Crime and Courts

Marlena Velez, 22, is alleged to have stolen items from a Target in Cape Coral, Florida, by scanning false bar codes with cheaper prices, police said.

In a disturbing discovery at a Long Island home, police said nearly a 11 chihuahuas and a St. Bernard were found living in deplorable conditions, with some of the canines later testing positive for cocaine.

A disturbing discovery was made inside a home on Long Island, as police said 11 dogs were found living in horrific conditions near Centereach. Some of the dogs even tested positive for cocaine. The animals were recovering and receiving treatment after their rescue, and will be put up for adoption. NBC New York’s Greg Cergol reports.

Federal agents are warning shoppers about the rise in fake items ahead of the holiday shopping season. It comes after New York Gov. Kathy Hochul detailed a major shoplifting operation in Queens in which the suspects allegedly stole $2 million in items and then resold the pilfered goods. NBC New York’s Gaby Acevedo reports.

Law enforcement officials say they have broken up a shoplifting ring that stole nearly $2 million in merchandise from well-known stores and resold the items in New York City as well as in the Dominican Republic. The group stole perfumes, cosmetics, clothes and other beauty items from stores ranging from Sephora, Ulta Beauty, Macy’s, Victoria’s Secret and American Eagle.

Authorities say a suspected terrorist wanted in the U.S. for two bombings in the San Francisco area in 2003 has appeared in a London courtroom after being captured in the U.K.

It should be the season of giving but it’s the season for package thieves too. In one of the most brazen cases in recent memory, police said a thief came running onto the doorstep of a home on Long Island to swipe a package in the middle of a delivery. And it was all caught on camera. NBC New York’s...

As a delivery worker was in the process of leaving a box on the front steps of a Long Island home, a thief came running up from the sidewalk and swiped the package before running off in the middle of the day, with the UPS worker and family chasing after him.

A new three-part Netflix documentary series, “Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey” examines how the actions of law enforcement and the media at the time may have influenced the investigation.

A Connecticut couple was arrested at a Lululemon store in Woodbury, Minnesota, on Nov. 14 and charged with retail theft.

Two people were arrested on Nov. 14 at a Lululemon store in Woodbury, Minnesota, according to court documents.

Erik and Lyle Menendez were part of a court hearing in Van Nuys to determine what happens next in the brother’s murder case.

Prosecutors in France are setting out the punishments they want for 51 men accused of raping a woman while she was drugged and rendered unconscious by her husband.

A bankruptcy judge on Monday ordered a new hearing in conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ effort to stop the satirical news outlet The Onion from buying Infowars and turning it into a parody.

A newborn baby girl was removed from the Safe Haven Baby Box at the Grove Creek Medical Center on Oct. 13 in Blackfoot. Officials say she was dead before she was placed in the box. 

Daniel Penny has chosen not to testify at his trial in the death of an agitated man he choked on a subway train.

An Idaho teenager has been arrested in connection with the body of an infant found last month at a hospital in a box meant for people to anonymously give up a newborn, police said Friday.

A decision on whether Sean “Diddy” Combs’ will be released on bail was pushed back to next week by the judge overseeing his sex-trafficking case.

He may be nicknamed the “Preppy Predator,” but police warn that an alleged robber in Manhattan should be considered extremely dangerous.

Daniel Penny, a Marine veteran, is facing more than a decade behind bars. The defense, which rested its case on Friday, has said he held Jordan Neely down for nearly six minutes to protect others on the F train. The state has an alternative view, saying what he did is criminal negligent homicide and manslaughter. NBC New York’s Erica Byfield...