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A man’s backpack holding $150,000 worth of jewelry was stolen at a Manhattan subway station as he went to enter the turnstiles, police said.

Two endangered Galápagos tortoise hatchlings are believed to have been stolen from St. Augustine Alligator Farm in St. Augustine, Fla.

This time of year, while many people visit NYC for the holiday lights, others come to the city to prey on those unsuspecting crowds as they’re distracted by the sights and sounds of the city at Christmastime. Police said it’s the perfect scenario for a thief to pick a victim’s pocket.

The holiday season is in full swing in NYC, and thieves are more active too. Tourists and New Yorkers are packing popular hot spots, with pickpockets lurking — but a special team of NYPD officers is as well. NBC New York’s Marc Santia reports.

A duo distracted a woman in New York City by telling her that the vehicle she was in was struck by another — all part of a scheme to steal a purse from the backseat that contained about $25,000, police said. The bizarre incident took place on June 16, shortly after 1:30 p.m. on Debevoise Street in Brooklyn. It was…

A duo distracted a woman in New York City by telling her that the vehicle she was in was struck by another — all part of a scheme to steal a purse from the backseat that contained about $25,000, police said.

Police arrested a teenage suspect who they believe waited outside a woman’s Bronx home and threatened her at knifepoint before he allegedly raped her at a nearby park— all in broad daylight.

New’s 4 Melissa Colorado spoke to the victim of the sexual assault, live from Saint Mary’s Park.

There is an all-out search for the man police said waited for his victim at her home, threatened her with a knife, and dragged her into a local Bronx park where he raped her Tuesday — in broad daylight. The NYPD continues to investigate the attack as detectives were seen at St. Mary’s Park Wednesday, looking for details as well…

The search continues for the suspect who raped a woman inside a Bronx Park. Gaby Acevedo reports.

Dozens of people were arrested after allegedly stealing from high-end stores and selling the goods in what New York Attorney General Letitia James and New York City mayor Eric Adams said was a multimillion-dollar theft and crime ring — one that Adams believes may be linked to more serious crimes.

Dozens of people have been arrested, accused of breaking into high-end stores and then selling stolen goods online. Ida Siegal reports.

Police in New Jersey are looking for whoever stole an ATM from a Chase Bank and drove off with it, leaving drag marks — and loose cash — in the parking lot on their way out, authorities say. The standalone ATM was yanked from the bank on Route 1 in South Brunswick around 3:30 a.m. Tuesday, authorities said. Police declined…

Police are looking for two women and a man they say stole almost a half-million dollars worth of diamond rings in a brazen midday heist at a midtown Manhattan jewelry store earlier this month, authorities said. Two of the suspects, the man and one of the women, acted as lookouts when a 33-year-old employee stepped into a back area of…

Cops are looking for a car thief who snatched a vehicle from a Queens parking lot last week and rode off, even as the 49-year-old employee tried to hold onto the hood as he sped away, authorities said Sunday. The thief walked onto the lot on Crescent Street around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, got into a white 2017 Kia sedan and…

Cops are looking for a car thief who snatched a vehicle from a Queens parking lot last week and rode off, even as the 49-year-old employee tried to hold onto the hood as he sped away.

Police are looking for a man who stole a giant M&M character from outside a New Jersey candy shop over the weekend. The man was walking eastbound on Main Street around 1 a.m. Saturday and stole a yellow M&M Character Display from in front of Tracy’s Candy Shoppe before heading on his way, police in Hackensack said Wednesday. They...

Police are looking for a man who stole a giant M&M character from outside a New Jersey candy shop.

In 2021, vehicle thefts jumped 21 percent statewide over the previous year, and some of the cars getting stolen are being used to commit further crimes, like carjackings and robberies. The I-Team’s Sarah Wallace reports.

Two men and a woman, all from Long Island, have been arrested on charges including grand larceny and criminal possession of stolen property for a half-dozen heists from the same Marshalls store in Nassau County last month — and they only got caught when they tried to rob a different Marshalls on Monday, police say. Detectives conducting a traffic stop…