Crime and Courts

Singer Sean Kingston and his mother were found guilty in a $1 million federal fraud trial in Broward County.

The U.S. Department of Justice says former NFL player LeShon Johnson has been indicted for allegedly operating a dogfighting venture in which authorities seized 190 dogs.

Days after an Atlanta man died in a scuba diving accident in Hawaii, authorities said they found the skeletal remains of his son who had gone missing four years prior in a tree house in his backyard, NBC News reported.

The man tried to conceal 65 boxes of Cadbury Creme Eggs stolen from a grocery store in his coat and duffel bag.

About 4,000 DNA samples will be re-tested by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department after the agency discovered a letter with a warning from the testing kits’ manufacturer. The notice in a letter dated Aug. 28, 2024 from the DNA kit-maker indicated that some of the kits were “prone to intermittently poor performance” that might cause incomplete results or profiles….

A doctor accused of trying to push his wife off a hiking trail and hitting her with a rock has been charged with second-degree attempted murder.

A Connecticut man is facing several charges for allegedly defrauding his former employer out of millions of dollars, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

Authorities say the suspect used a fake online identity to lure a 12-year-old victim, and investigators fear there may be more victims.

The revelation comes after Mangione’s lawyers requested that he be allowed to have a laptop to review legal material in his cell

After weeks of investigation, authorities have arrested a man suspected of using social media to target minors.

A Connecticut woman who is accused of locking her emaciated stepson in a room and holding him captive for nearly 20 years will face a judge on Wednesday.

Former state senator Ray Holmberg is scheduled to be sentenced after pleading guilty last year to traveling to Europe with the intent to pay for sex with minors.

A California woman’s son is suing Trump International Hotels for alleged negligence, claiming a Trump Hotel Las Vegas door caused her to fall and later die.

The gunman who killed 23 people in a racist attack at an El Paso Walmart in 2019 in one of the deadliest mass shootings in U.S. history has been offered a plea deal to avoid the death penalty.

Former UFC champion Cain Velasquez was sentenced to five years in prison Monday for a shooting in 2022 where he chased after the man accused of molesting his son.

Luigi Mangione is asking for a laptop in jail for legal purposes as he awaits trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO.

A mother and her boyfriend are now facing murder charges in connection to the death of a 10-year-old boy, police said.

The most recent data shows fewer officers were found to have violated policies or procedures in 2024 in either initiating or continuing a pursuit despite the increase in the number of chases. Investigative Reporter Eric Leonard reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Monday, March 24, 2025.

The Los Angeles Police Department says officers were involved in 45% more car chases last year, and about a third of them resulted in crashes. Of those wrecks, the percentage of injuries to innocent motorists or pedestrians rose by about 28%, with 114 reported in 2024 compared with 89 in 2023, according to new data prepared by the department. Three…

A 47-year-old Colorado woman has been charged after her elderly mother with dementia was allegedly mauled by dogs that authorities say were living in “unsanitary conditions.”