Crime and Public Safety

Deputies in South Carolina say a serial burglar reportedly targeted women who were home alone.

Michigan police said the inmate escaped through a door left propped open at the jail and fled to a swamp behind a country club.

A two-time "Jeopardy!" champion was arrested in North Carolina on allegations of possessing child pornography, roughly a year after a separate arrest.

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty has filed charges against conservative influencers and independent journalists Cam Higby and James O'Keefe over a video they made on vote vouching.

A search continues for an escaped Tennessee inmate after a truck authorities say he stole from a nearby farm was found more than 100 miles away in Illinois.

A 74-year-old Florida man accused of murdering and dismembering a woman made a bizarre proposition in court this week: he would plead guilty and accept life in prison, but only in exchange for a Philly cheesesteak.

Three children have been removed from a West Virginia home after authorities say they endured years of physical and emotional abuse and neglect at the hands of the couple who lived there, according to the local sheriff’s office.

Once celebrated as high-profile figures in the luxury real estate world, the Alexander brothers are now headed to prison for 30 years after being convicted of sex trafficking.

A man was sentenced to 20 years prison for orchestrating a massive $365 million Medicare fraud and kickback scheme, according to officials.

A 59-year-old woman was hit by a car, moved to a sidewalk and left there for hours. Now, Nashville police are searching for the driver as the victim remains in critical condition.

A woman found in Mexico is not Shayna Feinman, an Arizona woman who has been missing for more than two years, the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office confirmed on Oct. 27.

Multiple people were shot in the area of Irvington Ave and Elmwood Place in a mass shooting late Monday night, leaving investigators with many unanswered questions.

Authorities arrested an airline passenger for allegedly writing that he intended to hijack a United Airlines plane over the weekend.

New Jersey has joined the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and 19 other states in a major lawsuit against Dollar General, accusing the discount retail giant of systematically overcharging customers at the register.

Police are searching for multiple people who they say stole approximately 3,000 pounds of snow crab from a cargo truck overnight.

A New Jersey teacher was arrested two weeks ago in connection with an alleged prostitution scheme in which a man was restrained, forced to endure sexual acts and robbed in a casino hotel room.