Hyundai, Kia release software update as cars targeted for theft due to flaws

If you have been following the news closely, a large number of cars stolen in the New Jersey region lately have been Hyundais and Kias. That’s because a software flaw, popularized on…

Seven Defendants Charged With Million-Dollar Identity Theft And Fraud Scheme

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Daniel B. Brubaker, Inspector in Charge of the New York Division of the United States Postal Inspection Service (“USPIS”),…

Homeless People Terrorizing Portland Homeowners With Thefts, Massive Fires

Homeless People Terrorizing Portland Homeowners With Thefts, Massive Fires Laurel Duggan on February 21, 2023 Homeless people are occupying a vacant home in Portland, Oregon, causing frequent fires and stealing from neighboring…

Toms River man charged for commercial theft

STAFFORD TOWNSHIP, NJ – A Toms River man has been arrested and charged with commercial theft in Manahawkin. A theft was reported to Stafford Township Police Department on February 11 from the…

Bucco Bill to Enhance Punishment for Auto Theft Crimes Advances

Sen. Bucco's bill that increases penalties for auto theft crimes was approved by the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee.…

Blue State Police Department Will Hand Out Free Steering Wheel Locks To Vehicle Owners As Auto Thefts Skyrocket

Blue State Police Department Will Hand Out Free Steering Wheel Locks To Vehicle Owners As Auto Thefts Skyrocket Reagan Reese on February 7, 2023 The Kent Police Department in King County, Washington,…

Adult, 3 juveniles behind latest attempted car theft in Holmdel

HOLMDEL, NJ – Police have arrested three juveniles and an adult in connection to a possible attempted vehicle theft on Kimball Turn Sunday morning. At around 6:45 pm, police were notified that…

NYPD officers responding to emergency call. File photo by Roy Janssen

NYPD says multiple appliance thefts across Brooklyn related

NEW YORK, NY – Detectives with the NYPD’s 83rd Precinct are investigating a rash of appliance robberies in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn are connected. Between December 23 and January 8th, thieves…

New Jersey Tax Preparer and Arizona Man Charged with Conspiracy to Defraud and Identity Theft

NEWARK, N.J. – A New Jersey tax preparer and an Arizona man were charged for their roles in conspiracies to commit wire fraud and defraud the IRS, and for aggravated identity theft,…

Jersey City Attorney Charged with Wire Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft

NEWARK, N.J. – A Jersey City attorney was charged with defrauding his clients of more than two million dollars, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. James R. Lisa, 67, is charged…

Is Grand Theft Auto Online still popular? Yes, and here’s why

Why is grand theft auto online still popular Grand Theft Auto Online (GTAO) is one of the most popular multiplayer games in the world, and it has been since its release in…

Metairie Woman Sentenced for Theft of Social Security Funds and Cares Act Funds

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that defendant, RACHEL COONEY, of Metairie, Louisiana, was sentenced on January 5, 2023 for Theft of Government Funds, in violation of Title…

Italian Citizen Pleads Guilty To Multi-Year Manuscript Theft And Impersonation Scheme

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that FILIPPO BERNARDINI pled guilty to one count of wire fraud in connection with a multi-year scheme…

Former Kayenta Man Charged with Making False Statements, Cyberstalking, and Aggravated Identity Theft

PHOENIX, Ariz. – James Thomas Andrew McCarty, 22, of Charlotte, North Carolina, and formerly of Kayenta, Arizona, was arrested on Wednesday, December 14, 2022, following a federal grand jury indictment of 26…

The Marion County Sheriff’s Office has charged Nalah Jackson, the suspect arrested Thursday, December 22, 2022, for kidnapping twin 5-month-old boys from Columbus days earlier

Nalah Jackson charged after kidnapping two babies during car theft

COLUMBUS, OH – Nalah Jackson, the suspect arrested on Thursday after kidnapping twin five-month-old boys from Columbus days earlier, has been charged with battery of bodily waste by the Marion County Sheriff’s…

Providence Man on Admits to Wire Fraud Conspiracy, Identity Theft While on Federal Supervised Release for Sex Trafficking

PROVIDENCE – A Providence man today admitted to a federal judge that he participated in a conspiracy to fraudulently submit online applications in his name and in the names of other persons…

Federal jury finds Rio Rancho man guilty of theft and making false statements in Social Security scheme

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced that a federal jury on Dec. 16 returned a guilty verdict on James Anthony Sandoval, 57,…

Theft of Firearms from Stores in Youngsville and Benton, Louisiana Results in Sentence of 22+ Years in Federal Prison for Pineville Man

LAFAYETTE, La. – Salih Reed, 27, of Pineville, Louisiana, has been sentenced by United States District Judge Dee D. Drell for the burglary of two firearms stores in Benton and Youngsville, Louisiana,…

Chinese National Sentenced to Five Years for Cyberstalking and Identity Theft

ST. PAUL, Minn. – A Chinese national was sentenced to 60 months in prison for cyberstalking a female Minnesota college student, and a concurrent 54 months’ imprisonment sentence for stealing the victim’s…

Portland Area Mail Thief Sentenced to Federal Prison for Bank Fraud, Identity Theft, and Possession of Methamphetamine

PORTLAND, Ore.—A Washington County, Oregon man was sentenced to federal prison today for using stolen bank checks and debit cards to defraud local residents and illegally possessing distribution quantities of methamphetamine. William…

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