Burglar breaks into escape room, then can’t escape

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No one wants to call for help in an escape room, especially if you’ve just broken into one.

Authorities in Vancouver, Washington, received emergency calls from a man on Sunday who’d broken into an escape room — only to find he genuinely couldn’t escape from it.

According to local newspaper The Columbian, 40-year-old Rye Wardlaw reportedly broke into Northwest Escape Experience in a strip mall on Sunday morning. 

The venue, like other escape rooms, offers themed rooms that require groups to solve puzzles in order to find their way out. Read more…

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‘Harry Potter’ first edition worth £40,000 among super rare books stolen from warehouse

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Between 11:50 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 8, and 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 9, two thieves forced entry and made away with a collection of rare and valuable first editions from SN Books’ warehouse in Thetford, Norfolk.

Titles stolen include:

  • A hardback first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone worth around £40,000 ($55,522).

  • A first edition of The Hobbit from 1937 worth around £7,000.

  • A hardcover signed first edition of The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett, worth about £9,000.

  • A set of four first editions of Winnie the Pooh in a black custom box worth around £5,000

  • A first impression of The Great Gatsby from 1925 worth around £2,000.

  • Paperback copy of A Brief History of Time from 1983 with a thumbprint signature by Stephen Hawking.

  • Two first editions of The Gunslinger by Stephen King worth around £2,000 each. Read more…

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