The Fresno Police Department's Career Criminal Auto Theft Team responded to a local hotel Monday regarding possible out-of-town antifa members looking to cause problems in Fresno. While it's unknown if those involved are anti-facists, the police did arrest two Bakersfield men for burglary, looting, and other charges. Both men also had...
Police: Well-Coordinated Thieves Capitalize on Protest Chaos
OAKLAND — Police in a small San Francisco Bay Area community were about to help authorities in neighboring Oakland keep the peace during a protest when a more pressing crisis hit home: groups of thieves were pillaging malls, setting fire to a Walmart and storming a car dealership. By the...
NYPD Officer Stabbed in Neck in Ambush; Suspect Shot
NEW YORK — A New York City police officer on an anti-looting patrol was ambushed Wednesday in Brooklyn by a man who walked up behind him and stabbed him in the neck, police said, setting off a struggle in which the assailant was shot and two other officers suffered gunshot...
Looting Devastates Businesses Already Shaken by Virus
NEW YORK — Looting and vandalism in cities across the country have dealt another blow to small businesses that were already reeling from the coronavirus outbreak. Along with big chain stores like Target, Walgreen and Macy’s, independent retailers in neighborhoods and downtown sections were targets of vandals and looters who...