Crime
“These same micro hot spot locations that are disproportionately impacting residents and business owners in these locations also negatively impact our officers.”
According to a recent survey, 74% of respondents say agency employees currently are not well-equipped to investigate cryptocurrency-related crime. However, they’re seeing a rise in criminal activity.
The rate of nonfatal carjackings has declined by 78% from 1995 to 2021
Homicides dropped by 20%, while the number of shootings decreased from 672 in 2021 to around 440 this year
“If you come here and murder people at our mall, you get one of these at at Christmas,” said Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges while holding up an orange prison suit
Photos taken from surveillance video shows the suspect sporting all black, including a vest emblazoned with “police,” and a star badge around his neck
Overall arrests by Baltimore Police were up 10% for this year, compared to the same period last year, police data show
In many cases, the suspects steal an active rideshare driver’s car and phone, then use the rideshare app to pick up unsuspecting riders, who are then robbed
The driver, who was located a short distance away after hitting the deputy, appeared to be intoxicated, police said
There were close to 40 deputies inside the store for a “Shop With a Cop” event
“It activates the community as a whole to be vigilant and to take care of not only themselves but their neighbors,” an officer said
Chief Kenneth Corey says the current state of NYC’s bail reform is one reason repeat offenders continue to increase crime statistics across the city
Two other people in the store were not hurt, police said
A recently arrested shoplifter gave detectives a tip to their main suspect: a convicted felon who wanted to sell the items for drugs
Teens are breaking windows and starting Kia’s with a screwdriver and USB cable before showing them driving in the stolen car
Video shows how officers blocked in the ambulance as the driver pulled into a gas station
The suspect had a $2 million warrant for murder out of San Bernardino Sheriff’s Office
Reports show one trio involved in the thefts sold over $38M in stolen catalytic converters to a local auto shop
Since Tacoma implemented a crime plan in July, violent crime in has decreased 20% compared to last year
The officer was waiting on a tow truck when two assailants approached and demanded his vehicle, phone and gun
No one was struck by the gunshots, but one officer suffered minor injuries during the incident
The suspects caused a pile up after they crashed into a Metrobus suddenly and a squad car crashed into the back of their vehicle
Officials hope that redeploying more officers to street patrols and hiring civilians for many department jobs, the tide will begin to turn
At the time of the suspects’ arrests, officers from several police agencies recovered three tractor-trailers with beef and pork items valued at $550K
Drivers can consent for auto manufacturers to provide officers with their vehicle’s tracking details
Police are investigating a string of 10 similar robberies in the area where the officer was mugged
Retail, commercial crime ‘totally gotten out of control': Calif. city mulls options to curb offenses
Proposed changes include adding some detectives focused on retail and commercial crimes to a unit focused on quality-of-life problems
It appeared the men were loading hurricane debris into bags until a deputy spotted the single dollar bills that once hung inside the restaurant
As officers attempted to secure a stolen dirt bike, patrol cars were kicked, windshields broken, and objects thrown at the LEOs
New legislation comes after the NYPD reported catalytic converter thefts have almost quadrupled in 2022
As an officer approached to investigate a stolen vehicle report, the occupants quickly drove off, running over the officer in the process
Employees in costumes based on the children’s show fended off an attacker who was allegedly choking a woman in the middle of the restaurant
Decatur Police Chief Shane Brandel said the department’s street crimes unit had seized more than 60 illegally owned firearms since May
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