A Coachella man who, with a 26-year-old man, kidnapped, robbed, assaulted and extorted a victim for money is facing six years in state prison Thursday after pleading guilty to felony charges.
A California firefighter’s wallet was stolen out of his work vehicle and his bank account was drained while he was battling a blaze, officials said. It was the latest robbery to occur amid fear and panic over wildfires in Santa Cruz. “It’s absolutely disgusting behavior, I can’t, frankly, I can’t believe that somebody would actually […]
After a 15-year-old teen with autism was horribly beaten by suspected gang members who took his iPhone, good Samaritans banded together to donate money so he could get a new one, police said. Anthony was robbed and beaten in front of his 8-year-old twins sisters in Canoga Park March 11, the Los Angeles Police Department […]
A California news crew was robbed at gunpoint and the crew’s bodyguard, a retired cop, was shot and taken to the hospital on Sunday, police said. Members of the CBS affiliate, KPIX 5, were conducting interviews while covering the Oakland teachers strike Sunday afternoon when they told police a car pulled up to their news […]
A man and woman who allegedly robbed a Beaumont business at gunpoint and remained on the lam for a day are now in custody. David Lyle Harrison III, 28, of Whitewater, and Kristen Renee Schmitt, 31, of Fort Mohave, Ariz., allegedly committed the robbery in the pre-dawn hours Friday morning at an unnamed business in […]
After watching a video of a family being assaulted and robbed at a gas station in Lancaster on Memorial Day, Tony Todd felt he had to do something. “I saw what happened,” Todd, who was a stunt double on the “Black Panther” movie, said. “The young lady was robbed of her money at the gas […]
The sheriff’s department needs help in identifying a Cheetos-munching suspect who sucker-punched a man in a Best Buy store in West Hollywood before taking the victim’s cellphone. The violent robbery occurred about 7:50 p.m. Monday at the electronics store in the 1000 block of La Brea Avenue, according to Sgt. Jeffrey Bishop of the sheriff’s […]
Rancho Mirage, CA A man and woman who allegedly robbed a Rancho Mirage business and assaulted a store employee were charged with robbery, grand theft and receiving stolen property Wednesday. Dominic Michael Battiato, 33, and Paige Alisha Groves, 27, were arrested in connection with the 6:30 p.m. Aug. 30 robbery of a business in the […]
