burglaries
Crook who broke into Calif. home armed with stake and rock fatally shot by the gun-toting homeowners
A California crook who tried to break into a local home with a stick and a rock was shot and killed when the homeowner pulled out a gun and opened...
Boy, 14, busted for stealing gaming consoles, jewelry, sneakers in broad-daylight NYC home invasion: cops
The crew of six burst into the home at 230th Street and 64th Avenue in Oakland Gardens around 1 p.m. Tuesday, and one of them flashed a knife at the...
Thief cuts hole in the wall of California gun store, steals more than 50 pistols
The unidentified burglar hit Foothill Firearms, a strip-mall gun shop in Newcastle, at about 1:20 a.m. on Monday.
California homeowner shoots intruder trying to burglarize house
The homeowner opened fire and struck one of the perpetrators twice with a semi-automatic handgun.
Off-duty NYPD cop, husband broke into her sister-in-law's home before choking her: prosecutors
She and her husband are facing charges of second-degree burglary, third-degree assault, criminal obstruction of breathing and second-degree harassment, prosecutors said.
Savvy thieves use devious hidden cameras to scope out houses in troubling 'burglary tourism' trend
"The victim's neighbor found a hidden camera in the bushes pointing toward their home," the Alhambra Police Department said on Facebook.
Homeowner uses frying pan to fight off burglar
A homeowner in the Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago fought off and chased a would-be burglar around his neighborhood with the first weapon he grabbed to defend himself — a...
Man hurls lawn chairs off top of 20-story NYC building in bizarre caught-on-video tantrum
The brief clip captures Jean Olivier, 33 – whose last known address is in the city of West Park – tossing the chairs from a landing one level down from...
Shocking video shows moment gang of thieves smash into Calif. jewelry store
A hoard of about 20 thieves broke into a California jewelry store and cleared out the place in the latest brazen smash-and-grab robbery caught on camera in the Bay Area.
Angie Harmon's daughter arrested in North Carolina days after graduating high school
Sehorn is accused of entering the club and stealing six bottles of liquor worth $500.
Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell victims of second home invasion: 'They were trying to get in my bedroom'
"It was just like...was that a sonic boom?" Hawn recounted. "Did somebody jump somewhere? As it turned out, the next day we discovered that they were trying to get in...
US Olympian's medals, trophies stolen from his Texas storage unit: 'My history is gone'
“I earned all that. Everything I accomplished, I earned it. And that was my history. Now, my history is gone.”
Bystanders outside store trap gang of alleged burglars inside, video shows
The shoppers were outside the store and held the front door closed, trapping the suspects inside.
Serial Pringles pirate gives hilarious excuse when nabbed by cops
After his arrest, Adam Spencer, 40, attempted to explain his actions to cops by telling them "once you pop, you can't stop."
Mom left waiting hours for help after 911 call for home invasion: 'We have no units to send you'
The dispatcher also asked me if I would consider defending myself … if I had a weapon or considered getting one.”
Queens squatter who tried to prove address with Shake Shack receipt is indicted for burglary, identity theft: DA
One of the squatters who tried to use a Shake Shack receipt as proof-of-residence at a Queens address was indicted for burglary and other crimes.
Burglar who prowled sleeping LA Mayor Karen Bass' home shouted her name before being scared off by her dog: report
Ephraim Matthew Hunter, 29, was arrested after he allegedly smashed a glass rear door of the official mayoral residence and started prowling through the home on April 21 as Bass...
Shocking video shows masked crooks use sledgehammers in brazen smash-and-grab at ritzy Connecticut jewelry store
The devious duo — which officers said hit a Lux, Bond, and Green in Westport, Connecticut — sent terrified employees to the back of the store as they did their...
Wannabe jewel thief foiled by gun-wielding Army vet storeowner: 'Keys, wallet, firearm'
Caught literally in the act, the jewel thief was "almost comically holding the tool over the glass."
Hero grandma shoots burglar who interrupted Taylor Swift movie night with granddaughter – and then tended to perp's wound
“Get back. Get back. I have a gun. Get back. Get back."