Latest Burglary News

Burglars steal $30 million in cash from Los Angeles money storage facility, police say

Apr. 03, 2024 22:16 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thieves stole as much $30 million in an Easter Sunday burglary at a Los Angeles money storage facility in one of the largest cash heists in city history, police said Wednesday. The burglary occurred Sunday night at an unnamed facility in the Sylmar area of the...

California governor to deploy 500 surveillance cameras to Oakland to fight crime

Mar. 29, 2024 17:42 PM EDT

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Hundreds of high-tech surveillance cameras are being installed in the city of Oakland and surrounding freeways to battle crime, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday. Newsom, a Democrat, said in a news release that the California Highway Patrol has...

Ex-Timberwolves staffer facing burglary charge allegedly stole hard drive with exec's sensitive data

Mar. 20, 2024 21:19 PM EDT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Timberwolves executive vice president of basketball operations Sachin Gupta had a hard drive with proprietary and sensitive information stolen from his office by a since-fired team employee, according to a criminal complaint filed Wednesday in district court. ...

Spanish police arrest six in burglaries at wealthy footballers' homes in Madrid

Mar. 13, 2024 06:55 AM EDT

MADRID (AP) — Spanish police say they have arrested six members of gang that specialized in burgling footballers’ home in and around Madrid. A National Police statement Wednesday said the group selected their victims after studying photographs and videos of the houses posted by...

Scott Peterson appears virtually in California court as LA Innocence Project takes up murder case

Mar. 12, 2024 17:54 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Scott Peterson appeared virtually in court on Tuesday, nearly 20 years after he was convicted of killing his pregnant wife, as his lawyers with the Los Angeles Innocence Project asked a judge to order new DNA tests and allow their investigators to access evidence connected with...

California governor to send prosecutors to Oakland to help crack down on rising crime

Feb. 08, 2024 18:49 PM EST

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — California's governor announced plans Thursday to send prosecutors to Oakland in his latest move to crack down on rising crime in the San Francisco Bay Area city where brazen robberies in broad daylight have drawn national attention. Gov. Gavin Newsom days...

Arkansas authorities capture man charged with murder who escaped local jail

Jan. 29, 2024 18:49 PM EST

PINE BLUFF, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas authorities on Monday captured a detainee being held on murder charges who escaped a local jail. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said officers captured Jatonia Bryant on the east side of Pine Bluff, about 40 miles (more than 60 kilometers)...

In-N-Out to close first location in its 75-year history due to a wave of car break-ins and robberies

Jan. 26, 2024 22:07 PM EST

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — In-N-Out Burger says it will close its first location in its 75-year history due to a wave of car break-ins, property damage, theft and robberies affecting customers and employees alike at its only restaurant in Oakland, California. The fast-food burger...

One of two detainees who escaped from a local jail in Arkansas has been captured

Jan. 25, 2024 19:04 PM EST

One of two detainees who escaped from a jail in Arkansas this week was captured Thursday, authorities said. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said Noah Roush, who escaped from the Dub Brassell Adult Detention Center, was found at an abandoned house in Pine Bluff, some 40 miles...

2 detainees, including one held on murder charges, have broken out of a county jail in Arkansas

Jan. 22, 2024 17:31 PM EST

PINE BLUFF, Ark. (AP) — Two detainees, including one held on murder charges, have broken out of a county jail in Arkansas, authorities said Monday. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said it discovered Monday morning that Jatonia Bryant and Noah Roush were missing from the Dub...