Controversial zero-bail policy takes effect in Los Angeles
It’s a real “Get Out of Jail Free” card. Los Angeles County enacted a new rule this week which immediately releases non-violent offenders back on the streets instead of holding … Read More
Tag: robbery
Tourist hang on for dear life as they attempted to stop violent San Francisco robbers
A shocking video showed tourists being thrown off a vehicle while trying to stop brazen thieves from speeding off with their belongings during a violent robbery in a popular San … Read More
Short-staffed Austin police ask robbery victims not to call 911 as crime ravages city
Austin police in Texas are asking residents to call 311 if they get robbed near an ATM as the department struggles amid an increase in urban crime and staffing shortages. The Austin … Read More
Washington police officer barks like a dog to scare car thieves
As deputies in Washington State pursued a group of teens suspected of stealing a car last month, one deputy used an unusual tactic that tricked the suspects into surrendering: barking … Read More
San Francisco store clerk dies after being beaten with baseball bat by thief stealing beer
A San Francisco store clerk has died from his injuries five days after he was brutally beaten with a baseball bat while trying to stop a thief stealing just two … Read More
California elderly woman beaten unconscious in LA — then robbed as she lay in the street
An elderly woman was brutally beaten and left unconscious on a Los Angeles street — where she was then robbed by a heartless passerby, sickening video shows. Surveillance footage, captured … Read More
Gunman mugs woman before asking her out on Facebook
A creep allegedly robbed an Indianapolis woman at gunpoint and forced her to befriend him on Facebook — where he later messaged her and asked her to “come chill.” Amber … Read More
Storeowner traps knife-wielding thief inside door shutters
A robber in England was sentenced to three years in jail this week for attempted robbery, but it was only thanks to the quick thinking of his victim that he ended up … Read More
Showtime’s “Catching Lightning” explores 2006 Securitas robbery
Surrounded by some of Southeast England’s most desirable real estate, the western Kent town of Tonbridge — 40 miles from Central London — wasn’t the kind of place to keep … Read More
AZ Family Dollar employee fatally shoots alleged shoplifter
An employee at a Family Dollar in Arizona was arrested for fatally shooting a shoplifter who slugged him in the face when the worker asked him to leave, reports said. … Read More
