December 2, 2021 California city spending federal COVID funds on license plate readers to deter smash-and-grab mobs San Jose has approved funding for license plate readers in an effort to address organized robberies in the city and throughout California in recent weeks.
December 2, 2021 College criminal justice professor arrested after allegedly shoplifting from Target multiple times A professor of criminal justice at Georgia Gwinnett College was arrested last month after shoplifting more than $600 from a Target store over multiple visits, authorities said.
December 2, 2021 Florida mom forced out of home after catching robber breaking into daughter's window A South Florida woman says she was forced to move in with family after she noticed a man trying to break into her daughter's bedroom window.Â
December 2, 2021 California family loses 4 members in suspected DUI crash – then thieves steal from their home: report Relatives and friends of a California family who lost four members in a recent suspected DUI crash involving two other vehicles saw their heartbreak worsened this week by a break-in at the family's home, according to reports.
December 1, 2021 LA thieves go after baby-strolling mother Follow-home robbers targeted a mother with a baby in a stroller after she opened the gates to her home in Los Angeles, police said.
December 1, 2021 Los Angeles suspects mug mother with baby outside home in brazen daytime robbery caught on camera Police in Los Angeles were looking for two suspects who allegedly victimized a mother and her baby last weekend in a brazen daytime crime that was caught on a security camera.Â
November 30, 2021 Family reacts to death of Temple University senior shot and killed during robbery The family of a Temple University senior shot and killed during a robbery Sunday in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have released a statement about his death.
November 30, 2021 Men impersonating NYPD officers raid home and steal more than $100K in cash, jewelry Two thieves impersonating NYPD officers raided a home in the Bronx, N.Y., earlier this month, tying up the homeowners and making off with more than $100,000 in cash and jewelry, authorities said.
November 30, 2021 New York man robs woman at knifepoint, is released without bail, steals from another woman hours later: police A New York man was arrested after allegedly robbing a woman at knifepoint in the subway on Nov. 22, but was released hours later without bail and proceeded to steal an iPhone from another woman on the subway the next morning on Nov. 23, according to the NYPD and Manhattan District Attorney's Office.
November 29, 2021 Oakland police to increase presence amid crime wave, city leaders seek to reverse planned cuts The Oakland Police Department will increase its presence amid a surge in violence that has included roving armed caravans, an uptick in homicides and brazen smash-and-grab burglaries while city leaders want to reverse planned budget cuts set to take effect next year as it follows other liberal cities changing course to address crime.