Gavin Newsom says California looks like a third-world country, doesn’t realize he did it

LOS ANGELES, CA – As crime runs rampant and the streets and railways of California are littered with trash, discarded packaging from stolen trains and homeless encampments, Governor Gavin Newsom finally saw…

CFO of KC Company Pleads Guilty to $3 Million Embezzlement

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A former Overland Park, Kansas, man pleaded guilty in federal court today to embezzling $3.1 million from his employer and failing to pay nearly $1 million in taxes…

Three Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Stealing Unemployment Insurance Benefits

Miami, Florida – A federal district judge in Fort Lauderdale has sentenced three South Florida residents to prison terms for their roles in a conspiracy to defraud the State of Michigan of…

Baldwin Hills Man Pleads Guilty to Criminal Charge for Fraudulently Obtaining Luxury Cars from Victims Who Wanted Out of Their Leases

LOS ANGELES – A Baldwin Hills man pleaded guilty today to a federal criminal charge for conning victims nationwide into giving him their high-end and exotic vehicles with bogus promises he…

Suspect arrested for string of burglaries in Newark

NEWARK, NJ – Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara reports the arrest of Joseph R. Hernandez, 51, of Newark, who is a suspect in five business burglaries that occurred between December…

Serial catalytic converter thief arrested

Sussex County, DE- Delaware State Police arrested Jarrad Whitaker, 33, of Camden, for multiple thefts of catalytic converters. Since September 2021, Delaware State Police in Kent and Sussex County began investigating a rash of catalytic…

Police K-9 finds home invasion suspect as homeowners hid, armed with guns in their basement

JEFFERSON COUNTY, CO – At 3:08 a.m. on January 20, 2022, the Jefferson County Communications Center received a 911 call of a home invasion burglary at the 5500 block of S. Eldridge…

Local Adoption Agency Bookkeeper Sentenced to Federal Prison for Scheme to Defraud Employer and Family

PORTLAND, Ore.—A Hillsboro, Oregon woman was sentenced to federal prison today for engaging in a multi-year scheme to defraud her employer, a non-profit adoption and surrogacy agency operating in Oregon and Washington,…

Putnam County Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Elderly Citizens and Local Bank

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Robert Jones, 52, of Hurricane, pleaded guilty today to two counts of aggravated identity theft, in relation to defrauding a local bank and two elderly residents in the Southern…

Armed Pharmacy Robbery Results In More Than Seven Year Sentence For Vallejo Perpetrator

SAN FRANCISCO – Lembrent Rubin was sentenced today in United States District Court to 89 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to robbery of a pharmacy and to brandishing a firearm…

LA Sheriff Rips City Officials: ‘What On Earth Are These People Thinking?’

Los Angeles Sheriff Alex Villanueva called out city officials on Wednesday during a briefing for not taking the county’s crime spikes seriously. Villanueva pointed to a 94% increase in homicides and a…

Defendant Charged In $1.9 Million Covid-19 Fraud Scheme

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jonathan Mellone, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Regional Office of the U.S. Department of Labor Office…

Two arrested for stealing mail at Oakhurst Post Office

OAKHURST, NJ – On January 9th, 2022 at approximately 10:15 pm patrol officers were dispatched to the Oakhurst Post Office for a report of a subject breaking into the mailboxes. Officers arrived…

Southfield Resident Pleads Guilty In COVID-19 Fraud Scheme

DETROIT – Southfield resident Mykia King pleaded guilty today to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft arising out of a pandemic-related unemployment insurance fraud scheme, announced United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison.…

Police arrest suspect for ATM robbery

PENSACOLA, FL – On January 18th, around 2:50 am, ECSO deputies were called to a bank located in the 70-block of South Blue Angel Parkway in reference to a theft in progress…

Arrest made after employee at Florida Crack Fish & Bait Co. skimmed money from register, police say

HORSESHOE BEACH, FL – On January 14, 2022, DCSO Sergeant Quinlan received a call reporting a burglary in Horseshoe Beach at Florida Cracker Fish & Bait Co. Upon arriving and speaking with…

Los Angeles finally cleans up rail line full of heisted cargo packages after train derails

LOS ANGELES, CA – After weeks of being in the news, Los Angeles is finally cleaning up its act as bandits rob cargo trains, leaving behind mountains of debris, but only after…

Driver of stolen vehicle charged after ramming into two Atlantic City Police cars

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – On January 14, 2022, a 40-year-old man was arrested after stealing an Atlantic City Police Department prisoner van and ramming it into two marked patrol cars. At approximately…

Austin police seeking to identify suspects in December robbery

AUSTIN, TX – The Austin Police Department Robbery Unit is requesting community assistance with identifying suspects involved in a string of attempted ATM thefts around the Austin area. On December 30, 2021, at…

Former Trump White House communications director has car stolen by Newark car thieves

NEWARK, NJ – Anthony Scaramucci, the former White House communications director under the administration of President Donald J. Trump was a victim of New Jersey’s growing car theft problem. Thieves from North…

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