Surveillance video captured burglars smashing and sawing their way into a pharmacy in Norwalk early in the morning Tuesday. Deputies with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department responded to calls of the burglary at La Familia Pharmacy in the 14000 block of Pioneer Boulevard at around 3:10 a.m. The pharmacy’s security cameras caught at least […]
A man was sentenced to 27 years in prison for a violent armed robbery spree across Los Angeles County. Justin Washington, 34, from Gardena, was convicted for targeting nearly a dozen businesses at gunpoint during a five-day crime spree in 2020, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. At the time, Washington had been released on parole […]
A 30-year-old man linked to the 2019 abduction and slaying of a 35-year-old mother of three was sentenced Thursday to 40 years in prison for his role in an unrelated carjacking and robbery that resulted in a shooting in Central Lubbock. Paublo Reyes, who has been held at the Lubbock County Detention Center since July […]
A man shot in an armed robbery attempt, was found outside of a DeKalb County Quik Trip, police say. Just before 6 p.m. Saturday evening, police were flagged down to a Quik Trip location in the 3900 block of Flat Shoals Parkway regarding a person shot call. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as […]
Jan. 4—A New London teenager was sentenced to 40 months in prison on Thursday for the armed robbery and assault of a 62-year-old man. Jecob Mattei, who was 16 at the time, was one of two men arrested by New London police in connection with the Dec. 6, 2021, robbery in the parking lot of […]
Police have arrested a suspect in connection with an armed robbery and homicide that occurred at a Fredericksburg convenience store late Tuesday night. Awes Singko Rapet, 21, was arrested at a Fredericksburg motel on Wednesday night after police received a tip on his whereabouts, the Fredericksburg Police Department said in a Facebook post. Police charged […]
A Texas teenager was shot and killed during a robbery gone wrong, and now the man accused of putting him up to it is charged with murder, officials say. The 16-year-old, who authorities have not publicly named, was found shot to death inside an elevator at an apartment complex on Houston’s south side before midnight […]
Jan. 1—Spokane police are investigating a possible armed robbery at the 7-Eleven gas station at 1318 S. Grand Blvd. According to Spokane police Lt. Terry Preuninger, law enforcement received a call at 2:30 p.m. Monday about a male wearing a ski mask who robbed the convenience store and may have been armed. A 7-Eleven employee […]
HOUSTON – On December 23, the day before Christmas Eve, Florentino Hurtado and his wife went to La Michoacana, a food store in north Houston. Florentino, 69, who according to his family has Alzheimer’s, waited for his wife in their car while she ran in. SUGGESTED: Houston crime: Vehicle ‘burnout’ marks damage new multi-million dollar […]
Boston Police are searching for a suspect wanted in connection to an armed robbery on a mail carrier Thursday night. Officers responded to Talbot Street and Welles Ave in Dorchester just after 5:30 p.m. where a postal worker stated to police he was robbed at gunpoint for his mail key. Police released a surveillance picture […]
A group of armed suspects remains at large after a violent robbery at a Torrance shopping mall left a man beaten and bloodied. The victim, Absalom Wilkins, was leaving the Del Amo Fashion Center with Christmas gifts on Dec. 23 when two suspects approached him at gunpoint. “I was fearing for my life,” said Wilkins. […]
Dec. 26—Terre Haute police have made an arrest in the Dec. 20 robbery of Old National Bank at 25th and Poplar Streets. Erica D. DeMeyer, 46, of Terre Haute was arrested Tuesday on a charge of robbery and booked into Vigo County Jail. Bond is set at $15,000 cash only, 10% does not apply. THPD […]