A man accused of discharging a firearm into the air, stealing a vehicle, and forcing the police on a high-speed chase, reportedly careened the car from a cliff edge into the ocean before being arrested. Last Tuesday afternoon, the Santa Cruz Sheriff’s Office received word that a man allegedly discharged…
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Suspects Stole Over $1.4M from PPP and Tried to Flee Country
A married couple from Virginia accused of pilfering more than $1.4 M from the Paycheck Protection Program was taken into custody at the airport when it was discovered they were leaving the U.S. in a purported attempt to escape criminal penalties. Since the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) put many small businesses…
Kidnapper Violently Threw Child Down Flight of Stairs
A man allegedly walked into the home of a family he didn’t know and threw their 7-year-old out of the house and down the steps as he reportedly tried to kidnap their children. Near 7:00 am on June 22, a family learned that they had left their front door unlocked…
Florida Man Crashed into Pilings After Taking $90,000 Boat
When a Largo man allegedly stole a pricey boat from a dealership, he reportedly left the vessel after crashing into a group of pilings. Last Saturday around 2:00 am, the theft of a 2019 Jeanneau Leader boat with a value of $90,000 was reportedly robbed from the Thunder Marine boat…
Elderly Man Kidnapped and Forced to Pay for Shopping Spree
When a man was at his Santa Ana home while it was reportedly being burglarized he was allegedly forced to accompany the suspect on a shopping spree for which he had to fit the bill. Late in the afternoon on June 9, a man from Santa Ana reported that he…
Suspect Hit Smoke Shops With Victim’s Cash and Cards
A man allegedly robbed items from a woman’s car and reportedly spent over $1100 in cash and unauthorized credit card purchases at Walmart and tobacco shops. Spanish Fork, Utah resident Nakoda Stan Millet was accused of illegally entering the vehicle of a Chick-Fil-A worker while she was working her shift…
Drunk Man Broke Into Zoo to Visit Monkeys
An intoxicated man from Massachusetts allegedly let himself into the zoo after hours so he could visit with the monkeys. On June 2, when the employees at the Capron Park Zoo in Attleboro, which is closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, reported for work in the morning they believed someone…
Faux Village People Rep Ripped Off Oregon Casino
After claiming he was the representative for booking events for the band The Village People, a Florida man entered a guilty plea to charges that he pilfered over $12,000 from an Oregon Casino. The U.S. attorney’s office stated that Florida resident 67-year-old Howard Harlib has a prior collection of legal…
Stubbornly Seated Shoplifter Demanded Meeting with Manager
A woman accused of theft with concerns about being allowed reentry to a home improvement store reportedly planted herself in a lawn chair and demanded to speak with the manager. At the end of April, the Home Depot located in Woodhaven, Michigan was reportedly visited by a woman shopping for…
Suspects Wearing Watermelons Robbed Convenience Store
Two men allegedly stole alcohol from a convenience store while wearing hollowed-out watermelons as masks in a purported attempt to conceal their identities. On the evening of May 5, the Sheetz convenience store in Louisa, Virginia, was visited by two people wearing masks that appeared unrelated to COVID-19 protection, as…