Law enforcement is warning southern Californians about so-called “crime tourists” who target wealthy people with burglaries and thefts. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department says the so-called “South American theft groups” are stashing hidden cameras in their rich victims’ gardens to stake out their targets, KTTV reported. The groups are “highly organized criminal enterprises” and …
A mortuary employee in Nebraska is facing multiple criminal charges after he allegedly “tampered” with a life-sized sex doll at the home of a deceased person, WOWT-TV reports. Authorities allege that on October 6, Ryan Smith was removing a dead body from a residence at Rock Creek Apartments in Papillion when he came across the …
A Florida man has been arrested for stealing multiple items, including a television, a toolbox, and a wedding dress, from a Clearwater resident’s home. Ronald Harshorn reportedly confessed to stealing a key from the 84-year-old resident’s house while he was helping with pest control, then returning between June 15 and 20 to steal the items, …
Six people pleaded guilty last week to dozens of charges relating a spree of burglaries targeting car dealerships, cell phone stores, and ATM businesses in the New York area New York Attorney General Letitia James announced the convictions, saying the brazen crew often posted images of themselves on social media with the spoils of their …
Police in Columbia, Missouri, are warning of a “suspected prowler” who appears to be targeting women. The Columbia Police Department provided a list of incidents since August 9, all but one south of downtown. In that incident, the suspect entered a woman’s apartment but became frightened and left. (10) The suspect has been reported to …
North Carolina police arrested a man whose severed finger was reportedly discovered at the scene of an attempted home invasion last week. WFMY reported that residents were returning to their Burlington home on October 6 when Vernon Wilson, 67, approached them with a gun. A resident reportedly slammed the door on Wilson’s finger, sparking a …
Surveillance videos show a man New York police believe has been breaking into houses in Queens and Long Island over the past several weeks, going through the houses and stealing cash, jewelry, and other luxury items. Police say it’s also possible there are two men involved. Imran Ahmed shared video with WABC that showed a …
A young Tennessee couple on their first date learned that they both played piano and decided it would make a lovely evening, playing piano together. So they went to a Hendersonville church shortly before 1 a.m. Thursday, figuring a church would have a piano, and were surprised to find the door unlocked. Danielle Salvato, 19, …
An Arizona mother fought off a registered sex offender who had allegedly broken into her home and made his way into a pre-teen girl’s bed, KSAZ-TV reports. Authorities say 54-year-old Lloyd Beard forced his way into the residence in Paulden around 3 a.m. Wednesday as the family was sleeping. Beard got into a 12-year-old girl’s …
Florida sheriff’s deputies have their faces, now they’re just looking for names to attach to as many as 200 people — mostly teens — who broke into an $8 million house over the weekend and threw a wild party. They staged boxing matches in the Walton County home’s foyer, tried on clothes and jewelry, and …
New York police are looking for two suspects who were filmed breaking into a home on Wednesday and restraining the victim with zip-ties. WCBS reported that the two masked suspects were filmed breaking into a Brooklyn home as the 37-year-old victim opened his hands. Police said the pair forced their way inside the home, zip-tied …
