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Crime
Man wanted for attempted burglaries of Vietnamese temples in San Diego
San Diego police are looking for a man accused of entering and casing multiple Vietnamese temples in the city in September. Where the incide...
Carl Samson
Asian business owners targeted in burglaries in Illinois city
Police in Bloomington, Illinois, are investigating a string of burglaries that have targeted Asian small business owners in recent weeks. Vi...
Police investigate burglaries targeting homes of Asian families in Colorado
The Fort Collins police are investigating four separate burglaries that took place within the same month, all targeting homes of Asian famil...
Michelle De Pacina
Washington man accused of trying to invade Asian home pleads not guilty
The man accused of trailing an Asian couple to break into their home in Kent, Washington, has pleaded not guilty to his charges. Background:...
Canada
Ottawa police warn of break-ins targeting Asians with religious decor in their homes
Police in the Canadian capital of Ottawa are warning the public about a string of daytime break-ins targeting the homes of Asian residents. ...
3rd member of multi-state burglary ring targeting Asian homes pleads guilty
A third man connected to a multi-state burglary crew that targeted Asian business owners’ homes between 2016 and 2019 has pleaded guilty on ...
Bryan Ke
Business
Multi-state theft ring busted for stealing over $1 million worth of jewelry from Asian-owned stores
A crew of 16 individuals has been indicted on multiple charges in connection with armed robberies targeting Asian-owned jewelry stores acros...
NYC man linked to burglary ring targeting Asian American homes arrested for Pennsylvania burglary
After a lengthy investigation, a man from Queens, New York City, has been arrested in connection with a burglary that targeted an Asian Amer...
Ex-convict caught sniffing women from behind at California bookstore released from jail
An ex-convict was released from prison just days after he was caught following women around and sniffing them at a bookstore in California. ...
Man gets 50-month prison sentence for multi-state burglaries targeting Asian homeowners
Barr was part of an interstate burglary ring believed to be responsible for over 50 home break-ins, all aimed at homes belonging to individu...
Ryan General
Fugitive on the run for 16 years after sexual assault trial sought in Massachusetts
A $10,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of a convicted fugitive who fled before the end of his trial for rap...
Delaware police warn against South American ‘crime tourists’ targeting Asian American homes
Police in New Castle County, Delaware, are warning against “South American theft groups” (SATG) that allegedly target Asian American homes i...
Cops fatally shoot hatchet-wielding burglary suspect in Orange County, California
A man accused of breaking into a home in Orange County, California, was shot dead by deputies on Wednesday morning, according to reports. Wh...
Ex-NYPD detective accused of helping robbers target Asian American business owners
A former New York Police Department (NYPD) detective was accused of taking bribes from a burglary crew who targeted Asian American-owned bus...
San Francisco Chinatown boba shop burglarized twice in one night
A bubble tea shop in San Francisco’s Chinatown was burglarized twice in one night. Surveillance footage from Thursday shows a woman walking ...
Asian families warned of targeted burglaries in Maine
Police in Portland, Maine, issued a warning Friday about a group of men involved in a series of burglaries that have targeted Asian families...
2 arrested and charged for burglarizing Chinese restaurant in South Carolina
Two men have been arrested and charged in connection with a burglary that left a Chinese restaurant in South Carolina ransacked over the wee...
3 minors in custody for burglarizing ‘Bling Empire: New York’ cast members in Paris
Three teenagers are now in police custody for burglarizing the apartment that “Bling Empire: New York” cast members Blake Abbie and Lynn Ban...
Thief wanted for stealing cash, iPads from New York Asian restaurant
Police in Whitesboro, New York, are looking for an individual accused of breaking into and stealing from a local Asian restaurant earlier th...
3 Colombian nationals arrested for burglarizing South Asian residences in North Texas
Three people have been arrested for allegedly targeting South Asian residents in a series of burglaries in Plano, Texas. Colombian national...
New Jersey man pleads guilty to targeting Asian homeowners in multi-state burglaries
Randi Barr, 41, pleaded guilty on Thursday to one count of conspiracy to commit interstate transportation of stolen property. The charge c...
Over $1 million stolen from Asian American families in targeted robberies, Pennsylvania police say
The Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) are investigating a series of residential burglaries that are believed to have been carried out by thre...
Asian business owners targeted in string of Virginia burglaries
Authorities in Henrico County, Virginia, have warned residents of home burglaries that target Asian business owners, with at least two inci...
Georgia man found guilty of terrorizing Asian restaurant owners, employees in home break-ins
Emmanuel Rakestraw was convicted of breaking into and robbing the homes of several Asian restaurant owners and employees in Georgia’s Gwinn...
Oklahoma man dubbed the ‘Pokémon Prowler’ charged for stealing $12,000 in Pokémon cards in Missouri
Nicholas Garrison, 24, has been charged with three felonies in Missouri in connection with a burglary at Yeti Gaming in Crestwood on Oct. 1...
‘We are under siege’: 2 businesses owned by Asian family ransacked in latest Oakland burglary
In the latest string of burglaries in Oakland, California, two businesses owned by an Asian family were ransacked on Wednesday. Robert Ma, o...
‘People come here for peace’: NJ Buddhist temple faces string of burglaries
A Buddhist temple in New Jersey has been burglarized for the second time in three months. Alexander Khan, the director of Preah Buddha Rangs...
Slow police response time blamed after 7 businesses in Oakland’s Little Saigon burglarized in under 2 hours
Burglars in California ransacked seven businesses at a strip mall in Oakland’s Little Saigon neighborhood on Monday. The burglars entered ...
Burglars wanted for targeting Asian business owners, workers in New Jersey
Police in New Jersey’s Egg Harbor Township are looking for three individuals who allegedly burglarized a home of an Asian business owner la...
Duo charged with targeting 27 Asian American homes in 4-month-long San Francisco burglary spree
Steve Levy and Deshawn White have been arrested and charged in connection with at least 28 burglaries that primarily targeted Asian America...
Arrest warrants issued for two NYC men suspected of targeting, breaking into Asian homes in Newton
Local authorities issued arrest warrants for two suspects accused of breaking into homes of Asian residents in Newton, Massachusetts, last y...
News
Burglar pulls off $250,000 Pokémon heist of Minnesota shop after smashing through a wall
A burglar broke into a collectibles shop in Forest Lake, Minnesota, and stole about $250,000 worth of Pokémon cards. The intruder first br...
San Francisco man pistol-whipped during daylight robbery on New Year’s Eve
Two unidentified suspects pistol-whipped a 52-year-old Asian man during a broad daylight robbery in San Francisco on New Year’s Eve. They ...
Man arrested for being part of robbery spree group who broke into at least 22 North Carolina Asian restaurants
A man accused of breaking into at least five Asian restaurants in North Carolina since the start of this year has been arrested and charged ...
Burglars posing as landscapers are following Asian business owners home to rob them, Torrance police warn
Authorities in Torrance, California are notifying residents about the modus operandi of burglars reportedly posing as gardeners and landscap...
Woman’s French bulldog stolen at gunpoint by two men in Oakland
A French bulldog was stolen at gunpoint on Friday in Oakland, Calif., and police are now searching for suspects. Holiday incident: Owner Han...
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