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A man was robbed and kidnapped by a woman he met online, according to the San Mateo Police Department. The robbery occurred ...

Police say the carjacking happened in the 2700 block of Orchid St. around 9:51 p.m. when two men wearing face masks and black ...

Local shark researchers have performed a rare necropsy of a 12-foot great white shark that washed up dead on a Cape Cod beach ...

Former NFL quarterback Jay Cutler was arrested and charged with driving and possession of a handgun while under the influence ...

The fire broke out at the Thrive Place Apartments off Gilmerton Road. Read more: ...

Norfolk is second only to New Orleans for risk from coastal storms and has one of the highest rates of relative sea level rise among Atlantic coastal communities, but there are plans in place to ...

At a time when the New Orleans Police Department is severely lacking manpower, creativity and cameras are being utilized.

NOPD searches for two fraud suspects after a theft on Canal Street, asking the public to help identify them from video ...

NOPD is seeking public assistance in locating Rochelle Anastasia Brown, a suspect in an auto burglary incident.

I recall Otto Penzler, the owner of The Mysterious Bookshop in New York City, telling me that mystery, crime fiction, and ...

Eric Anthony Jr., 23, was helping a driver whose car was disabled when he was struck by Oscar G. Perez-Morgan, according to ...