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Crime
Man alleged to be part of group targeting Asians in home robberies arrested in Washington
A man believed to be a member of a group that has been targeting Asians in home invasion robberies was arrested in Washington state on Wedne...
Carl Samson
4 charged in Seattle home robberies targeting Asians plead not guilty
Four adult men charged in connection with armed robberies targeting Asian American homes in south Seattle pleaded not guilty in their arraig...
5 charged for home robberies targeting Asian Americans in Seattle
The five male suspects — including one minor — arrested in connection with the string of robberies that targeted Asian American homes in sou...
5 arrested for string of robberies targeting Asian American homes in Seattle
Five male suspects — including one 17-year-old — have been arrested in connection with a series of home invasion robberies that targeted Asi...
Elderly Asian couple held at gunpoint in another Seattle home robbery
Another elderly Asian couple fell victim to a home invasion robbery in south Seattle this week. What happened: A group of five young, male s...
Elderly Asian families in Oakland targeted in string of terrifying home invasions
Asian American residents in Oakland Hills, California, are on high alert due to a string of home invasions targeting Asian families. Police’...
Michelle De Pacina
Vigil held for Filipino photographer killed during Washington state home invasion
More than 100 people gathered on the 1700 block of 132nd St. in South Everett, Washington, on Sunday night to mourn the death of Irah Sok, ...
Bryan Ke
Police looking for 3 men who fatally shot Filipino photographer during Washington home invasion
Irah Sok, a Filipino photographer who was in her mid-30s, was fatally shot during a home invasion in South Everett, Washington, on Aug. 19....
81-year-old woman found dead and ‘semi-charred’ in suspected home invasion robbery in Los Angeles
Ok Ja Kim, an 81-year-old Korean woman, was found dead and "semi-charred" in her Los Angeles home on Tuesday in what police are i...
News
SF police travel to Taiwan to arrest man accused of stealing $3 million in home invasion, kidnapping
San Francisco police returned from Taiwan on Friday along with a man accused of breaking into a Bernal Heights home on March 16 and stealin...
Football Player Stops Suspect Months Before Same Man is Arrested for Invading Elderly Asian Home
A football player from Concord, California is being praised for stopping a suspect involved in two separate incidents, a car break-in and an...
Kimberly Nguyen
Woman Who Led Robberies on Asian Homes Across the U.S. Gets 37 Years in Prison
A woman from Texas was sentenced to 37 years in prison for leading several robberies that targeted Asian households. Chaka LeChar Castro, a ...
Ryan General
Home Invaders in Queens Steal Nearly $10,000 from Asian Family After Raping One of the Women
A 34-year-old woman from an Asian household in Queens, New York was raped by two men during a home invasion robbery on Saturday night. The...
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