LONDON (AP) — They appear like ghosts in the night, standing outside your house, one holding up an antenna while the other crouches next to the car parked on the driveway. Within seconds, your car is gone, yet another victim amid a surge in auto theft enabled by the technology designed to make it easier […]
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Three charged with multiple retail thefts in Monroe County
MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Three women are being charged after police say they were involved in multiple retail thefts across Monroe County costing over $1,300. According to the Pocono Township Police, the following three women were arrested for allegedly committing retail thefts in Monroe County over the weekend; Jahkella Holmes-Porch, 23, of Syracuse, NY Donell […]
Boise police arrest 4 members of ‘organized retail crime’ group after $20K in thefts
Police arrested four people Tuesday on suspicion of stealing thousands of dollars in merchandise from a local store. According to a Boise Police Department news release, the group is suspected of similar thefts across the West Coast. All of the suspects, who police said are from Los Angeles, face felony charges of burglary and grand […]
Cheektowaga man receives indeterminate sentence for 14 vehicle thefts
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Cheektowaga man has received an indeterminate sentence in relation to multiple suspected high-end vehicle thefts, according to the Erie County District Attorney’s Office. Between December 2022 and September 2023, Richard E. Lucas III, 21, stole 14 vehicles from dealerships in Amherst, Tonawanda, Orchard Park, Grand Island, and Clarence. The vehicles […]
Englewood car dealership offering $20K reward after thefts
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (KDVR) — A car dealership in Englewood is fed up with multiple thefts on their lot and is asking for the public’s help. The first incident at Landmark Lincoln happened about six weeks ago and then again a week later. Tens of thousands of dollars worth of wheels, tires and brake parts were […]
Thief who stole specialized bike last summer tied to other thefts: Police
Man charged in thefts at 2 Berks workplaces is jailed following gun incident in Reading
May 7—A man who recently worked for the valet service at Reading Hospital and as a clerk at an Exeter Township convenience store is in Berks County Prison following his arrest over the weekend for crimes committed at both workplaces. Geovanne Holmes, 25, no permanent address, was jailed in lieu of a total of $100,000 […]
Moosic PD look for suspects in several thousand-dollar retail thefts
MOOSIC, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— The Moosic Borough Police Department has asked the public for help in identifying two people believed to have stolen thousands of dollars worth of goods from Gerrity’s. Man charged after allegedly threatening others with AK-47 in Scranton According to police, the two people shown in the photos below are suspects in […]
Osceola County deputies arrest suspect in thefts of multiple FedEx packages
Detectives in Osceola County say they’ve identified the man responsible for stealing multiple FedEx deliveries. ▶ WATCH CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS According to the sheriff’s office, deputies responded to several thefts of FedEx packages throughout the month of April that appeared to involve the same suspect and suspect vehicle. Detectives employed various investigative methods to […]
Pair arrested for alleged copper wire thefts
May 1—The Yuba County Sheriff’s Department said two men were arrested recently in response to a “high number of wire theft crimes” occurring in the county. Officials said because of the increased number of reported thefts, the sheriff’s department “proactively” patrolled rural parts of Yuba County on April 26 in an attempt to find those […]
Police arrest highly wanted Albuquerque man connected to copper thefts
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – One of the Albuquerque Police Department’s top ten shoplifting offenders is behind bars Tuesday night. Albuquerque police have connected him to copper thefts across the city causing more than $100,000 in loss and damages. According to a criminal complaint, Brian Robinson has been targeting businesses for their copper wire using his white […]
Car crash into Mercer business associated with gun thefts
Apr. 29—MERCER — Police said it was not an accident Monday morning when a car drove into a weapons store outside the Mercer County Courthouse. Mercer police said the car traveled the wrong way up North Diamond Street about 5:15 a.m. and crashed into Seconds Count Firearms at the corner of North Diamond and North […]