The number of crimes against jewelers jumped to 2,211 in 2022, the largest number ever recorded, according to an annual crime report by the Jeweler’s Security Alliance. The total was 31.1% above the 1,687 crimes reported in 2021. “Crime trends …
A former Florida claims adjuster for State Farm Insurance and Berkshire Hathaway Group has pleaded guilty to participating in a brazen plan in which suspects posed as law officers and robbed alleged drug dealers in the Tampa area. From December …
The value of losses from crimes against jewelers jumped by 89.1% in 2019 even though the number of thefts, burglaries and robberies decreased slightly, according to a new report by the Jewelers’ Security Alliance. The organization said it received reports …
This weekend, most Americans are gaining an hour of sleep by turning back their clocks as daylight saving time ends. But, a newly published Cornell study finds, they could stand to lose much more in the time exchange. Examining crime …
University of Minnesota is stepping up security on the Twin Cities campus this year. Students may notice additional police, stricter access to buildings and more discussions about safety. With the Green Line light rail now stopping at the university and …
Prosecutors say a series of robberies by a suspect called the “fake beard robber” cost stores in Hampton Roads, Va., more than $47,000. A federal grand jury on Wednesday indicted 38-year-old Ronald Wayne Carr of Newport News on charges of …
New Jersey’s attorney general says the state’s overall crime rate increased three percent in 2011 compared to the previous year. The Department of Law & Public Safety released the 2011 Uniform Crime Report Friday. The report says violent crime remained …
Police say a suspect in nearly three dozen North Texas store robberies has been arrested following a weekend traffic stop. Fort Worth police on Monday declined to release the name of the man in custody, saying the investigation continues into …
Little Rock police have arrested a suspect in at least two of the recent robberies that have left convenience store and fast food restaurant operators on edge. Police said Tuesday that 22-year-old David Henry Johnson of Little Rock turned himself …
A wave of pharmacy robberies is sweeping the United States as desperate addicts and ruthless dealers turn to violence to feed the nation’s growing hunger for narcotic painkillers. From Redmond, Washington state, to St. Augustine, Florida, criminals are holding pharmacists …