theft

A man has been charged with stealing several guns from a gun store in Newington over a year ago, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. A federal grand jury in Hartford has returned an indictment that charges 28-year-old Troy Harris with firearm offenses stemming from a theft at Hoffman’s “Guns for the Good Guys” in September 2021. Officials said...

A student and track star at Lasell University in Newton, Massachusetts, appeared in court on Friday after being arrested for allegedly stealing over $500,000 from the jewelry store where she worked and using at least some of those funds to buy a Tesla, purchase thousands of dollars of Louis Vuitton merchandise and pay for a trip to Hawaii. Ariel Foster,…

Bloomfield police are increasing patrols in places like the Copaco Shopping Plaza to prevent burglaries in several area stores.

Bloomfield police are increasing patrols in places like the Copaco Shopping Plaza to prevent burglaries in several area stores. The Copaco Shopping Plaza in Bloomfield is a routine stop for many grabbing their groceries. “I’ve never had a problem. I’ve never seen a problem but I’m sure they happen,” Jennifer Waldenburger said. But Waldenburger says she’s noticed more police...

Connecticut State Police Troop B is looking for your help finding suspected thieves accused of stealing liquor from a store in Norfolk early Wednesday morning. The robbers were caught on surveillance camera at the Mountain Spirit Liquor Store on John J. Curtiss Road at about 4:45 a.m. Responding officers said the thieves appear to have stolen several bottles of liquor….

A woman has been arrested for her role in the theft of over $100,000 from the East Lyme school district. East Lyme Police said 28-year-old Heidi Cecilio, of Bronx, New York, was taken into custody for her role in the theft. Authorities said they initiated a criminal investigation in mid-May after receiving a complaint from the Town of East Lyme…

During this season of giving, an East Hartford man found himself the victim of a Grinch after someone stole donations meant for a local food pantry at his home Thursday night. Now, the town’s mayor is putting a call to action to make up for the loss.

During this season of giving, an East Hartford man found himself the victim of a Grinch after someone stole donations meant for a local food pantry at his home Thursday night. Now, the town’s mayor is putting a call to action to make up for the loss. “We needed a little bit of Christmas, so I set this up....

Police are looking for a thief accused of assaulting and threatening to shoot an employee while fleeing a store with over $2,000 in stolen goods. Officials said they were called to Walmart at about 8 a.m. for a reported robbery. One man and two women entered the store, filled up two carriages of Legos and left the store without paying….

Two endangered Galápagos tortoise hatchlings are believed to have been stolen from St. Augustine Alligator Farm in St. Augustine, Fla.

A face-to-face meeting between an online vendor and a potential buyer in Middletown did not go as initially anticipated. Police say two individuals had discussed the purchase of at least one item that was being sold online and decided to meet in-person at the McDonald’s on South Main Street to conduct the sale. At some point during the meeting,...

Police are looking for a man accused of stealing a wallet from someone’s car while they were pumping gas in Hamden. Officials said the theft happened at All Town Fresh on Dixwell Avenue on July 1 at about 9:30 a.m. A man dressed in dark-colored clothing and a dark hoodie over his head and face allegedly opened a person’s...

Police in New Jersey are looking for whoever stole an ATM from a Chase Bank and drove off with it, leaving drag marks — and loose cash — in the parking lot on their way out, authorities say. The standalone ATM was yanked from the bank on Route 1 in South Brunswick around 3:30 a.m. Tuesday, authorities said. Police declined…

Cheshire Police are investigating the theft of catalytic converters at four locations, including two on public school property.

With a week before Christmas, police departments are trying to increase their presence at shopping plazas to cut down on some of the thefts around the state.

Scammers are stealing users content on social media to create fake Instagram accounts to lure in victims by promising huge returns on cryptocurrency.

A recent surge in home break-ins and brazen shoplifting has some San Francisco residents feeling that the city they fell in love with is in decline.

The health-care executive joined a growing number of executives who have expressed concern about the rise in organized crimes.

The incident was part of a spree of smash-and-grab and flash-mob thefts in November that police said resulted in roughly $330,000 in losses for roughly 10 retailers.