Bat-wielding homeowner catches porch pirate by setting trap, video shows
A New York City homeowner traps a pirate on his porch and greets him with a baseball bat, according to security video. Carlos Mejia of Queens used a baseball bat to restrain a man who stole a decoy package Saturday, but Mejia said he was “done with” the robbers who chased FedEx and UPS trucks […]
Indian navy recaptures Somali pirate ship and frees crew | Piracy at sea
The Indian Navy announced on Saturday that it had recaptured the ship and rescued its crew from Somali pirates off the coast of India, ending a three-month hijacking of the bulk carrier MV Luen. The December 2023 hijacking was the first time Somali pirates successfully boarded a cargo ship since 2017. “Over the past 40 […]
Miami porch pirate directs child to steal Amazon package in brazen theft
A porch pirate in Florida was caught instructing a child to steal a package left outside, then the child happily exclaimed, “I got it,” and then calmly walked away with his new treasure. The woman and child, whose relationships are unknown, were walking in Miami’s Silver Bluff neighborhood around 9:40 p.m. on January 29 when […]
Opossum ‘porch pirate’ steals 15-year-old’s birthday cookies
A “porch pirate” opossum was caught on video stealing a 15-year-old’s box of birthday cookies from his parents’ front door in Texas. In the January 26 incident, “the gift arrived a little later in the evening, when the family was probably out celebrating, so it went unnoticed until night fell…a seemingly impossible theft took place.” […]
Pirate Streaming Sites Cost Hollywood $30 Billion Annually
“[P]Unjust practices related to illegal streaming services and file sharing cost the U.S. economy approximately $30 billion in lost revenue and 250,000 jobs annually. ” report Far-left Bloomberg. This estimate comes from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Global Innovation Policy Center. “The global impact is approximately $71 billion annually,” the report adds. “Since playing Netflix […]
Yemeni fighter goes viral as ‘Hot Houthi pirate’
A Yemeni fighter on board a hijacked ship with terrorists has been talked about as a “hot Houthi pirate,'' but the focus has been on his striking beauty rather than his activities as an anti-Israel fighter. I'm dissatisfied with being there. While the Houthis seize ships in the Red Sea, 19-year-old Rashid al-Haddad has been […]