With more than two-thirds of the U.S. population ordered to stay home amid the coronavirus pandemic, it’s tougher for burglars to find an empty house to target. But the cooped-up residents seem more likely to fight each other. That’s what …
Albuquerque, N.M., police say their officers will be working overtime after Thanksgiving in anticipation of the Black Friday shopping rush. Police spokesman Tanner Tixier tells KOAT-TV that stores and shoppers on Friday can represent a “target-rich environment” for opportunistic thieves. …
Crime is up by 9 percent within the Louisiana city of Lafayette this year. Police Chief Jim Craft tells The Advertiser the hike isn’t due to violent crimes, such as assaults or homicides. Craft says what’s driving the crime rate …
Police say a 21-year-old man was arrested after he reportedly stole a $300 television set from a store and fled, leaving his girlfriend’s 9-year-old daughter behind. The Advocate reports that Adrian Churchill was booked Saturday with one count of shoplifting, …
The attorney for a man forcibly taken down by Buckeye police at a Wal-Mart says he plans to clear his client of the criminal allegations stemming from an alleged shoplifting incident. Todd Nolan says multiple witnesses have come forward to …