Also known as larceny, theft refers to the taking of another’s property without their permission. It could be something as insignificant as a microwave, or something as valuable as a Lexus. Theft can be non-violent and occur on public property, such as when someone takes a purse that has been…
If you base your knowledge of crime on what is presented by the media, and the Trump administration, it would be easy to assume that U.S. crime is at an all-time high. However, quite the opposite is true. Here are some surprising facts about current crime rates, nationwide. Drop in…
A San Francisco burglar just received a 327-year sentence for wreaking havoc on the city’s elderly residents. In 2014, German Woods began his criminal spree of home invasions and robberies. The 60-year-old burglar targeted vulnerable senior citizens who lived alone. He would hide in the shadows, attacking as they entered…
Most people use the words theft, burglary, and robbery interchangeably. Although these three property crimes share some similarities, they are distinctly different. They all involve the act of taking or unlawfully entering another’s property, but that’s pretty much where the similarities end. Theft Also known as larceny, theft involves the…
Let’s start with how burglary, robbery, and theft are the same. They are all commonly associated with the unlawful taking of another’s property. Theft and robbery do, in fact, always involve this scenario, or an attempt at this scenario. However, burglary doesn’t necessarily involve theft, or even attempted theft. Burglary…
Yesterday, we discussed the recent shooting/stabbing case which unfolded in Brookline this week. “Yes, you were kind of mean to the nice Police Chief about his statements and the arrests.” Do you think so? “Yes and you left off suggesting that the way the police handled this matter put me…
It is a Boston violent story that is continuing to unfold. The ongoing criminal investigation apparently continues although law enforcement is already pointing fingers. Wednesday, three men were wounded in shootings and stabbings in Brookline’s Coolidge Corner. Brookline police say that the violence was related to a home invasion. Brookline…
An attorney from Quincy, Massachusetts believes that one of his clients may have valuable information that could help FBI agents identify the men involved in an art heist that took place at Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in 1990. The attorney George Burke, who formally worked as a district attorney…
An armed home invasion in Bedford, Massachusetts has left three individuals with various non-life threatening injuries. According to preliminary reports provided by the Bedford Police Department, three additional men broke into the home of the three victims at approximately 2:00 AM on Wednesday morning. The apartment where the altercation occurred…
A convenience-store burglar was out cold when cops found him in the drop ceiling of a North Andover mini-mart in the morning, police said. Investigators say they’re trying to figure out how Justin Roeger, 26, of North Andover, ended up unconscious and among the rafters of the Richdale Convenience Store,…