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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - St. Petersburg police say a Friday evening shooting that left one man dead and another hospitalized with critical injuries appears to be an act of self-defense. What we know: According to SPPD, officers responded to the 900 block of 22nd Lane South shortly after 6:30 p.m. Investigators say Syltico Morand, 29, and another man were armed when they tried to rob two men who were also armed and sitting in a vehicle parked on 22nd Lane South. A confrontation ensued between the men and Morand and the other suspect with him were shot, SPPD said. Police...

A police officer shot a 16-year-old boy when he refused to drop the broomstick he was holding in Salt Lake City last night. The officer was responding to an unrelated call in the Utah capital at 8.15pm when his team spotted two teenagers arguing with a man, according to the Salt Lake Tribune. Surrounding them, police allegedly told the boy to drop what he was holding - part of a broomstick. When he did not, 'shots were fired'. The boy was hit in the chest and the stomach.

WICHITA, Kan. — The Wichita Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred Thursday night in east Wichita during a reported home invasion robbery. On Jan. 15, 2026, at about 7:30 p.m., officers assigned to Patrol East heard several gunshots and then received a Gunshot Detection System (GSD) alert in the 5300 block of E. Funston. Officers arrived before 911 calls came in. When officers arrived, they found a 22-year-old man with multiple gunshot wounds. Officers began life-saving measures until Sedgwick County EMS arrived. EMS transported the man to a local hospital, where he remains in serious but stable condition....

BEAUMONT — What started as a $16.21 shoplifting run ended with a robbery charge, a hospital visit, and a $75,000 bond. Beaumont police say Keri Aultz, 40, stole two bags of Hershey’s chocolate and feminine pads from the Market Basket on 11th Street near I-10 Tuesday evening. Police say when a loss-prevention officer tried to stop her, things turned ugly outside the store as Aultz headed to her black Lexus sedan. According to an arrest report, Aultz pushed the officer outside the store and grabbed him. Officers also say she lunged at the store manager during the confrontation outside. "Afterward,...

D’IBERVILLE, Miss. (WXXV)- One man is dead and another man is behind bars after attempting to rob another person in D’Iberville on Monday night. The Harrison County coroner has identified the deceased as 25-year-old Tristan Young of Hattiesburg. Twenty-five-year-old Ahmad Hawthorne is charged with armed robbery and accessory after the fact in a drive by shooting. The incident happened in the parking lot of the Cypress Lanes Bowling Alley around 7:30 Monday night. D’Iberville police say there was an arranged meeting between two parties to purchase electronics. A third person, Young, showed up, attempting to rob the purchaser at gunpoint....

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has picked a controversial rapper who did seven years in state prison for armed robbery to advise him on the criminal justice system. Mysonne Linen, 49, a Bronx convict-turned-activist who was found guilty of two felony heists in the late 1990s, was appointed by the democratic socialist to sit on a “criminal legal system” committee for his transition team as he prepares for the move to City Hall next month. “This is a testament to our decades of work advocating on behalf of black and brown communities and our expertise in gun violence prevention, legislative advocacy and...

If you’ve been watching the non-technology news for the last couple of weeks… well first of all, I’m sorry. But you might have noticed that one of the most brazen robberies in recent memory happened at the legendary Louvre museum in Paris, where thieves made off with centuries-old crown jewels that have yet to be recovered. According to a security investigation, the password for video surveillance system was “Louvre,” which is basically one step above “password.” Maybe this was less a jewel heist for the ages and more of a Hackers cosplay attempt. Safe, non-guessable passwords are kind of a...

The blame game and finger pointing following Sunday’s heist at the Louvre Museum kicked off almost as quickly as the seven-minute robbery itself. France’s far right was quick to assign fault to President Emmanuel Macron and his allies for the brazen, broad-daylight theft of the French crown jewels, accusing them of being soft on crime and failing to sufficiently protect the nation’s heritage. MEP Marion Maréchal proposed eliminating the €200 cultural vouchers offered to French high school students, a measure put in place under Macron, and redirecting those funds toward protecting France’s “national treasures.” She later called France the “laughingstock...

Thieves broke into the Louvre museum in Paris and stole priceless jewelry before escaping on motorbikes, French officials said Sunday. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez called the heist a "major robbery" that "lasted seven minutes." Speaking to France Inter, he said the thieves "entered from the outside using a basket lift" and "a disc cutter" to slice through glass panes containing precious jewels. "The investigation has begun, and a detailed list of the stolen items is being compiled," the ministry said in a statement. "Beyond their market value, these items have inestimable heritage and historical value." The museum posted on X...

Police in Louisiana have arrested three suspects in connection with the theft and destruction of a statue depicting Abraham Lincoln The incident took place at the Houmas House Estate and Gardens, a historic plantation located in Darrow, a small town between Baton Rouge and New Orleans. Located on a curve of the Mississippi River, the site first attracted European settlers in the early 1700s; construction on the property’s large Greek Revival-style mansion started in 1829. Today, the 38-acre site is a tourist destination, Kevin Kelly, the site’s owner, noticed the antique, solid silver statue of the nation’s 16th president was...

Less than a week before a crash-and-grab burglary crew killed an innocent man on the Magnificent Mile last Thursday, one of the men now charged with that murder donned a “peacekeeper” uniform and posed for a one-on-one picture with Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker. While that’s troubling, some law enforcement experts are more concerned that the accused man was able to stand directly next to the state’s most powerful executive despite having outstanding warrants in four states. Just before 5 a.m. on September 11, a group of burglars backed a pickup truck into a display window at the Louis Vuitton store...

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Deputies are hunting for a man who robbed the Paddlefish restaurant at Disney Springs by swimming up in scuba gear and making off with thousands of dollars. The robbery occurred shortly after midnight on Monday, after the restaurant had closed to guests, WFTV reported. According to a sheriff’s office report, the man entered the manager’s office where cash from the night was being counted. He reportedly forced two employees to the corner of the room and instructed them to close their eyes. Sources familiar with the investigation told WFTV the employees were tied up. The...

CARMICHAEL, Calif. — The third man killed during an apparent attempted robbery Sunday in Carmichael has been identified. Jonathan Derek Bush, 21, of Antelope, was found shot to death around 7 a.m. inside the Lance Apartments complex on El Camino Avenue, per the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office. The other two also found dead were identified earlier this week as Zavion Larue Dorsey, 22, of Rancho Cordova, and 24-year-old Wayne Douglas Doerr. A fourth man and complex resident, 18-year-old Jaylen Davis, was detained at the scene, per the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office. One man was allegedly being robbed by two men...

A man was shot to death and another man was wounded when the two attempted to foil the attempt of men trying to steal their parked vehicle in an alley in the South Los Angeles area, authorities said Sunday. The shooting was reported at 9:20 p.m. Saturday in the 8000 block of South Hooper Avenue, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. The victims were alerted to an alarm sound from their vehicle, which was parked in an alley, and saw three suspects attempting to steal it. “When they confronted the suspects, a fourth suspect, standing near the south...

The Brief: -Video shows four masked thieves stealing over $2 million in jewelry from a West Seattle store in a 90-second smash-and-grab. -The suspects used hammers to break in and threatened staff with bear spray and a taser. -Police are investigating, but the suspects escaped in a getaway car and remain at large. Smash-and-grab thieves in Seattle made off with an estimated $2 million in diamonds, luxury watches, gold and other items in a daring midday jewelry store robbery that took just about 90 seconds, police said Friday. Video from the West Seattle store's surveillance cameras shows four masked suspects...

[Please note this is from the Post Millennial in Canada. They have to use the 'proper pronouns' or could be charged with a 'hate crime' - Red Badger] Leftist activists are trying to free a fellow trans comrade in northern Florida who was indicted on charges including first-degree murder, arson and burglary. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Antifa-linked far-left militants are fundraising for the release and legal aid of a Florida far-left trans activist accused of murdering a man, setting fire to his home and burglarizing his property. Matthew Daniel Temael, who uses the alias and trans name “Dandelion,” was arrested in September over...

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A City Council member from Queens is urging her constituents to arm themselves following a terrifying home invasion in which robbers posing as Amazon drivers tied up a family and snatched thousands of dollars in cash, according to cops. Republican Vickie Paladino offered to help residents in her district — which covers Whitestone, where the ordeal took place — obtain gun permits in light of the break-in Monday morning. “I want to remind my constituents that New Yorkers have a constitutional right to protect themselves,” Paladino said in a statement. “I urge my constituents to avail themselves of their rights...

Homeland security has gone about apprehending suspects living in luxury homes (Hollywood Hills and Burbank), some of whom are in america illegally. Journalistic report, including news footage and commentary on current events.

A Pittsburgh man was sentenced to life in prison without parole for executing an Uber driver who was seen begging for her life in a disturbing dashcam video. Calvin Crew, 25, fatally shot 38-year-old Christina Spicuzza in 2022 after she picked him up while driving for Uber.