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.

About 3,000 counterfeit Gibson guitars are seized at a SoCal port. See why they struck the wrong chord with investigators.

The LA County District Attorney’s office has asked the court to delay the deadline for its response to the petition until December 20, 2024.

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.

Thousands of counterfeit Gibson electric guitars were seized in a multi-agency investigation in Southern California.

An FBI agent is accused of luring women to his tattoo studio in Gaithersburg, Maryland, before raping and assaulting them, police say.

The Menendez brothers resentencing hearing has been pushed back until January 2025. John Cádiz Klemack reports for the NBC4 News ay 5 a.m. on Nov. 26, 2024. 

Irvine police recovered a stolen purple McLaren in a complex auto theft investigation.

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.

The Menendez brothers were part of a court hearing in Van Nuys. NBC4’s Eric Leonard explains what happened.

A lottery system was used to determine who could attend a hearing involving the Menendez brothers. John Cádiz Klemack reports for the NBC4 News. 

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.

The Menendez brothers are set to appear in a court room in Van Nuys on Monday. John Cádiz Klemack reports for the NBC4 News at 6 a.m. on Nov. 25, 2024. 

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. 

A 32-year-old man was sentenced to 29 years to life in prison Friday for robbing a Secret Service agent in Tustin in June.

A Moreno Valley man and woman were arrested on suspicion of murder, torture and child abuse in the death of their 10-year-old adopted son.