Crime - Page 137

ABC 7 noted that, as of Sunday, July 7, 2024 — the last day of the July 4, 2024, weekend — Chicago was nearly at 1,200 shootings for 2024.

Telecommunications giant AT&T says cybercriminals have stolen phone records belonging to “nearly all” of its customers. The compromised data includes millions of phone numbers, calling and text records, and information revealing its customers’ locations.

British police said Saturday they have arrested a man in connection with the deaths of two men whose remains were found in two suitcases.

An 18-foot horned statue featured at the University of Houston — and dubbed by pro-life groups as “Satanic” — was beheaded during Hurricane Beryl on Monday, the New York Times reported.

A recently unsealed indictment from a U.S. federal court claims that Venezuela’s dictator Nicolás Maduro is involved in the drug trade.

A police officer fatally shot a man on Wednesday in Buffalo, New York, because the suspect dragged him with a speeding car.

A Chicago-area man has been charged with a hate crime after allegedly yelling anti-LGBTQ+ slurs at train passengers and robbing them.

A man is accused of decapitating his elderly parents and their dog at the couple’s home in San Juan Capistrano, California.

A six-year-old girl died from injuries she suffered in a single-car crash in Alabama that an illegal immigrant driving drunk caused.

A Chicago parolee has been arrested again after recording himself allegedly helping another man carjack a Rolls-Royce, police said.

Apple has once again sounded the alarm for iPhone users worldwide, issuing threat notifications about possible mercenary spyware attacks targeting individuals across 98 countries.

Police arrested a NYT best-selling author on Wednesday in New Hampshire on child porn charges after an investigation was launched in March.

More details have been reported about a father killing his family before taking his own life in their Dover, Massachusetts, $5 million home.

Metal theft has risen to new levels, with wiring from streetlights, fire hydrants, and even mausoleum nameplates being stolen.

Police in Oregon busted a massive theft ring and recovered stolen Lego sets valued at more than $200,000, authorities said on Tuesday.

A “miracle baby” survived outside for two days in intermittently stormy weather before being discovered crawling along the side of a highway.

Rapper Meek Mill offered a $2,000 reward for anyone who can identify a man who sexually assaulted a woman on a Philadelphia Dollar Tree store on Wednesday.

ICE indicated that one of the three suspects arrested for a June 30, 2024, firearm-related New Orleans murder is an illegal alien.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is raising eyebrows on a national level by taking a tough stance against George Soros-backed prosecutor Pamela Price of Alameda County, which includes the crime-ridden city of Oakland.

A London bus passenger was stabbed by a fellow commuter after asking his assailant to take his feet off the seats, the latest in a week of knife attacks in the capital.

French populist leader Marine Le Pen is facing an investigation into alleged campaign finance violations in relation to her 2022 presidential run against Emmanuel Macron.

Details of an alleged predatory relationship between a New Jersey special education teacher and her student have been revealed in court.

A Washington special education substitute teacher has been arrested again after a second alleged victim accused him of sexual assault.

Oklahoma State head coach Mike Gundy justified his decision not to punish running back Ollie Gordon II for being charged with drunk driving.

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco has officially been charged with sexual abuse in the Dominican Republic.

Four men died during a series of shootouts between military forces and cartel gunmen during an attempt to capture the brother of jailed cartel kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman. In the aftermath of the shootouts, the Mexican military claimed to have arrested a top enforcer, but their intended target eluded capture.

British police were hunting for a man believed to be armed with a crossbow on Wednesday after three women were killed in a house near London.

A U.S. Marshal reportedly shot an individual who was attempting an armed carjacking outside Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor’s home on July 5.

Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein is likely to face new sexual assault charges in his New York re-trial, with prosecutors saying some accusers who weren’t ready to come forward before are now prepared to speak out.

Police have arrested a man for dropping a child from the second-floor balcony of a hotel on Saturday in Daytona Beach, Florida.

A new report from blockchain research firm TRM Labs has unveiled a startling increase in cryptocurrency theft, with hackers more than doubling their illicit gains in the first half of 2024 compared to the same period last year. Crypto crooks have stolen an astounding $1.38 billion so far this year.

The House Subcommittee on Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations will hold a hearing reviewing the State Department’s annual Trafficking in Persons Report on Tuesday, July 9.

Suspected cartel gunmen threw three explosives at a state police building in the Mexican beach hotpot of Acapulco. The terror-style attack comes soon after gunmen left 9 dismembered bodies in that same city.

A court in El Salvador sentenced Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang member Ángel Geovany Guzmán González to 1,420 years in prison.

Police found the body of an alleged robber lying in the street after one of his would-be victims pulled a gun and opened fire. 

A homeowner in Los Angeles opened fire on numerous alleged intruders Monday around 3 p.m., critically wounding one.