Theo Theft might want to think twice about an escape plan if he ends up in this Louisiana prison.

Chief, a wolf-dog hybrid from Pointe Coupee Parish in Louisiana, frequently escaped from his owner’s property and reportedly scared neighborhood residents. After a number of complaints, a judge ordered Chief to be put down for aggressive behavior.

Luckily for Chief, officials at Angola Prison read about the dog and got in touch with the judge. Deputy Warden Bruce Dodd convinced the judge that Chief could be useful in patrolling the perimeter of the 18,000-acre prison, and now Chief is headed for a life sentence as a guard dog.

Though she’s happy that Chief’s not being put down, owner Vicky Smith is still not satisfied with the outcome, saying that Chief never bit anyone and is used to a life of air-conditioning and oatmeal breakfasts.

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Theo Theft has been up to some bizarre mischief down under after having a few too many drinks.

Dirk the penguin was recently stolen from Sea World Australia by a group of three friends. The men, who had been drinking and decided to break into the park as a prank, also stopped off to swim with dolphins as well.

After waking up and realizing one of them had brought a penguin home with them, the group dropped the penguin off in a nearby waterway, where it was later found by a couple after the bird had been scared out of the water and chased by a dog.

“He was extremely disheveled, he was quite exhausted last night after we did catch him but … he’s settled down well,” a Sea World spokesperson said.

The men face multiple charges as a result, and have apologized extensively for the prank gone too far, even sending a video to a news station to show they meant no harm to the penguin.

Said Rhys Jones, one of the men responsible, “Yeah I wouldn’t go stealing any animals. It’s not the brightest thing to do.”

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It seems Theo Theft is upping his digital presence these days.

A 26-year-old man from Port Angeles, Wash. who has been in trouble with the law for home burglary, firearm theft and other crimes hasn’t checked in with his parole officer since January, and now he’s being sought after being involved in a domestic disturbance last month.

But evading police twice isn’t what is making Travis Nicolaysen appear in headlines—he’s also been keeping up on Facebook while on the run.

Not only does he respond to friends about getaways, but he also occasionally asks friends where he can stay for the night while on the lam. His Facebook page is filled with comments from friends, some cheering him on and some urging him to turn himself in.

For now, this social media-savvy fugitive is still on the run.

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Pardon me. Excuse me. After you.

I find common courtesy to be less and less common these days, don’t you? That’s why I try to be as polite as possible. Just paying it forward. And for my courtesy, occasionally personal items just happen to come my way.

Theo Theft’s the name. Some people call me Digits—I’ve got many able hands and sticky fingers for lifting windows, picking locks, prying open safes… you know, just boring business stuff. Yes, I steal for a living, but I like to think of it as society paying me for being the only chivalrous Risk around. You don’t see Felix Flood or Flint Fire helping old ladies across the street, do you? Sure, I may nab old Thelma’s house keys in the process, but an old necklace and that big television she has tuned into soap operas all day are a small price to pay for personal safety.

You’ll find my methods quite reasonable. For instance, I prefer open windows in the summertime, that way I can do as little noisy damage as possible—crowbars are just dreadful, clunky things. 9 out of 10 burglaries are preventable, anyway, so I take that to mean that 90% of my “victims” are inclined to be my benefactors.

Why else would so many people leave their valuables so vulnerable? No alarms or deadbolt locks, foregoing a safety deposit box for expensive goods, leaving all the lights off and keeping the house nice and quiet when away—these all seem like invitations to me. A Risk can’t live on courtesy alone, after all.

So good day to you, and remember: Neighborhood watches are for nosey gossips, not for upstanding, trusting homeowners with fine possessions like yourself.

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Let’s face it: cataloguing the contents of your home is a time consuming tasks. Get with the times! Now that it’s 2012 and you’re making good on that resolution to stay organized The National Association of Insurance Commissioners brings you myHome Scr.APP.book.

And if you can get past the slightly awkward name you’ll find an app ready to go to bat for homeowners by cataloguing clutter into organized lists. File lists away to help you determine the amount of insurance coverage you need or – should something not so great happen – during the claims process.

Document possessions with photos, organize by room or area of the home and even get tips on disaster preparedness for homeowners.

Scr.APP.book is on our list of must-haves for 2012, but to be fair we asked an “impartial” third party to evaluate the app and confirm our recommendation. Let’s see what Theo Theft had to say…

Theo Theft in Action

“What kinda name is Scr.APP.book anyway? If ya can’t even pronounce it then it must be bad fer ya! Besides, these wise guys over at NAIC think they can help people avoid me? Who do they think they are? I tell ya, it used to be easy – I come in, take a few valuables, and walk out. Half the time no one even knew I was there for months! Now it’s all catalogue this, take a picture of that… What’s the world comin’ to?”

After a review like that we would have some reservations about recommending Scr.APP.book, but if it get’s Theo’s sticky fingers in a frenzy then we know we’re on to something good.

For more information about Scr.APP.book from The National Association of Insurance Commissioners click here.