Testimony provided to the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday highlighted the impact that some “soft on crime” policies have had on everyday Americans, from vicious attacks on the street to an enduring fentanyl epidemic. “Journalists and politicians like to repeat the statistic that immigrants commit less crime than Americans,” Amanda Kiefer, victim of an attack...
When it is your job to influence others, you may be preoccupied with brand deals and the number of followers to recognize your own vulnerability. Social media influencers in Los Angeles, who earn incomes through sharing their lives online, can also be targets for burglaries and other unwanted criminal attention. It has never been easier...
Police are urging the public in West Los Angeles to stay vigilant as detectives hunt for an apparent organized burglary crew that uses Wi-Fi jammers and other sophisticated techniques to ransack high-end valuables from homes across numerous upscale neighborhoods. The warning from the Los Angeles Police Department, which has sent out a community alert to...
A plaque commemorating Aaron Judge’s historic 62nd home run of the 2022 season at Globe Life Field in Texas was stolen for the second time, and now will not be replaced again, according to WFAN’s Justin Shackil. Judge famously broke the American League single-season home run record against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field...
San Francisco 49ers first-round draft pick Ricky Pearsall was reportedly shot during a robbery attempt in downtown San Francisco Saturday, Mayor London Breed confirmed. “This afternoon, there was an attempted robbery in Union Square involving San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Ricky Pearsall and he was shot,” Breed’s statement on X said. “SFPD was on scene...
An off-duty Florida police officer who was picking up his laundry walked in on an attempted robbery at a dry cleaning business and was stabbed twice, authorities said. According to court documents obtained by Fox News Digital, 73-year-old Glenn Gotell was in the process of robbing a clerk at Cost Less Dry Cleaners in Greenacres,...
Seven individuals were arrested in California for their role in operating a crime tourism ring that provided vehicles for thieves to use while conducting their illegal business, federal authorities said. According to a release from the Department of Justice, Juan Carlos Thola-Duran, 57, and his girlfriend, Ana Maria Arriagada, 41, operated Driver Power Rentals (DPR)...
A supermarket chain is banning unaccompanied minors inside select stores after 6 p.m. and large bags in Washington, D.C., and Maryland as part of a new policy aimed at curbing rampant retail theft. Giant Food confirmed to Fox News Digital in a statement on Monday that the chain’s revised policy will affect select stores “to...
A quiet Utah town is the latest locality plagued by “distraction thefts” against unsuspecting shoppers carried out by “interstate crime groups” – transient criminals who travel the country to steal before crossing state lines to strike elsewhere, often affiliated with Romanian and South American crime rings. Over the past year, St. George has seen 37...
A Texas delegate in Chicago for the Democratic National Convention (DNC) was robbed at gunpoint early Wednesday by men in ski masks, according to a local report. The victim, 25, was walking in downtownChicago with a friendat around 2 a.m. in the 100 block of West Randolph when a black Range Rover pulled up alongside...
