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Jelly Roll plans to seek forgiveness from victims of armed robbery: 'No logic to what I did'
On Jay Shetty’s "On Purpose" podcast, the Grammy-nominated singer looked back on his arrests, including one for armed robbery at age 15, hoping his victims will forgive him.
Brazen thieves swipe 100 right-footed shoes as suspects taunt and celebrate with drink in front of security camera
“This business and entrepreneurship has been a true test of everything for me.”
Pizzeria employees beat up gun-toting would-be thief, 19, in violent brawl: 'Prison or death'
The manager gave the gun-toting perp an ultimatum: prison or death.
'Little Devil' teen Tren de Aragua gangbanger adds another crime to rap sheet after knife-point robbery
A 15-year-old Venezuelan migrant busted at least 10 times in the last few months — and believed to be part of a violent crew of young gang members — was arrested again...
Brutes slash NYC subway rider and steal his Jordans after refusing to join street gang: sources
The victim was walking out of the No. 6 train station at East 77th Street and Lexington Avenue around 10:15 p.m. when the aggressors approached him, according to authorities and...
NYC gas station worker left clinging to life in brutal stabbing by shoplifter: cops
The unidentified intruder was trying to steal from the BP gas station on Westchester Square near East Tremont Avenue around 1 a.m. Sunday when the worker, a 25-year-old man, stepped...
Blade-wielding creep busted trying to kidnap 2-year-old in front of mom in NYC: 'Give me your baby or I’ll stab you!'
All three incidents happened in the same neighborhood, police said.
Disturbed woman robs 7-year-old boy and slaps his mom in NYC mugging at grocery store
The boy was paying for fruit in Mount Eden around 11:40 a.m. Sept. 24 when the burgundy-haired thief ripped the bills out of his hand, police said.
6 baby-faced women bludgeoned pair with hammer, robbed woman at NYC tattoo shop: cops
The baby-faced crew used the tool to bash a 29-year-old man in the arm, before punching him in the face inside Flow Gangsta Tattoo on Third Avenue near East 152nd...
Uber Eats employee snatches purse with $10K from NYC woman's window: police
The purse was taken from an open first-floor apartment window.
Granny begs for 5-year-old's life in terrifying NYC home invasion that netted thieves $15K in valuables: 'Please don't kill him!'
A 5-year-old boy – who was at home with his 56-year-old grandma – answered the door, thinking his mom had come home, law enforcement sources said.
Dodgers star robbed of six-figure watch at race track
Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler was the victim of a robbery when he and his wife, McKenzie Marcinek, attended horse racing at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Ca. last month.
Phony NYC repairmen duct-tape man's hands in daring home invasion as they steal safe holding $30K: cops
The crooks posed as handymen dispatched to repair a leak when they showed up at the apartment at Courtlandt Avenue and East 150th Street in Mott Haven around 1 p.m....
Callous purse snatcher drags woman, breaks her arm in mugging at trendy NYC bar: cops
When the victim tried to grab her purse back, the robber dragged the woman with the bag, breaking her left arm, cops said.
Rifle-wielding thief in shades terrorizes NYC bakery in bizarre caught-on-camera stickup fail
The bandanna- and sunglasses-wearing ruffian barged into the Paneoroma Italian Bakery on Jamaica Avenue near 96th Street in Woodhaven around 8 p.m. Sept. 23, flashed the large black weapon and...
Connecticut man accused of punching pregnant woman in carjacking attempt at Dunkin' Donuts drive-thru
William Rodriguez, 28, faces multiple charges and is being held on a $250,000 bond.
Parents turn in their own kids for flash mob robberies at 7-Eleven stores: 'They did the right thing'
Parents of some unruly teens accused of flash mob robberies against several Los Angeles-area convenience stores have turned them into police, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
NYC man who spent 24 years behind bars for ex-cop's murder is exonerated thanks to DNA
A 48-year-old Manhattan man who spent half his life behind bars for the shooting death of a retired NYPD detective was exoneranted Monday thanks to a bit of DNA taken...
Armed trio steals e-bike in latest Central Park stickup as robberies surge 106% in 2024: cops
Three crooks armed with a gun snatched a man’s e-bike in a late-night hold-up in Central Park Thursday – the latest offense as robberies in the iconic greenspace have surged...
UK crime prevention minister not spared as she has purse stolen amid theft, shoplifting surge
The UK policing and crime minister had her purse snatched this week at a police conference as she was talking about an “epidemic of antisocial behavior, theft and shoplifting.”