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A Democratic state senatorin Minnesotawho was charged with first-degree burglary claimed on Tuesday that the incident at her stepmother’s house was a misunderstanding stemming from dementia and its associated paranoia. Sen. Nicole Mitchell, 49,was arrested at a home in the 700 block of Granger Road in Detroit Lakesearly Monday after police responded around 4:45 a.m. to a homeowner’s 911 call. …

Washington, D.C. law enforcement has begun targeting thieves who steal deliveries from residents, sometimes using sting operations to catch these porch pirates, who may face harsher charges from prosecutors, according to local reports. “The once largely seasonal crime grew during the pandemic, when trips to stores were difficult, and has since become far more common throughout the year in D.C. …

A squatter who commandeered and rented out rooms in a woman’s $1 million house in Queens, New York pleaded not guilty to a slew of charges Thursday about a month after the homeowner was arrested for trying to change the locks to oust the intruders. On Feb. 29, Brian Rodriguez forced his way back into Adele Andaloro’s home after she …

NEW YORK CITY – The NYPD raided an illegal open-air “flea market” operating in “Squad” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s district earlier this week, confiscating counterfeit goods and other items. But some sellers have thumbed their noses at law enforcement and are back on the streets peddling their merchandise. The sellers, many of whom are reported to be migrants, have been blocking …

Police said nine people are facing charges in what authorities are calling the biggest gold theft in Canadian history from Toronto’s Pearson International airport a year ago. Peel Regional Police said Wednesday that 6,600 gold bars worth more than 20 million Canadian dollars ($14.5 million) and CA$2.5 million ($1.8 million) was stolen and the gold was melted down and used …

A suspect has been arrested after allegedly killing a man at a northern New Mexico rest area, stealing a vehicle at knifepoint and leading state police on a car chase, authorities said Tuesday. Police said 21-year-old Dorien Ray was arrested Monday on suspicion of numerous charges including first-degree murder, armed robbery and possession of a stolen vehicle. Ray allegedly was …

One of three people convicted of carjacking and kidnapping an FBI employee in South Dakota has been sentenced to 37 years in prison. Juan Alvarez-Sorto, 25, was sentenced Friday in federal court, the Rapid City Journal reported. Alvarez-Sorto and Deyvin Morales, 29, were found guilty in January. Alvarez-Sorto also was convicted of unlawfully entering the U.S. after being deported to …

Ernie Aimone, 81, said he has never feared for his life in his 40 years of delivering pizzas in Chicago – until last Wednesday, when he was robbed by teen carjackers on his route. “I had just finished delivering a pizza, and I was walking back to my car and somebody behind me was yelling ‘gimme the keys, gimme the …

A $2 million settlement — and pending lawsuits — after a tourist was murdered during a carjacking in a rental community is a warning shot to the short-term rental industry, the victim’s mother and lawyer said. Jeremiah Brown was 22 in July 2022, when he, his girlfriend and her children took a celebratory vacation from California to Central Florida, where …

A former University of New Mexico football player has been convicted of robbing a U.S. postal carrier and is facing up to 10 years in prison, authorities said Monday. Prosecutors said 28-year-old Rayshawn Boyce, of Albuquerque, also was found guilty by a federal jury of stealing a key belonging to the U.S. Postal Service and being a prohibited person in …