Matt Delaney

Manhattan squatters suspected of killing homeowner; pair captured in Pennsylvania

U.S. Marshals said they captured two fugitives Friday in Pennsylvania who are tied to the deadly beating of a New York apartment owner after the suspects were found squatting in the victim's unit.

March 24, 2024

Hawaiian prisoner hit by car right after breaking out of jail

Prison officials in Hawaii said an inmate was struck by a driver early Friday just minutes after the convict busted out of his cell.

March 24, 2024

California man charged with taking severed leg from train crash site

Police in Central California said they have charged a man with swiping a person's severed leg after the victim was killed by a passing train.

March 24, 2024

Republican lawmakers blame D.C.’s pro-criminal policies for endangering feds, tourists

Congressional lawmakers raised the alarm Thursday about the District of Columbia's soft-on-crime policies they said are fostering a spike in violence and threatening the safety of representatives, staffers and visitors.

March 21, 2024

Florida dad joins deputy in gunfight with armed suspect

Police in Florida said they arrested and charged a man Wednesday who was accused of starting a shootout that involved officers and the victim's family.

March 21, 2024

Transit ‘theater’ fails to scare criminals; police presence gives riders only a sense of security

Cops patrolling trains and National Guard soldiers inspecting bags are part of what analysts call a wave of crime-fighting "theater" on transit systems that critics predict will do little to stop criminals from preying on passengers.

March 20, 2024

California pastor charged with paying hitman $40K to kill daughter’s boyfriend

Police in Southern California said Tuesday they charged a pastor and a would-be hitman with orchestrating a failed murder-for-hire plot that targeted the boyfriend of the pastor's daughter.

March 20, 2024

Burglars swipe $100,000 cash, designer watches from Paul Pierce’s L.A. home

Thieves stole loads of cash and designer watches after breaking into the home of former NBA star Paul Pierce in Los Angeles last week, according to a report.

March 19, 2024

Metro cracks down on fare evaders thanks to new D.C. law

Gate jumping has been a violation rarely punished in the District. But local officials insist the system's dramatic loss of riders in recent years has more to do with post-pandemic changes in commuter habits than it does with the sense of lawlessness inside Metro stations, on train platforms and inside the rail cars themselves.

March 19, 2024

Lower fitness standards bring bump in Philadelphia police recruiting

Philadelphia police leaders on Monday said the state's new, lower fitness standards have helped the department shore up its recruitment numbers.

March 19, 2024

Man attacks twin teen sisters, killing one, inside New York deli: police

New York City police said a man stabbed a young woman to death early Sunday and wounded her twin sister after the women rejected his advances inside a Brooklyn deli.

March 18, 2024

Maryland church teacher accused of sexually abusing children was deported twice, say ICE officials

Federal authorities said a Maryland church teacher who was charged with child sex crimes last week is a Salvadoran national who has been deported from the U.S. twice before.

March 18, 2024

Suspect in killing of New Mexico state trooper captured near Albuquerque

Police in New Mexico said a man tied to the killings of a state trooper and a South Carolina paramedic was captured Sunday after a shootout with officers.

March 17, 2024

Police: Arrests made in organized street fight in Long Beach set up on social media

Police in Long Beach, California, said Saturday that an organized street fight resulted in two arrests and that a boy was shot in another incident after hordes of young people swarmed a shopping mall.

March 17, 2024

Florida mom charged with trying to sell toddler daughter for $500

Police in Florida said last week they arrested and charged a woman with trying to sell her 18-month-old daughter for $500 outside a local business.

March 17, 2024

Two dead, five wounded in St. Patrick’s Day shooting in D.C.

Two people were killed and five others wounded in an early Sunday shooting in Northwest, D.C. police said.

March 17, 2024

Mississippi cop forced prisoner to lick own urine off jail floor, feds say

Federal prosecutors accused a Mississippi police officer of forcing a prisoner to lick his own urine off the floor of his cell, according to court documents unsealed Wednesday.

March 14, 2024

Progressive politicians feel heat from voters fed up with crime

Voters across the country fed up with crime are increasingly looking to oust liberal leaders who have championed anti-police, pro-criminal policies.

March 12, 2024

Sheriff’s sergeant dies in New York casino fight

New York authorities said a sheriff's sergeant died in a brawl Sunday as he was trying to remove two patrons from a casino.

March 12, 2024

Recording studio shooting leaves two dead in Prince George’s County

Police in Maryland said two people were killed and a third was wounded early Tuesday in a shooting at a Laurel recording studio.

March 12, 2024