Recently in Theft / Robbery / Mugging Category

New York law enforcers arrested Caroline Giuliani, daughter of former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, after she allegedly took over $100 worth of makeup from an Upper East Side Sephora store and put the cosmetics into her jacket pocket. The items included a Slim roller ball funnel, Dior Skin flash primer, Hd bliss, Aqua cream, and a hair net.

The New York Post reports that she was placed behind bars at the 19th Precinct station for petit larceny last week. However, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office may have some difficulties prosecuting Caroline Giuliani because Sephora stated that they declined to press charges once they learned that Caroline was the daughter of the city's former mayor.

Onetime Smurfs owner, lawyer Stuart Ross is in jail because of an alleged plot to extort over $11 million from his wealthy son-in-law David Blitzer. New York Daily News reports that his New York criminal defense attorney, Mr. Matthew Myers has said that Stuart Ross can't afford his $200,000 bail.

Stuart Ross allegedly thought he could get some money from his son-in-law by threatening to ruin his reputation. We all know that in-laws can sometimes be considered outlaws, but this father in law's alleged actions are a little obscene.

There may be an uglier side of America's comic book heroine sweetheart it seems. Nasty drug allegations of Kirsten Dunst came out during a trial about an alleged burglary of her hotel room which she shared with Simon Pegg at the SoHo Grand during August 2007. The New York Daily News reports that the burglary suspect's New York criminal defense attorney is claiming that his client was invited to Kirsten Dunst's hotel room along with a drug dealer.

The New York criminal defense lawyer Robert Parker claims that his client James Jimenez and notorious drug dealer Jarrod Beinerman had permission to enter the hotel room. He is quoted by The New York Daily News as saying, "Beinerman is a major New York drug dealer. [He] obviously had permission to be there."

David Letterman's nemesis has pleaded guilty, with his New York criminal defense attorney by his side at a Manhattan court on Tuesday.

And no, we're not talking about Jay Leno.

The man, Robert "Joe" Halderman, was a producer at CBS who allegedly blackmailed and attempted to extort $2 million dollars from David Letterman by threatening to reveal Letterman's marital indiscretions.

Halderman, who initially pleaded not guilty to charges of grand larceny, admitted to the court that he attempted to extort $2 million from Letterman back in September of 2009.  Outside of the courtroom, Halderman made a public apology to Letterman, Letterman's family, and to the woman at the center of the scandal.

Last year, the Manhattan District Attorney's office indicted Halderman on charges of grand larceny and extortion.  Under New York Law, larceny, which is essentially theft, becomes "grand larceny" when the amount in question exceeds $1,000.

A criminal who failed to rob a retired NYPD officer was called the "stupidest criminal in the state of Pennsylvania" by his would-be victim.

The retired officer, John Comparetto, was in the bathroom of a Holiday Inn when Jerome Blanchett, 19, approached him with a gun. After demanding money, Blanchett tried to flee, but he didn't make it very far.

ABC 27 News reports that Jerome failed to realize that the Holiday Inn held a police conference that day, even though there was a sign out front welcoming the cops and a parking lot full of unmarked police cars.

Could the criminal that tried to escape from police custody be given more charges after his attempt to escape?

One New York criminal defense lawyer did an excellent job in reducing the time that his client would have to spend behind bars. Rev. William Blasingame only has to serve five years probation for spending church money on his own luxuries. The NY Daily News reports that he spent "tens of thousands of dollars worth of plastic surgery and Botox treatments."

For this fraudulent crime, Blasingame could have faced 15 years in prison for larceny.

A New York criminal defense attorney always has their hands full when they are dealing with a hate crime case. 

Rodney Bradford's New York criminal defense attorney was able to set him free of Rikers Island with a little help from Facebook. The popular social website allows people to stay in touch with their friends, join groups, and now, possibly offer a defense. 

Bradford, 19, was accused of mugging a group of people with a gun on the night of October 17. Both of his parents said that he was home with them, but it didn't seem to be enough. He was sent to Rikers Island for 12 days before his New York criminal defense attorney was able to bring up "WHERE MY IHOP?"

A New York criminal defense attorney is sure to have their hands full with this case; if not for the alleged muggings perpetrated by the accused, then certainly for his choice of baseball teams.

Rasheem Williams, 37, has allegedly robbed a total of 14 people between January and August in the New York City subway. As Crime Stoppers explains, "In each incident the suspect approached the victims on subway trains and either displays a knife or simulates a firearm... then demands the victims property and bank card PIN numbers." He is notoriously known for wearing a Boston Red Sox cap during the muggings. As if the Yankees/ Red Sox rivalry needed any more bad blood...