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New York Bill Aims for Stricter Penalties if Pets Injured in Crimes

MARY ESCH When Denise Krohn came home to find her goldendoodle Kirby bleeding on the kitchen floor, she at first thought it was a terrible accident. But she soon realized that her home had been ransacked, and that her other …

NICB: Auto Thefts Resulting From Keys Left in Car Up 31% Since 2013

Last year, a vehicle was reported stolen once every 45 seconds in the United States. And one out of every eight thefts was a freebie for the thief. There was a theft every six and one-half minutes where the driver …

Ring, American Family Partner to Help Prevent Home Burglaries

Ring, inventor of the Ring Video Doorbell, an innovative, do-it-yourself home security system that enables customers to proactively protect their families, and American Family Insurance are creating a one-of-a-kind offering. The security company offers a financial guarantee on customers’ insurance …

Kansas City Man Charged in 34 Home Burglaries

Prosecutors say a Kansas City, Mo., man charged with committing 34 residential burglaries was linked to the crimes by a GPS in an ankle bracelet he was wearing because he was on parole for burglary. Sixty-four-year-old Roy E. Samuels was …

Men Charged in Northern New Jersey Home Burglaries

Four men held in New York are facing charges stemming from a rash of home burglaries in northern New Jersey. Their arrests follow a nine-month investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office that began after more than 30 homes were …

Cable Companies Home in on Security

Consumers are increasingly turning to an unlikely source to secure their homes – the cable company. Lower prices for critical components such as cameras and wireless technology have been lowering barriers to entering the $13 billion home security market, traditionally …

Burglaries Up in Vermont’s Addison County

Vermont state police says they’ve investigated 105 burglaries in Addison County, which is on track to meet or exceed last year’s break-ins. Police say they made a key arrest on Aug. 1 when they found a number of stolen goods …

Arkansas Burglars Hit Homes During Funerals

Authorities in Faulkner County, Ark., say it appears local burglars have been reading the obituaries and breaking into homes while the owners are away a funerals. A woman’s home in Conway was burglarized on Wednesday while she was attending her …

Phoenix’s ‘Rock Burglar’ Sentenced to 20 Years

An elusive burglar who broke into hundreds of homes over nearly two decades by smashing rocks through windows has been sentenced to more than 20 years in prison. Robert James Neese, of Mayer, Ariz., received a sentence of 22 years …

Missouri Burglar Might Have Used Pet Doors

A man accused of burglarizing several Kansas City, Mo., homes was linked to the break-ins after he used pet doors to get into some of the homes, police said. Authorities in Kansas City and its Kansas suburbs began working together …