DC poised to soften penalties for carjacking, other violent crimes, despite mayor’s veto
The D.C. Council is set to pass sweeping criminal justice reform legislation that will nearly eliminate all mandatory minimum sentences…
‘Let go of my kid!’: Couple attempts to abduct a child, but armed mother immediately put the kibosh on kidnapping
The latest "good guy with a gun" story comes out of Iowa, but it is actually a "good gal with…
Alabama basketball player Darius Miles charged with capital murder in shooting death of 23-year-old woman, suspect ‘appeared to be crying during a perp walk’
University of Alabama player Darius Miles has been fingered by law enforcement in the shooting death of a 23-year-old woman.…
European police takes down call centers behind cryptocurrency scams
Multiple call centers across Europe controlled by a criminal organization involved in online investment fraud were taken down this week…
Darknet drug markets move to custom Android apps for increased privacy
Online markets selling drugs and other illegal substances on the dark web have started to use custom Android apps for…
4 arrested for allegedly terrorizing elderly woman while wearing clown masks to rob her, police say one suspect had worked as her caretaker
Four people were arrested for allegedly wearing clown masks to terrorize and rob an elderly Florida woman, and police said…
Chicago woman resists carjacking and ends up killing one teenage suspect and critically injuring another
A woman resisted a carjacking attempt in Chicago, Illinois, and wound up killing one of the alleged teenaged assailants and…
Security video shows 2 men accidentally light themselves on fire while committing arson in California
Security camera footage from a small business in California showed two bungling vandals accidentally light themselves on fire while committing…
Ukraine shuts down fraudulent call center claiming 18,000 victims
A group of imposters operating out of a Ukrainian call center defrauded thousands of victims while pretending to be IT security…
VIDEO: Smash-and-grab crooks learn quickly that targeting jewelry shop next to Marine recruiting office was a really bad idea
A group of crooks learned the hard way that targeting a jewelry shop near a U.S. Marine recruiting office for…