows — often a parent in a custody dispute — rather than a stranger.—
Stephen Johnson,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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Events leading up to the abduction and murder of Sarah Everard are set to be dramatized in a new two-part series for the BBC.—
K.J. Yossman,
Variety,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Pilferage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pilferage. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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