Stolen Homer Simpson Statue Found
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By SEAN YOONG  KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Two college students believed to be over-exuberant fans of "The Simpsons" stole a life-sized figurine of Homer Simpson from a cinema, but police tracked them down and forced them to return it Thursday.
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Authorities are investigating the theft of a rare 18th century manuscript about Rome's politically powerful Orsini family from an exhibit case at a University of California, Los Angeles library.
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Welcome home to Springfield, Vermont,  Homer and Marge Simpson.
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Two masterpieces by Edvard Munch, which were stolen from an Oslo museum two years ago, are found.
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A 17th century Dutch painting valued at more than $1 million was stolen from an Australian state gallery during viewing hours over the weekend, and police suspect an inside job, officials said Thursday.
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FEDERAL WAY, Wash. - An imposing, wood-carved Bigfoot statue stolen from outside a doctor's office has been recovered - minus its big feet. An anonymous tip led police to the 400-pound sculpture beneath a pile of debris in a backyard about a block from where it was snatched Monday.
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Looters steal a Vatican-commissioned bronze bust of the Virgin Mary during the height of Hurricane Charley.
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PORTLAND, Ore. -- A long-lost briefcase full of notes and lyrics that were intended for the 1981 U2 album &quot;October&quot; has been returned, 23 years after it was stolen at a Portland concert.
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A fiberglass statue of Christ that washed up on a sandbar in the Rio Grande three weeks ago is attracting scores of devout pilgrims to a police department lost-and-found and being hailed as a miracle.
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CAMBRIDGESHIRE police are investigating after a urine sample belonging to an Olympic gold medal winning horse was apparently stolen.
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From a house in the center of Edinburgh a mystery has emerged, in the form of a gold Elvis Presley record, a framed signed picture of him and a framed piece of paper with lyrics to Don McLeanâs hit song âAmerican Pie,â apparently written by McLean, the BBC reported. The police said the items, recovered during a search, may have been stolen. A spokesman said: âThe value of the items is not known, but they look genuine. And if they have been stolen, then we hope that the original owner will recognize them and contact us.â.
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By DON BABWIN  CHICAGO - An effort to honor the NFC Champion Chicago Bears hit a snag Tuesday morning when a huge football helmet broke as it was being placed on one of the lion statues that stands guard outside the Art Institute of Chicago.
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LAS VEGAS -- O.J. Simpson was arrested Sunday on charges related to an armed robbery involving sport memorabilia, police said.
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Little Rock, Ark., police recovered a suitcase filled with George Harrison photographs that had been stolen from the ex-Beatle&#39;s sister.
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The head from a bust of artist Edvard Munch is returned after it was stolen from near his grave in Norway.
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SEATTLE - A human kidney stolen from an exhibit of preserved bodies and organs was recovered after two months, thanks to an anonymous tip, police said.
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By Bowdeya Tweh, Detroit Free Press  Jun. 13--Detroit police responded to a call for what was described as a "pipe device" that was found Wednesday morning in the parking lot of Bushnell Congregational Church.