robbery

William Daniels, who played the legendary teacher Mr. Feeny on Boy Meets World, recently stopped an attempted robbery. The failed robbery took place at the 91-year old actor’s San Fernando Valley home Saturday evening. Read more: Journey cassette causes bomb squad to evacuate building According to LAPD, the intruder attempted to enter the home’s back door. […]

Just a day after revealing plans of hitting the studio to record their first record since 2013, Pelican guitarist Trevor de Brauw shared that his house was robbed. Read more: Members of Fall Out Boy, Slipknot, more, help Harm’s Way following theft The guitarist took to Twitter to share the news of the robbery, where he […]

[Photo by: Scott Roby/Facebook] In a bizarre—and terrifying—story, a thief tried to steal an RV from a band—while they were actually inside it. Read more: How wearing skinny jeans can save you from being robbed As ThePRP reports, a thief tried to steal rock act Pröwess' RV while they were on tour in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania. The music source explains that […]

Code Orange were robbed over the weekend at FYA Fest in Tampa, Florida. Guitarist Eric “Shade” Balderose had his backpack stolen from the venue, and they're asking fans to keep an eye out for it. Read more: There are massive Code Orange billboards in Times Square In a post on social media, vocalist/drummer Jami Morgan explains that Shade's backpack, […]

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While on tour in Europe with Knuckle Puck and Boston Manor, Seaway's trailer was broken into back home in Oakville, ON. This is the fourth time the band have dealt with robbery over the course of their career. Seaway have released a statement detailing that over $4000 worth of gear was stolen while they were […]

Last week, my podcast did a deep exploration into the plague of van thefts the punk scene has experienced in recent years. Sadly, this problem is only getting worse and all the more common. In this post-Napster world, indie labels’ pockets are not as deep as they once were and they no longer can offer […]

German Sent, 27, was walking home a few weeks ago when three robbers intercepted him. The thieves, however, were unable to procure Sent’s wallet and iPhone from his pockets due to the tightness of his Kenneth Cole trousers.  Read more: Why are hipsters decorating their beards with Christmas ornaments? According to the Daily Mail, Sent was both […]

Near the end of last week, Dark Sermon had their van stolen in Clearwater, FL. Fortunately, the band weren't on tour at the time and none of their gear was in the vehicle. While they weren't on tour at the time of the robbery, however, they are scheduled to set out on a two-and-a-half month run next […]

It's safe (and unfortunate) to say Seaway have not had the cleanest history of skating by unseen from robbers. Unfortunately, lightning struck again earlier today when they had the window of their van smashed in and a GPS stolen. As the band said themselves, fortunately that was the worst of the damage and nobody was hurt. […]

Weezer enthusiasts You Blew It! were recently robbed in Texas. According to a post on the band’s Facebook, their van was broken into outside of a Guitar Center in San Antonio. Instruments, pedals, iPads and cash are all among the list of stolen items. Check out a message from the band below: “Our van was […]

UPDATE: They found their van. Oregon folk punks Larry And His Flask were robbed of their van, trailer, and equipment last night while sleeping at a hotel in Cayce, S.C. The Warped Tour veterans are currently on the road supporting Foxy Shazam, and, though they will be unable to perform tonight in Charlotte, N.C., they hope to complete the […]

Coheed And Cambria bassist Michael Todd, who was arrested on Sunday after robbing a Massachusetts Walgreens, was arraigned yesterday on charges of armed robbery and drug possession. According to the Boston Globe, Todd plead not guilty in Attleboro (Massachusetts) District Court through his attorney, Sandra Ferreira. Judge Dan O’Shea held Todd on $25,000 cash bail; […]