News in Brief: Insurance Doesn't Cover Crime

Bryan Belrad
Police in Sutherlin, Oregon were stumped when an antique slot machine went missing from a citizen's home. There were no signs of forced entry, and even fewer suspects. A break in the case turned up when an insurance company called, asking about any suspicious activity.

Officers learned that a local woman had filed a claim for a broken window in her husband's van. When the insurance company had asked her what caused the damage, the wife - who works as a housekeeper in the machine owner's household, and, thus, has keys to the home - said that her husband broke it while stealing a slot machine.

Duh.

Sure enough, the missing machine was recovered from the claimants' property. Less surprising, the insurance claim was denied.

Published by Bryan Belrad

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