Latest Burglary News

2 men are charged with stealing a famous Banksy artwork from a London gallery

Sep. 13, 2024 10:33 AM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Two men have been charged with burglary over the theft of an artwork by street artist Banksy that was taken in a smash-and-grab raid on a London gallery. The Metropolitan Police force said Friday that Larry Fraser, 47, and James Love, 53, are alleged to have taken...

A second suspect is arrested in the theft of a sword and bullhorn from Rick Pitino's office

Sep. 04, 2024 15:56 PM EDT

A second suspect has been arrested for stealing a ceremonial sword and bullhorn from Hall of Fame basketball coach Rick Pitino 's office at St. John’s University, New York City police said. A 17-year-old was arrested Tuesday on burglary and trespassing charges in the Aug. 20 theft,...

Michigan man wins long shot appeal over burglary linked to his DNA on a bottle

Sep. 04, 2024 12:26 PM EDT

DETROIT (AP) — A Michigan prisoner has persuaded a judge to throw out his burglary conviction, overcoming long odds by serving as his own lawyer in an appeal of a case that rested solely on his DNA being found on a soda bottle in a beauty shop. Gregory Tucker, 65, argued that the...

Federal authorities announce additional arrests in multistate pharmacy burglary ring

Aug. 29, 2024 20:17 PM EDT

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Additional arrests have been made in a multistate pharmacy burglary ring that has led to 42 people being indicted in Arkansas, federal authorities announced Thursday. Federal prosecutors said 24 people were arrested in Houston in July, and some appeared in...

5 members of burglary ring accused of targeting rural Iowa and Nebraska pharmacies, authorities say

Aug. 29, 2024 19:03 PM EDT

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Five members of an alleged burglary ring are facing federal charges for break-ins that targeted rural pharmacies in western Iowa and western Nebraska in 2022 and 2023, authorities announced Thursday. The Omaha, Nebraska, field division of the Drug Enforcement...

Minnesota state senator pleads not guilty to burglarizing stepmother's home

Aug. 28, 2024 17:51 PM EDT

DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota state senator has pleaded not guilty to burglarizing the home of her estranged stepmother after her father's death. Sen. Nicole Mitchell, a Democrat from the St. Paul suburb of Woodbury, was charged in April. She told police at the time that...

Group charged with stealing dozens of firearms in string of Maryland gun shop burglaries

Aug. 27, 2024 17:12 PM EDT

BALTIMORE (AP) — Four people have been charged with breaking into a series of gun stores across Maryland and stealing several dozen guns, officials announced Tuesday. The group, ages 16 to 20, committed three burglaries and seven attempted burglaries between December 2023 and March...

2nd man charged in 2012 killing of retired Indiana farmer who was shot to death in his home

Aug. 15, 2024 14:55 PM EDT

SULLIVAN, Ind. (AP) — A second man has been charged in the 2012 slaying of a retired farmer found shot to death in his western Indiana home, authorities said Thursday. A judge issued a warrant Tuesday for the arrest of Richard D. Taft, 39, on one count of murder and two counts of...

Kansas man sentenced to prison for stealing bronze Jackie Robinson statue

Aug. 03, 2024 16:48 PM EDT

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The man who stole a bronze Jackie Robinson statue that was cut off at the ankles and found days later smoldering in a trash can in a city park in Kansas is going to spend about 15 years in prison, although most of that time is related to a burglary that happened a few days...

San Antonio police fatally shoot a burglary suspect following a standoff

Jul. 10, 2024 13:09 PM EDT

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A burglary suspect was killed in an exchange of gunfire with SWAT team officers following a standoff at a house in San Antonio, police said. Juan Antonio Hernandez, 52, died Tuesday evening, San Antonio police said in a statement. “They called...