Category: robbery

Four Suspects in Lakewood Home Depot Robbery Arrested in Beverly Hills

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.—Four suspects who police believe might be involved in the flash mob robbery of at least $400 in merchandise from a Home Depot in the Lakewood Center Mall were arrested in Beverly Hills Nov. 27. Just after 9 p.m. Friday, police received a call regarding several cars driving with no license plates near Beverly Drive and Dayton Way,…


Man Arrested for Attempting to Rob Home Depot in San Diego

EL CAJON, Calif.—Police arrested a 38-year-old man who allegedly attempted to steal $800 worth of merchandise from a Home Depot in El Cajon and menaced employees with a Taser on Friday, Nov. 26. Jmikel Wilson, who is believed to be homeless, was booked into the San Diego County jail on suspicion of robbery, said Lt. Nick Sprecco of…


Robbers Steal Sledgehammers From Home Depot in Lakewood

LAKEWOOD, Calif.—Up to 20 men and boys stole sledgehammers and crowbars from The Home Depot at the Lakewood Center Mall Friday night, Nov. 26, prompting fears the tools will be used in smash-and-grab robberies. At 7:46 p.m. Friday, approximately eight males entered the store, walked directly to the tool aisle, and stole various sledgehammers, crowbars, and hammers, said…


Robbers Steal Designer Purses From Westfield Topanga Nordstrom Store

CANOGA PARK, Calif.—Robbers attacked a security guard and stole designer handbags worth an estimated $25,000 from the Nordstrom store at the Westfield Topanga mall in Canoga Park Wednesday night, Nov. 24. The robbers ran through a door and took several high-end purses, Los Angeles Police Department Deputy Chief Alan Hamilton told ABC7. A group of at least…


Masked Robbers Storm South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa

COSTA MESA, Calif.—Law enforcement is in search of several masked robbers who barged into a South Coast Plaza diner, ordering customers to drop to the ground on Nov. 22. Police were called to the scene at 7:13 p.m. on Monday to the Seasons 52 restaurant located at 3300 Bristol St. Three to five masked men…


2 Teens See Burglar Breaking Into 80-Year-Old’s House, Halt Him With Their Bikes, Hailed as Heroes

Columbus police Burglary Detective James Francis doesn’t advise bystanders to stop criminals in the act—but acknowledges that 14- and 15-year-old boys will “do what 14- and 15-year-old boys do.” Teens Aaromn Hunt, 15, and Desmar Woods, 14, on Sept. 5 crossed paths with a would-be burglar in their eastside neighborhood; the pair were riding their…


Is Stealing Wrong? Not on the Left

Commentary To most readers of this column, the question is absurd. The reason is not because the question is, in fact, absurd; it is because most readers of this column are conservative, and many are religious. Am I implying that most leftists do not believe stealing is wrong? Yes, I am. As incredible as this…


Mission Viejo Nordstrom Robbed at Gunpoint, Suspect at Large

MISSION VIEJO, Calif.—An armed man wearing an orange or red wig and all-black clothing held up a Nordstrom store at the Shops at Mission Viejo Mall after closing time and got away before deputies arrived, authorities said today. The robbery occurred at about 8:30 p.m. Saturday in the mall off Marguerite Parkway and Shops Boulevard,…


Former Longtime California Senator Assaulted, Robbed in Oakland

A former California senator was assaulted and robbed in Oakland on Monday, according to a message on her personal Twitter account. The attack, on former Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer, happened in the Jack London Square neighborhood, the post by her Twitter account reads, noting that she didn’t sustain any injuries in the attack. “Earlier today…


4 Killed During Robbery at East Texas Home, 3 Arrested

NEW SUMMERFIELD, Texas—Three men were arrested on capital murder charges in the fatal shootings of four people at a home in East Texas, authorities said Wednesday. Jesse Pawlowski, 20, Billy Phillips, 37, and Dylan Welch 21, were arrested Tuesday in the killings near New Summerfield, a small community about 125 miles southeast of Dallas. They…