July 20, 2016 Ex-councilor, funeral home owner admits stealing $270,000 A former Massachusetts city councilor who stole more than $270,000 from his business partner and customers of his funeral home has been sentenced to prison.
July 20, 2016 Police: Suspect grabbed purse, dragged 95-year-old woman A man has been jailed in Tennessee on aggravated robbery charges after police say he dragged a 95-year-old woman while snatching her purse outside a mall in Memphis.
July 20, 2016 Woman accused of stealing wallet from dead crash victim A Tennessee woman is accused of stealing a wallet from a crash victim who had just died rather than calling 911.
July 20, 2016 Michigan dog doused with Drano in cruel home invasion The owner of a 14-year-old pit bull asked for help this week to pay medical bills after the dog was doused with Drano and nearly blinded in an unusual act of animal cruelty during a home invasion in Michigan, Fox2Detroit.com reported.
July 20, 2016 Girl hides in closet, sends mom texts after burglar breaks in When a burglary suspect burst into a home in California Tuesday, reportedly carrying a rifle, an 11-year-old girl was forced to hide in an upstairs closet and send panicked texts to her mom.
July 20, 2016 Police: 'Pokemon Go' player assaulted, robbed in Deleware Authorities in Delaware are investigating after they say a man was assaulted and robbed while he was playing the popular "Pokemon Go" smartphone game near the state capitol.
July 20, 2016 Casino supervisor accused of hiding $500 chips in bra Police say a supervisor at Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, tried to steal $3,000 worth of chips from a craps table by hiding them in her bra.
July 19, 2016 Police come under gunfire at gun shop outside Atlanta Police outside Atlanta say they were shot at while responding to break-in at a gun store.
July 18, 2016 Counts dropped in Gulf oil spill fraud case against lawyer A Texas lawyer and six co-defendants are now facing a reduced indictment of 73 charges, instead of 95, at federal trial on accusations that they faked more than 40,000 damage claims after the BP oil spill in 2010.
July 18, 2016 Good Samaritan stops armed robbery with her car keys She spotted trouble as it was happening and snapped into action.