A Montana burglary case is putting a sharper focus on a home-security risk that can be easy to overlook when safes are shared, serviced, or accessed by people outside the household. Gentry William Brown, 28, of St. Ignatius, pleaded guilty in Polson District Court on June 25 to two counts of burglary, according to Lake …
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A Massachusetts resident’s home security camera helped police identify a break-in suspect within hours, according to Milford police. The Milford Public Safety Communications Center received a call around 6:32 a.m. Friday, June 26, from a resident in the West Walnut Street area. The resident reported seeing a man enter her home on a CCTV system, …
A Spokane County residential burglary investigation has turned into a stolen-property recovery case, including the recovery of a stolen firearm, according to the sheriff’s office. Spokane County and Spokane Valley deputies arrested a burglary suspect after deputies responded to a home in Chattaroy, according to the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office said detectives …
A Miramar arrest tied to a stolen truck and attempted vehicle burglaries is a reminder that driveway security does not stop at the front door. Police arrested 27-year-old Jervar Jackson after a truck theft and attempted burglaries of multiple vehicles, according to NBC Miami. Jackson is facing charges including grand theft auto, burglary, and possession …
A Washington home-invasion case that included an attempted burglary on Mercer Island has ended with a 25-year federal prison sentence for one crew member. Christopher Joseph Johnson, 24, was sentenced June 30 in U.S. District Court in Seattle for racketeering and conspiracy to commit RICO, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Federal prosecutors said Johnson …
A Connecticut family returned from a day trip to Boston and found their Guilford home had been broken into, with a safe, jewelry, passports, and other valuables missing, according to police records. Guilford police responded to the Golden Hill Drive home around 11:45 p.m. on February 27 after a resident reported a smashed window and …
A New York jury has found a Long Island man guilty in a deed-theft case involving two Harlem brownstones worth about $4.7 million. Joseph Makhani, 63, of Kings Point, was convicted after a seven-week trial, according to the New York Attorney General’s Office. Prosecutors said Makhani used fraudulent deeds, false documents, shell companies, and court …
A New Jersey home burglary turned into a driveway car theft after police said two suspects entered a house through an unlocked door and stole vehicle keys from inside. Nutley police responded to a home on Carrie Court shortly before 1:30 a.m. on June 23 after a stolen vehicle was reported, according to The Observer. …
A Pittsburgh family came face to face with a rather strange poolside guest. They walked into their backyard and found a large albino boa constrictor stretched out by the pool, soaking up the sun. The snake wasn’t hiding or coiled to strike, though. In fact, local animal control agents later described it as “lazily lounging …
A weekly grocery run went sideways for one 79-year-old great-grandmother in England. Rita Seymour, of Hook, Hampshire, has been banned for life from every Sainsbury’s and Argos store in the UK, gas stations and parking lots included. The ban followed a dispute with staff at her local store. Seymour says the whole ordeal left her …