Department of Homeland Security says 5,000 victims between the ages of 72 and 93 were duped out of a collective $35 million in a "grandparent scam" from the Dominican Republic.
Home security experts provide tips for home security as details emerge of a "sophisticated" burglary ring that targeted dozens of homes across the Northeast.
The Macungie Police Department said two men and one woman were seen stealing American flags from a suburban neighborhood on Saturday, eliciting anger from local residents.
Candace Chapman Scott, a 37-year-old former mortuary worker from Arkansas, has pleaded guilty to selling 24 boxes of body parts stolen from medical school cadavers.
Democratic Minnesota state Sen. Nicole Mitchell was charged with first-degree burglary after allegedly breaking into her stepmom's home in Detroit Lakes.
Brian Rodriguez, 35, faces a litany of charges after allegedly squatting in Adele Andaloro's Queens home. Andaloro was arrested earlier this year for changing the locks.
Last year, 6,600 gold bars worth over 20 million Canadian dollars was stolen last year from the Toronto Pearson International airport and now 9 people will face charges.
Juan Alvarez-Sorto, a 25-year-old Salvadoran national, was sentenced to 37 years in prison Friday for carjacking and kidnapping an FBI employee in South Dakota.
Dorien Ray, 21, of McComb, Mississippi, has been arrested under suspicion he killed a 79-year-old man at a New Mexico rest stop, before stealing his car and leading police on a chase.
Ernie Aimone, 81, was attacked last Wednesday for the first time in 40 years delivering pizza in Chicago. He was punched by a teen who stole his car, then crashed it in a police chase.
A fatal carjacking outside a short-term rental community in Florida illustrated the dangers of Airbnb and Vrbo, whose popularity is soaring, the victim's mother says.
Marcelo Majeed Hernandez, 18, was charged with two counts of first-degree felony theft in connection with two jewelry store heists in the Houston area.
Tributes have been pouring in for Memphis police officer Joseph McKinney was killed in a shootout with two teens early Friday. One of the teens was arrested last month and let go, prompting officials to call for tougher sentences.
A Memphis police officer was shot dead during a shootout with two suspects early Friday. Two other police officers were also injured, as was a second suspect.
Four illegal immigrants who police say robbed a New York City Target store have been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and likely face deportation.
Democratic Maine Gov. Janet Mills vetoed Tuesday a proposal by state Rep. David Sinclair to end the state's "three strikes" law for petty theft convicts.
Five migrants, some with prior arrests, have been arrested in the robbery of a New York City Target store, with two of them allegedly attacking police as they resisted arrest.
Authorities with the Tulsa Police Department said they arrested a woman after she claimed that a stolen SUV was a birthday tip from a Waffle House customer.
The NYPD is looking for a man who pushed a 68-year-old woman down the stairs on the way to church in Queens, stole money out of her purse and ran away, video shows
A homeowner was "done" with porch pirates stealing his packages, so he set a trap that snared a sticky-fingered thief, whom he greeted with a baseball bat
William Curlis, a former treasurer for dozens of Ohio political campaigns, has been charged on federal wire fraud counts for the alleged theft of nearly $1 million from his clients.
A burglary crew stole $30 million in cash from a money storage facility in Los Angeles on Sunday without setting off any alarms, according to a report.
A person disguised as a trash bag approached the front door of a California home to steal a package, without knowing what they may end up with from inside.
A Chilean crime ring is targeting high-end homes in Michigan, where a sheriff implored residents to hardwire alarms and keep mum on social media about vacation plans.
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