Grand Larceny

Wrong-man thriller Man on a Ledge goes thud

Death of Don Rasch, Convicted Art Thief, Considered "Suspicious"

​The St. Louis Post-Dispatch's article on the death of convicted art thief Don Rasch duly notes that he was found unconscious at his Maplewood home on November 12, and ended up dying on November 16, all of which authorities deem "suspicious," because:  There were no signs of a break-in or str ... More >>

Stealing from the rich to...oh, whatever. Funny is the message in Tower Heist.

​The St. Louis Post-Dispatch's article on the death of convicted art thief Don Rasch duly notes that he was found unconscious at his Maplewood home on November 12, and ended up dying on November 16, all of which authorities deem "suspicious," because:  There were no signs of a break-in or str ... More >>

Third ATM Solutions Robber Sentenced

​The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Missouri announced today that Larry Newman has been sentenced to 294 months in federal prison for his role in the August 2010 armed robbery of ATM Solutions, as well as the kidnapping of two juvenile girls -- family members of his co-cons ... More >>

David Olney

8 p.m. Thursday, August 18. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue.

15,000 Cars Stolen In Missouri in 2010; One-Fourth of Them From St. Louis

The Ford Taurus was the most-stolen vehicle in Missouri last year.​The Missouri Insurance Information Service reports that 15,640 vehicles were stolen in Missouri in 2010. Nearly half (47 percent) of those vehicle thefts occurred inside the borders of St. Louis and Kansas City. The good news? The ... More >>

Violent Crime in St. Louis Lowest in 43 Years, Say Police; Vehicle Thefts at Near 50-Year Low

Perhaps the tape should read: Crime seen?​St. Louis police are out with their official crime statistics for 2010.  According to the department, Part I Crimes (homicides, rapes, robbery, assault, burglaries, larcenies, vehicle thefts, arson) dropped 9.2 percent compared to 2010. But here's whe ... More >>

Brandon Joyce: Alleged Drug Deal at Bass Pro Shop Ends in Murder of Former Rams Recruit

Cory (left) and Tory: Yeah, they're the Brooks brothers, but really they're more Bass Pro Shop kind of guys.​Congratulations twin brothers Cory and Tory Brooks. At the tender age of 21 you've just ascended the ranks of gangster hierarchy with allegations that you callously robbed and murdered a ma ... More >>

Myron Kimble: Associate of ATM Solutions Robbery Suspect Arrested for April Kidnapping

Currency Exchange at MLK Drive and Rowan in northwest St. Louis.​Officers with the St. Louis police department's Tactical Operations Unit, the FBI TaskForce and the U.S. Marshals yesterday apprehended 22-year-old Myron Kimble after a brief foot chase in the parking lot of St. Clair Mall.Kimble was ... More >>

ATM Solutions Robbery Adds a Kidnapping: Relatives of Suspect Held for Ransom

A record heist. A jail break. And now a kidnapping? Who says sequels are never as good as the original?​The FBI announced today that two teenage girls believed to be related to one of the suspects in August's multi-million robbery of ATM Solutions were kidnapped and held for ransom this week. Four ... More >>

Cagney & Crazy

A record heist. A jail break. And now a kidnapping? Who says sequels are never as good as the original?​The FBI announced today that two teenage girls believed to be related to one of the suspects in August's multi-million robbery of ATM Solutions were kidnapped and held for ransom this week. Four ... More >>

Naked Carjacker Goes On Shooting Spree in East St. Louis

If getting carjacked at gunpoint is a terrifying experience, then getting carjacked at gunpoint by a naked guy has to be the most terrifying experience.A woman told police that a naked man stole her PT Cruiser and shot her in the thigh and arm on the 800 block of North 36th Street in East St. Louis. ... More >>

Wash. U. Among Nation's Most Dangerous Colleges [Updated]

Wikimedia CommonsAbandon hope (and your wallet, your bicycle and possibly your car) ye who enter here.​Oh, hello there Daily Beast rankings! It's been a while since we heard from you. Not that we missed you. You have such a way of making us feel bad about ourselves, even if we have doubts abou ... More >>

Brian Duff: Suspect Tells FBI He Robbed Bank to Pay Off His Drug Dealers

Airsoft guns can look real when you paint their tips black -- as Duff allegedly did before his heist.​Hey, at least his excuse makes sense! Brian Heath Duff reportedly told FBI agents last week that he robbed a bank in southwestern Illinois because he owed drug dealers thousands of dollars as a re ... More >>

Five Hollywood Heist Movies That Resemble Yesterday's ATM Solutions Robbery In St. Louis

Image source​Several local news outlets have already donned their deerstalker hats and done their best Sherlock Holmes impressions by connecting the robbery of ATM Solutions Inc. in Midtown yesterday with two other similar burglaries of armored cars in 1999 and 1992.In the heist yesterday, four ma ... More >>

St. Louis Cracks Down on Downtown Nightclubs: Lure, Sugar, F15teen

Corrected and updated (with specific number of police calls to the clubs) at 9:24 a.m.So, here's a curious aside regarding the city's crackdown this week on three downtown nightclubs. On Monday, Daily RFT specifically asked the St. Louis Police Department whether Monday's shootings downtown had anyt ... More >>

Missouri Car Thieves Motto: Steal American

en.wikigta.org​Ever wonder how one of Detroit's finest automobiles became the stripped hoopty cruising down Kingshighway? According to data compiled by a Missouri insurance group, it's because the Show-Me State's car thieves love to swipe rides that were made in the USA.The most popular ... More >>

Pearson in Person

en.wikigta.org​Ever wonder how one of Detroit's finest automobiles became the stripped hoopty cruising down Kingshighway? According to data compiled by a Missouri insurance group, it's because the Show-Me State's car thieves love to swipe rides that were made in the USA.The most popular ... More >>

Gone a-Courting

en.wikigta.org​Ever wonder how one of Detroit's finest automobiles became the stripped hoopty cruising down Kingshighway? According to data compiled by a Missouri insurance group, it's because the Show-Me State's car thieves love to swipe rides that were made in the USA.The most popular ... More >>

The Rockwell Files

Steven Spielberg's stolen painting, a St. Louis art thief, and a plot to kill Martin Luther King. It could make a helluva movie.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt awes again in a character-driven theft thriller.

The Lookout

It's a Crime

Spike Lee's Inside Man plots the heist of your moviegoing dollars

Keira Get Your Gun

Domino chronicles the life of a model turned bounty hunter

Faker's Dozen

A rare superior sequel, Ocean's Twelve entertains with cinematic sleight of hand

Film Openings

Week of November 10, 2004

Redemption Thong

Salma's shorts get top billing in an otherwise unwatchable caper

Best TV News Anchor

Dick Ford

Dammit, Mamet!

Based on Spartan, it would seem the master of macho dialogue has lost his touch

Film Openings

Week of January 28, 2004

Stolo Street

A young girl. A stolen pickup. A tragedy on Evans Avenue.

Grand Theft Audio

Radar Station discovers the soundtrack to crime

Film Openings

Week of July 9, 2003

Home Movies

The competition's tough in this week's St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase

Safe, Cracked

The Italian Job, a remake better than the original, is a steal

The French Conniption

Neil Jordan and Nick Nolte pull off a twitchy Gallic heist

Rockin' the Cradle

DMX and Jet Li get down 2 Grave business

Fatale Detraction

Beyond cheap turn-ons, there's nothing to recommend Brian De Palma's latest

Film Openings

Week of March 6, 2002

Madcap Noir

Scorpion is fun if familiar, one of Allen's typical Manhattan riffs