Tag: burglar

USC student accused of fatally stabbing suspected car burglar near campus

A 19-year-old University of Southern California student was in jail Tuesday after police accused him of murdering a man suspected of breaking into cars near campus, authorities said. Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics pronounced the victim dead at the scene after they responded alongside officers to a report of an assault with a deadly weapon […]

Suspected burglar accidentally shoots self in Madison home, police say

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — An investigation is underway after a shooting in Madison sent a suspected burglar to the hospital Saturday night, according to authorities. Metro Nashville dispatch said the shooting was reported at approximately 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 25 in the 300 block of Garner Avenue. 1 dead, 1 injured after shooting in […]

Burglar busts in through ceiling of Southern California gym

Surveillance cameras captured a man armed with a knife breaking into a local gym in the South Bay and Harbor region of Los Angeles. The break-in occurred early Wednesday morning at around 1 a.m. at Mindful Gainz on Anaheim Street and Broad Avenue. Footage of the incident shows the thief wearing a dark hoody walking […]

Burglar breaks into Atlanta home, steal’s victim’s car and bank cards

The Atlanta Police Department is asking for your help with providing information on the suspect shown in the photographs. Police said on May 3, at approximately 7:41 a.m., officers responded to the area of Oakdale Road Northeast about a burglary. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Officers arrived at the scene […]

Renton smash and grab burglar sentenced

Renton smash and grab burglar sentenced A judge sentenced 27-year-old Feleti Wight to over 4 years in prison after he plead guilty to three counts of second-degree burglary in multiple smash and grab robberies in the Renton area. Wight used stolen vehicles to smash into Renton businesses and then steal from them. He allegedly did […]

Atlanta police searching for burglar caught on camera

Atlanta police are currently searching for a man captured on camera after breaking into someone’s house. Surveillance video from inside the southwest Atlanta house shows a man walking around the home on Pomona Circle, even right up to the camera. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] In the video, he walks […]

Burglar who cut hole in floor of museum to steal haul of silver jailed

A burglar who cut a hole in the floor of a British military museum to steal a “priceless” haul of silver has been jailed for two-and-a-half years. Police believe items taken by Graham Gallon from the Royal Lancers & Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Museum, including a rosewater dish described as a sister piece to the Wimbledon women’s […]

Despite burglar gang terror, crime falling in Scottsdale

Mar. 11—With news spreading from social media to TV news of “crime tourists” ransacking North Scottsdale homes, it certainly feels like a crime epidemic to some. After a Feb. 27 town hall on “dinner-time burglaries,” Scottsdale Police Chief Jeff Walther stayed to talk to anyone with questions. One older woman complained of how much crime […]