Man, you really have to watch your back these days. Look over your shoulder right now. Is someone trying to steal from you? From shoplifting to fraud to identity theft, people are robbing each other blind every day!

Stolen Hearse!

Now comes the story of former auction house owner Dean Kruse surrendered to northern Indiana authorities to face a theft charge out of Pennsylvania alleging that he never paid a man $38,000 for selling an antique hearse.

Of course Kruse’s attorney refers to his client as a "pillar of the community."

A Pennsylvania court issued a warrant for Kruse's arrest after prosecutors in that state's Dauphin County filed a criminal complaint accusing Kruse of theft.

Pennsylvania court records indicate Kruse is charged with theft by failure to make required disposition of funds. The records allege that in October 2008, John Bosk transported a 1919 Sayers and Scoville Hearse to the Hershey Auto Action for sale.

Bosk contracted with Kruse International for an auction and sale, with Dean Kruse as the auctioneer. The selling price was $43,000 and Kruse took a 10 percent fee for selling the car.

The complaint alleges that Kruse never paid Bosk the $38,000 he's owed for the sale.

The allegation is the latest legal trouble for Kruse, who has been sued repeatedly in recent years for business practices that include not releasing funds to vehicle consigners or vehicle titles to purchasers.

Last year, Indiana suspended Kruse's auctioneer's license and stripped his former Auburn-based auction house Kruse International of its license.

Kruse hosted classic car auctions for nearly four decades in Auburn, about 130 miles northeast of Indianapolis. Auctions that he staged each Labor Day weekend drew tens of thousands of visitors who watched bidders compete to buy rare and classic autos, including cars once owned by Clark Cable, Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe.

The motto is just be a stand up person and pay your debts and don’t steal.