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13 Jun
Posted by Yehuda Berlinger as Card Games, Classic Board Games, Electronic Games
Antioch, CA: Armed and armored man arrested at a dice game. (source)
Lakeland, FL: One man shoots another in the foot at a card game. (source)
Johannesburg, South Africa: Chess coach arrested on child pornography possession. (source)
Hey kids! Curious to know what crime is like in the world of video games? Here’s a sample from last week:
Manheim, PA: Video game store robbed. (source)
Barstow, CA: Video game store robbed. (source)
Kelsow, WA: Video game system stolen. (source)
Raleigh, NC: Video game system stolen. (source)
Battle Creek, MI: Video game system stolen. (source)
Columbus, OH: Video game system stolen. (source)
Cleveland, OH: Video game system stolen. (source)
Freeland, PA: Video game system stolen. (source)
Kansas City, MO: Video game system stolen. (source)
Powder Springs, GA: Video game system stolen. (source)
Greenfield, WI. Video game system stolen. (source)
Springfield, IL: Video game systems stolen. (source)
Cincinnati, OH: Video game system stolen. (source) (Actually, it was bought using a stolen credit card.)
Fremont, NE: Video game system stolen. (source)
Racine, WI: Video game system stolen. (source)
Abilene, TX: Video game system stolen. (source)
Watsonville, CA: Video game system stolen. (source)
Gardena, CA: Video game system stolen. (source)
Belleville, NJ: Video game system stolen. (source)
Parkville, MD: Video game system stolen. (source)
Athens, GA: Video game system stolen. (source)
Barrington, IL: Video game system stolen. (source)
Oak Park, IL: Video game system stolen. (source)
Kalispell, MT: Video games stolen. (source)
Yonkers, NJ: Video game system stolen. (source)
Boston, MA: Video game system stolen. (source)
Newton, MA: Video game system stolen. (source)
Ambler, PA: Video game system stolen. (source)
Philadelphia, PA: Video game system stolen. (source)
Lynbrook, NY: Video game system stolen. (source)
Benton, AK: Video game system stolen. (source)
Akron, OH: Video game system stolen. (source)
Sanford, NC: Video game system stolen. (source)
Pikesville, MD: Video game system stolen. (source)
Lufkin, TX: Video game system stolen. (source)
Lancaster, OH: Video game system stolen. (source)
Torrence, CA; Video game system stolen. (source)
Mesa, AZ: Video game systems stolen. (source)
Newcastle, Australia: Video game system stolen. (source)
Anniston, AL: Video game system stolen. (source)
Kissimmee, FL: Video game system (and puppy) stolen. (source)
Miami, FL: Video game system stolen. (source) And another. (source) And another. (source) And another. (source) And another. (source)
Salem, MA: One boy punches another over a missing video game. (source)
Washington, DC: Supreme court debates whether to uphold California law restricting violent video games. (source)
Vietnam: Teenager kills 8 year old girl, allegedly to steal her money in order to pay for online video games. (source)
Madrid, Spain: Spanish police arrest three people allegedly involved in the massive Sony online gamer security breach. (source)
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