Dog and home sitters have become a popular alternative to kennels, but just how safe is it? As TikToker Halie Hope (@halie.hope1) found out, there is always a risk.
In the tearful clip, Hope explained what happened, earning over 57,200 views. Approximately a year ago, her boyfriend hired a woman for dog and house sitting. Over time, the couple “built trust” with the girl, even letting her host friends and have small pool parties at their home. Hopped added that they learned to count on her.
However, after a weekend work trip, Hope returned exhausted. The next day, she woke up to find that multiple valuables were missing. These included a PlayStation, four watches (including three Rolexes), a $12,000 tennis bracelet, an $8,000 Chanel bag, an AR-15, and various other guns and ammunition.
Through the Ring camera, Hope said that she discovered “sketchy” people entering their home to party with the house sitter. So, she decided to call the sitter and nonchalantly mention that items were missing. The sitter allegedly replied, “Oh, really?”
Hope also said she asked for the names and numbers of the people in their home.
The Ring camera also showed these people arriving with a pack of beer and BuzzBalls. Their faces are in full view.
According to the camera, they left the property at 2:30 am and returned at 4 am wearing masks. They let her eight-month-old dog out in the front yard and entered the home. This causes the dog to get agitated and bark, but, according to Hope, the sitter said she was asleep.
Hope then went on to explain how the incident impacted her two dogs. One of them broke the kennel and peed all around it as they tried to escape, while the other couldn’t stop barking.
Cumulatively, Hope says that close to $40,000 of “prized possessions” were stolen, while her dogs remain “on edge.”
“I feel violated, betrayed. I don’t feel safe in my own house because they know where they live, and they know what we have,” she said.
Since the incident, Hope shared that she was getting a new security system and that there was an active police investigation.
“You can’t take away this feeling, you can’t take away with what you did to my dogs,” Hope concluded.
“Just be really careful in who you have in your home and who they have in your home,” she said. “And learn from this because this is the worst feeling ever.”
As a final note, she also advised viewers to schedule all valuables on their home insurance policy.
Essentially, there were two types of comments. Those who sympathized with Hope, and those who believe that she could have done more.
“I’m sorry to be the one to say this but whyyyy was this stuff at reaches way, why not lock a closet or draw?” one asked. “I’m sorry this happened but why on earth would you leave Rolex and tennis bracelets in the house when you’re gone?” a second repeated.
And a third chimed in, “Umm why would y’all leave all that out? That’s why you need a safe. Nobody is to be trusted ever.”
Others urged her to call the police.
“Guns?” a fourth wrote. “Ugh! You need to report this to the police!”
“Stealing guns is a federal offense and the ATF should be involved,” a fifth advised. “I’m so sorry this happened to you.”
Similarly, a sixth said, “Make sure you press charges on her too! Don’t drop those charges no matter what! I’m so sorry.”
Is stealing a gun really a federal offense?
Gun theft is indeed a federal offense.
Federal laws governed under the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) dictate that stealing a gun is a serious crime, for which you can face up to 10 years in prison.
According to Cannon & Associates’ law firm, stealing a firearm is a crime regardless of a gun’s value because the weapon can be used to commit other crimes.
TikToker opens up about the theft in an interview with The Mary Sue
In an Instagram direct message interview with The Mary Sue, Hope shared that, while the police investigation was still ongoing, two arrests had been made (although none of them were the house-sitter). She also shared that none of her belongings had been recovered.
“I wanted to make a TikTok about this happening to urge people to make sure they list their valuables on their homeowners policy in case an incident happens,” she explained. In our case, we are not able to get any compensation because our valuables were not scheduled on the policy. And secondly, I wanted to remind people to be very careful on who they allow in their homes and who they trust.”
She added that while the reception to her video has been “great,” she also received some hate comments questioning why valuables weren’t in a safe. “The main takeaway is that you can never be too careful when it comes to protecting your home,” she concluded. “Security, locks, and insurance are very important.”
Charlotte is an internet culture writer with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Master’s degree in Magazine Journalism from City St George’s, University of London.
After saying goodbye to “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,” Garcelle Beauvais is putting all that drama in the rearview and focusing on acting and producing.
She stars as Ava alongside Boris Kodjoe, who plays Ellis, and Vaughn Hebron, who portrays Luke, in “Tempted 2 Love,” a sequel to her Lifetime movie “Tempted by Love.”
Garcelle and her co-stars stopped by “Extra” to chat about the movie, but first we had to ask if she follows the “Real Housewives” drama.
She insisted, “No, I don’t keep up with that. But, you know, I wish everybody well and I hope they do great.”
Would she ever return to the franchise? Beauvais was quick to say, “No,” but added, “Never say never, but I don’t see it in the near future.”
Dishing on “Tempted 2 Love,” she said of her character, “Ava is in Europe,” pointing to Boris, she says, “She is with a new partner who is amazing… and then who comes along? Luke.”
Vaughn quipped, “It’s not hard to throw things off if they weren’t really stable.”
Boris shot back, “If only one party gives 100 percent, it’s really hard to be stable.”
Fresh snow in Lee’s Summit, Missouri, helped police officers find a suspect in a business break-in and theft over the weekend. Police responded to a business alarm in the 1300 block of Southwest Market Street early Sunday. When they arrived, they discovered the front door was shattered. Officers checked the building and learned a “large quantity” of nicotine vapes were stolen. Outside the business, the suspect left behind a major clue: a trail of footprints in the snow. Police used a thermal-imaging drone, plus the assistance of K-9 officer Roy, to track the footprints back to a nearby home. Officers made contact with the residents inside, and a juvenile reportedly admitted to the burglary and showed officers the stolen vapes. “Thanks to a quick response, teamwork, and some helpful snowy conditions, the suspect was taken into custody, and the stolen property was returned to the business,” police said on social media. Charges are pending, police said. The suspect’s age was not specified, but the case was submitted to juvenile court.
LEE’S SUMMIT, Mo. —
Fresh snow in Lee’s Summit, Missouri, helped police officers find a suspect in a business break-in and theft over the weekend.
Police responded to a business alarm in the 1300 block of Southwest Market Street early Sunday. When they arrived, they discovered the front door was shattered. Officers checked the building and learned a “large quantity” of nicotine vapes were stolen.
Outside the business, the suspect left behind a major clue: a trail of footprints in the snow.
Lee’s Summit Police Department
Police used a thermal-imaging drone, plus the assistance of K-9 officer Roy, to track the footprints back to a nearby home.
Officers made contact with the residents inside, and a juvenile reportedly admitted to the burglary and showed officers the stolen vapes.
“Thanks to a quick response, teamwork, and some helpful snowy conditions, the suspect was taken into custody, and the stolen property was returned to the business,” police said on social media.
Charges are pending, police said. The suspect’s age was not specified, but the case was submitted to juvenile court.
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MEDINA, Ohio — The four suspects involved in the burglary of Shedeur Sanders’ home on Nov. 16 are from Atlanta and used a stolen rental car in the break-in, authorities said Thursday.
The Medina County Sheriff’s Office also said during a briefing that the group had robbed others, including professional athletes.
Jarvet Myrick, Deandrez Jackson and Maurice Exavier Taylor are in custody after being arrested in Georgia and are awaiting extradition to Northeast Ohio. Carlos DeAnthony Morris remains at large and has an active warrant.
Detective Rodney Rees said that the suspects stole the rental car in the Atlanta area, drove to Ohio and stayed at a hotel in Medina Township the night before the burglary took place.
The suspects then robbed a house in the Atlanta suburb of Brookhaven upon returning to Georgia on Nov. 17, Rees said.
Myrick, the alleged driver, was arrested on Nov. 26. Jackson was arrested Dec. 16 and Taylor on Dec. 29. All three are facing second-degree felony burglary charges. All three were also arrested with guns. Jackson had warrants from when he was a juvenile and Taylor also had outstanding warrants. Myrick also was in possession of marijuana when he was arrested.
“They’re violent. They’re part of two burglaries we know of and possibly a third one where they were seen running away with guns in their hands,” Rees said. “They target high-end individuals who have a lot of money, and they go to their houses, they break in, and they take anything of value, and they go and sell it.”
It wasn’t immediately clear who would represent the suspects when they get to Ohio.
Sanders’ home in Granger Township, a Cleveland suburb, was burglarized while he was playing in his first regular-season NFL game during the second half of the Browns’ 23-16 loss to the Baltimore Ravens. Approximately $200,000 in property was stolen from the home, which included totes, luxury bags and a ring.
The sheriff’s office previously stated that three people entered the home at 6:46 p.m. ET. Surveillance cameras in the home captured video of the people entering different parts of the house. They were wearing masks and gloves and were seen leaving the home just before 7 p.m.
Rees said they haven’t been able to recover the stolen items.
Investigators were able to use the security cameras at Sanders’ home and a neighbors as well as the Flock camera system, which can read license plate numbers, to identify the suspects and the stolen rental car as well as the camera at a Red Roof Inn, where the suspects stayed on Nov. 15.
The burglary added Sanders to a growing list of NFL players whose homes have been burglarized during games. Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow, Kansas City Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce, and New Orleans Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan have dealt with break-ins since the start of last season.
“Unfortunately, right now, they’re just targets. They’re taking advantage of them being some type of stature in the community and they’re hitting them when they’re away from home and they know they’re away from home,” Rees said.
Rees said authorities believe there is a ringleader who leads people to the high-profile athletes, but that has not been proven yet. He said the cases involving other professional athletes the suspects are accused of burglarizing were not made public yet.
Tennessee Titans defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons’ home was also burglarized last month while the team had a road game against San Francisco, but Rees said no one from this group is suspected.
Sanders, the son of Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders, played in eight games during his rookie NFL season. The fifth-round pick started the Browns’ final seven games and passed for 1,400 yards with seven touchdowns and 10 interceptions.
As the man accused of killing a Raleigh teacher sits in jail, one
past victim says more should have been done to keep the alleged murderer off
the streets.
36-year-old Ryan Camacho is facing multiple charges in the killing
of Zoe Welsh, a long-time science teacher at the private Ravencroft School.
Police say Camacho attacked Welsh while she was on the phone with 911, after he broke into her home.
For Wes Phillips, the killing hits far too close to home.
“It’s not like there weren’t signs,” said Phillips, a long-time
Raleigh resident and father. “We were really adamant about the danger that we
felt we were in, and perhaps other people were in, and it just wasn’t taken
seriously.”
According to Phillips, nearly a decade ago, Ryan Camacho stalked,
harassed and terrified his family for more than a year. Camacho’s actions,
Phillips said, forced his family to move twice, and pleas that something be
done went unanswered.
Phillips said one of the scariest moments came on October 8, 2016, during
Hurricane Matthew. Phillips said he was with his son at their then-home in
Mordecai when he looked outside and saw Camacho.
“It was like a horror movie, like he was standing there in a black
jacket, staring at us in front of our house during a hurricane. Not talking,
like making sure that we knew who he was,” Phillips said.
Phillips had already moved his family once that year, he says, to
get away from Camacho, who had lived next door to the family in the Five Points
area. Phillips said the move came after property damage and disturbing
behavior from Camacho.
On October 8, Phillips called the police and then jumped in his
car, shooting video on his cell phone. At one point in the video, Camacho can
be seen trying to open the driver’s side door.
“I had locked the car, and he was pulling on the door, trying to
get in,” Phillips said.
Phillips said Camacho eventually disappeared, returning several
days later. Phillips said he and his son were out when his wife looked outside
to see Camacho walk up and grab a large rock.
Security video taken that day shows a man throwing a rock into the
windshield of Phillip’s car, and then through the sunroof, before punching and
kicking the car several times.
Phillips moved his family again after that, trying to put as much
distance between his family and Camacho as he could.
Two years later, Camacho returned to the Phillips’ now former
Mordecai townhome, this time with a gun.
“He shot into our building where he thought that, I can only
assume, where he thought that we lived,” Phillips said. “That’s something that
stays with us.”
No one was injured in the shooting. Court documents show Camacho
did face multiple charges for shooting into an occupied dwelling, ultimately
spending two years in prison.
Phillips says that wasn’t enough.
He said he called the police three
to four times about Camacho before that, and attempted to have a no-contact
order served. He said Camacho ultimately faced no charges for harassing his
family.
“Part of the reason I’m here is it makes me really angry. It makes
me angry that it feels like there was a complete institutional, just failure
here that led to, you know, a woman being killed,” said Phillips.
WRAL has been asking prosecutors and judges why Camacho hadn’t
faced more serious consequences sooner.
In an interview on Monday, Wake County District Attorney Lorrin
Freeman did point out that Camacho has spent a significant amount of time behind
bars, much of that time for shooting into Phillips’ former home.
“He has spent a lot of time bouncing between the prison system and
the local jails over the last few years and has really been in custody all but
maybe a total of 12 months within the past 6 years,” Freeman said.
Freeman also pointed out that in December, Camacho faced breaking and
entering charges, and prosecutors did push to have Camacho involuntarily
committed. That request was ultimately denied by Judge Louis Meyer.
WRAL has reached out to Judge Meyer for comment. So far, we’re
still waiting for a reply.
“The judge has to make a decision based on the evidence available
to them at that point in time. They don’t have the benefit of course of a
crystal ball and look and see what’s going to happen,” said Freeman. “Based on
the evidence that was available to the court at the time, the court did not
find that he met the threshold for involuntary commitment. For involuntary
commitment, the judge has to make a finding that they are a danger to
themselves or others. And when we talk about danger in that context, it’s an
imminent danger to themselves or others.”
For his part, Wes Phillips said he doesn’t know what needs to
change to keep dangerous people off the streets. But he is now haunted by a new
question.
“My wife and I are asking ourselves right now as we think about
what happened this past week,” said Phillips, “how close did we come to being
that person, and could that have been prevented?”
Another corruption scandal is roiling Ukraine, and there’s no denying corruption exists there as it does in most of the former Soviet states. The question is whether this should override U.S. strategic interests in supporting Ukraine, especially if there are reasonable safeguards against the theft of U.S. assistance.
President Volodymr Zelensky’s chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, resigned Friday after corruption authorities conducted a search at his home.. He said in a Telegram post he is cooperating with investigators, but his resignation comes as the Kremlin and Trump Administration are raising the pressure on Ukraine to cede territory to Russia. Mr. Yermak has been Ukraine’s toughest negotiator in peace talks, holding out against bad ideas.
PARIS—French authorities said they’ve detained four more people in connection to the Louvre heist, including a man suspected of being the only thief to remain at large after purloining the nation’s crown jewels.
Paris Prosecutor Laure Beccuau said two men, ages 38 and 39, and two women, 31 and 40, have been taken into custody for questioning. Beccuau said all four detainees came from the Paris region, without disclosing further details.
SAN JOSE — A man who gained infamy nearly a decade ago when he escaped a San Jose jail while awaiting his robbery trial saw his initial 49-year prison term cut by more than half Thursday, following a second successful appeal and a plea to a Santa Clara County judge to more heavily factor his dramatic personal transformation and his troubled childhood.
Laron Campbell poses for a Nov. 2024 photo, included in a Santa Clara County court filing, that was taken after he earned his high school diploma in a state prison facility in Soledad while serving a robbery sentence. On Nov. 13, 2025, after a second resentencing, Campbell’s prison term was reduced to 18 years and 8 months, from an initial 2016 sentence of 49 years. (Laron Campbell via Santa Clara County Superior Court)
Laron Campbell, 35, appeared via video feed in a San Jose courtroom before Judge Daniel Nishigaya, with Campbell’s fiancée and numerous supporters present both in person and also on video. The judge initially sentenced Campbell to 49 years in prison, then in 2023 reduced it to 30 years after Campbell successfully appealed.
Campbell benefited from legislation in the intervening years, aimed at reducing the state’s prison population, that gave judges more sentencing discretion. On Thursday, during a second resentencing that was ordered by the 6th District Court of Appeal earlier this year, Nishigaya further reduced Campbell’s sentence to 18 years and 8 months.
That decrease came largely from the judge, at the urging of the appellate court, removing a firearm enhancement that added 10 years to his term. Nishigaya also suspended a 4-year term after deciding that Campbell’s conviction for unplugging and disabling a victim’s phone during a 2014 home invasion robbery was part of the main offense and not a separate crime.
While explaining his decision, Nishigaya said Campbell’s determination to reform himself “is rare, relatively unique, and speaks well for what Mr. Campbell has done for himself and for those around him subsequent to his convictions and original sentencing in these matters.”
Campbell was convicted in 2016 of committing armed home-invasion robberies in Fremont and Cupertino in 2014, and of an attempted burglary in 2016, records show. He had two prior convictions, for theft in 2008 and burglary in 2010, for which he served about three years in prison.
While awaiting trial for the 2016 cases, in November of that year, Campbell and another man broke out of their holding cells in Main Jail South in San Jose and were fugitives for about a week. Campbell was found at his sister’s home in Antioch and later pleaded no contest to the escape.
At his 2023 resentencing, Campbell described an extensive rehabilitation journey that encompassed him taking responsibility for his crimes, obtaining his high school diploma and engrossing himself in education, and becoming a model prisoner who compelled his correctional officers to vouch for him.
Campbell continued that campaign in an array of writings and declarations filed in court prior to Thursday’s hearing, including a post-release plan that detailed immediate transition support from the civil-rights group Silicon Valley De-Bug, several job prospects and a relocation to New York with his fiancée and her family, as proof that he will immediately enter a supportive environment.
“Though I am not perfect … my mission is to continue working through my past traumas, reflect on my harmful actions and belief system, and continually educate myself so that when the time does come for me to truly get a second chance at life, I will be ready mentally, physically and spiritually,” Campbell wrote in a letter filed with the court.
The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office opposed reducing Campbell’s sentence, arguing the court was already aware of Campbell’s rehabilitation at his 2023 resentencing, and urged Nishigaya to preserve the 30-year term and firearm enhancement. Deputy District Attorney Anne Seery also argued Campbell had not proven that his childhood trauma was substantive enough to entitle him to further reductions.
On Thursday, Seery gave her own impassioned plea to Nishigaya to consider Campbell’s victims in his decision, calling to mind their indelible memories of waking up to a man pointing a gun at their faces and threatening retribution if they called police. She also recalled how she had to tell the victims Campbell escaped from jail.
“That is public safety, that is fear,” Seery said in court. “Years have gone by, but that doesn’t make that less frightening … That doesn’t make it OK because he’s now said sorry. That fear needs to be acknowledged and punished.”
She also referenced a 2024 criminal charge in Monterey County, where Campbell was being held in prison in Soledad, after he was found with marijuana in his cell. Campbell apologized for and took responsibility for that violation, and his attorney noted that Campbell agreed to drug counseling and other measures that ended with the charge being reduced to a misdemeanor.
In its January resentencing order, the appellate court referenced state legislation in 2021 that should have mitigated the firearm enhancement, on the grounds that Campbell’s childhood trauma was a relevant background factor in his crimes, and that he was 25 years old or younger at the time.
Campbell was exactly 25 when he committed the robbery crimes, and he has extensively described bouncing around in foster care and having a fleeting relationship with his mother — who gave birth while incarcerated — and becoming destabilized after he was removed from foster parents with whom he lived for eight years, and considered his family. His Berkeley-based attorney Raphael Goldman described him as the victim of “a Dickensian failure of our social safety net.”
Goldman sought either a 14-year, 8 month sentence, which would have meant his imminent release, or a 16-year, 8 month sentence, which could have made him eligible to serve out the rest of his term out of prison under the Male Community Reentry Program, a transitional housing setup run by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
Nishigaya said he was “not giving either party exactly what they have asked for” in selecting the 18-year, 8 month term. But the judge agreed to recommend Campbell be entered into the CDCR’s transitional program, which requires candidates to be within 32 months of the end of their sentences. That could occur within the next year for Campbell after factoring in his time served, custody credits and other sentencing relief.
“Ultimately, the court’s decision to give Laron a reduced sentence today resulted from Laron’s own incredibly hard work and his extraordinary rehabilitation,” Goldman said after Thursday’s court hearing. “I know he will do great things when he finally gains his well-earned freedom.”
Barely 24 hours had passed since thieves had broken into the Louvre Museum and stolen France’s crown jewels when the mayor of Langres, a walled medieval town in Eastern France, received a troubling phone call.
The director of the town’s museum was on the line to report that it too had been robbed. Thieves had penetrated the Maison des Lumières Denis Diderot overnight and gone straight for a display case housing its collection of historic gold and silver coins.
PARIS—France’s state auditor issued a searing assessment of the Louvre Museum’s finances on Thursday, alleging its management prioritized the acquisition of new artworks over the maintenance and security of its existing collection.
The auditor released its 153-page report after a team of thieves used low-tech methods to break into the museum last month and steal France’s crown jewels, drawing attention to the Louvre’s porous security.
PARIS—The thieves had prepared a jerry can of gasoline to quickly set fire to the truck-mounted lift and other equipment they had just used to penetrate the Louvre Museum and steal France’s crown jewels.
A blaze might have destroyed evidence linking them to the crime. But the clock was ticking. Security forces were closing in. So the thieves made a critical decision: They left the truck intact and jumped on their scooters to make a getaway along the Seine River.
OAKLAND, Calif. — Police in California are investigating the theft of more than 1,000 items from a museum’s collection including metalwork jewelry, Native American baskets and everyday items like athletic trophies that tell the story of the Golden State.
The burglary occurred in the early morning hours of Oct. 15 at an off-site storage facility of the Oakland Museum of California, Oakland Police said in a news release Wednesday.
Lori Fogarty, the museum’s director, said Thursday the investigation was going public because the artifacts might show up at flea markets, antique stores or pawn shops.
“They’re not just a loss to the museum,” she said. “They’re a loss to the public, to our community and we’re hoping our community can help us bring them home.”
Fogarty said it appeared to be a crime of opportunity, and not a targeted art theft.
“We think the thieves found a way to enter the building, and they grabbed what they could easily find and snatch and get out of the building with,” she said.
Stolen items include neckpieces by the late artist and metalsmith Florence Resnikoff, a pair of scrimshaw walrus tusks and Native American baskets. But she said much of it was historical memorabilia from the 20th century such as campaign pins and athletic awards.
The mission of the Oakland Museum of California is to document the art, history and natural environment of California, and its collection includes works by California artists from the late 18th century to the present, a well as artifacts, photographs, natural specimens and sound recordings. The museum has mounted shows dedicated to the Black Power movement and student activism.
John Romero, a retired Los Angeles Police Department captain who led the department’s commercial crimes unit, told the Los Angeles Times that the items may already have been sold since the burglary occurred two weeks ago. He expects detectives are looking at resale platforms such as Craigslist and Ebay, and networks that specialize in historic or collectible antiques.
“These people are interested in fast cash, not the full appraisal value,” he told the Times. “They need to get rid of it quickly.”
In January 2013, an Oakland man broke into the museum itself and got away with a California Gold Rush-era jewelry box. Fogarty said the the item was traced to a pawn shop with help from the public, and she hopes the community can help again.
The Oakland Police Department declined to provide further details, but said in its news release that police are working with a unit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation that specializes in art crime, including theft, forgery or antiquities and cultural property trafficking.
The theft occurred four days before thieves made off with priceless Napoleonic jewels from the world’s most-visited museum, the Louvre, in broad daylight. Authorities have made arrests but the jewels have not been recovered.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Oakland police at (510) 238-3951 or submit a tip to the Art Crime Team online or by calling (800) 225-5324.
Officials with the Oakland Police Department said a man who died while in police custody over the weekend has been identified as former NFL running back Doug Martin.
In a statement Monday, police confirmed Martin died following a reported break-in at a home on Ettrick Street shortly after 4 a.m. Saturday. Police said Martin was involved in the break-in and when officers attempted to detain him, a brief struggle occurred.
Martin became unresponsive after being taken into custody, police said. Paramedics responded to the scene and rendered aid.
Police said Martin was transported to a local hospital, where he later died.
“Since Saturday, OPD has been in contact with Martin’s family. The family has requested privacy as they grieve this tragic loss,” Oakland police said in a statement.
In a statement on behalf of the family, Athletes First and CEO Brian Murphy said Martin’s parents had called local authorities for medical assistance for Martin.
“Following recent media reports about Doug’s untimely passing, the family wishes to clarify the circumstances. Doug’s parents were actively seeking medical assistance for him and had contacted local authorities for support. Feeling overwhelmed and disoriented, Doug fled his home during the night and entered a neighbor’s residence two doors down, where he was taken into custody by police. An investigation into what transpired as he was detained is underway,” Murphy said.
Martin, 36, was born in Oakland and grew up in Stockton, where he attended Saint Mary’s High School. A standout at Boise State, Martin was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as the 31st pick of the 2012 NFL Draft.
In the NFL, Martin played five seasons with Tampa Bay, being named to the Pro Bowl twice. Martin finished his professional career with the then-Oakland Raiders in 2018.
“From his record-setting rookie season in 2012 to his multiple Pro Bowl selections during his six seasons as a Buccaneer, Doug made a lasting impact on our franchise,” the team said in a statement, noting he was honored as one of the top 50 Buccaneers of all time.
“The condolences of the entire Raider Nation are with Doug’s family at this time,” the Raiders said in a statement.
Mayor Barbara Lee said in a statement Monday, “We mourn the loss of Doug Martin, an Oaklander who had a distinguished NFL career and tragically passed away Saturday morning. Our condolences are with his family and loved ones, and my office has reached out to Mr. Martin’s family. They have asked for privacy during this time.”
Police said the officers who were involved in the incident have been placed on paid administrative leave.
The incident is being investigated by the department’s homicide unit and internal affairs, along with the Oakland Police Commission, the Community Police Review Agency and the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office.
PARIS—Tourists were streaming into the world’s most visited museum on Sunday morning when a group of thieves burst in through a window of a gilded gallery on the second floor—and made off with a set of priceless royal jewels.
Over the course of only seven minutes, three or four individuals used a truck-mounted elevator to reach a balcony outside the Galerie d’Apollon, which houses France’s crown jewels, French officials said. There, the thieves used an angle grinder to cut a hole in a window to get inside, they added.
Two Beltsville, Maryland, men were arrested and charged this week after police said they made dozens of thefts and burglaries in which the pair reportedly targeted sheds and vehicles to take power tools and lawn equipment.
Two Beltsville, Maryland, men were arrested and charged this week after police said they made dozens of thefts and burglaries in which the pair reportedly targeted sheds and vehicles to take power tools and lawn equipment.
According to police, 27-year-old Paul Moegel III and 31-year-old Christopher Talbott face 144 charges and 97 charges, respectively, in a case that dates back to June 2024.
In a video posted by police, items including nail guns, lawnmowers and yard trimmers are among the items recovered.
The pair will remain in police custody. Moegel and Talbott are expected back in court for a preliminary hearing Nov. 26.
Police urge anyone who believes items in the photos and videos could be theirs to get in touch with them at 301-937-0910.
The investigation is still underway, and police say anyone with information about the case can contact Crime Solvers online or call 1-866-411-TIPS.
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In June 2025, a residential burglary in the 700 block of East Orange Grove Avenue set off a months-long investigation that has now led to multiple arrests and the recovery of evidence linking several suspects to a string of break-ins across Los Angeles County.
(Photo Courtesy Burbank Police Department)
According to Lt. Brent Fekety of the Burbank Police Department, detectives “immediately launched an investigation after the initial burglary, reviewing surveillance video and utilizing investigative technology to identify a possible suspect vehicle.”
As the investigation unfolded, a similar residential burglary occurred in the City of Monterey Park. Surveillance footage from that incident revealed the same vehicle had been used in both the Burbank and Monterey Park crimes.
On October 2, 2025, Burbank Police detectives, working closely with the Monterey Park Police Department, located the suspect vehicle traveling through Monterey Park. Detectives kept the suspects under surveillance and watched as they approached a residence and committed another burglary. “When the suspects attempted to flee, they were quickly detained by detectives,” Lt. Fekety said.
The suspects were identified as 27-year-old Daniel Gamba Rodriguez, 25-year-old Jorge Andres Ayala Morales, 21-year-old Miguel Ubate Ayala, and 28-year-old Daniel Felipe Sastre Mesa, all residents of Los Angeles.
(Photo Courtesy Burbank Police Department)
A week later, on October 9, 2025, Burbank Police and the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department served a search warrant at a residence in the 600 block of North Figueroa Street in Los Angeles. The warrant was connected to the June burglary in Burbank and another in Chino Hills.
“During the execution of the search warrant, investigators located evidence linking the suspects to multiple residential burglaries throughout Los Angeles County, including the one in Burbank,” Lt. Fekety stated.
Four individuals were arrested at the residence and identified as 25-year-old Jorge Andres Ayala Morales, 21-year-old Miguel Ubate Ayala, 21-year-old Natalia Lorena Ramirez Lopez, and 23-year-old Angelica Ramirez Hoyos, all residents of Los Angeles. Each was booked for Penal Code 459 – Residential Burglary, a felony.
Lt. Fekety expressed gratitude for the collaboration between agencies, noting, “The Burbank Police Department extends its appreciation to the Monterey Park Police Department and the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department for their partnership and assistance in bringing these suspects into custody.”
A Fort Lauderdale homeowner was stabbed in his sleep, fought off the intruder and chased him until police K-9s and a sheriff’s helicopter tracked and arrested the suspect.
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A Fort Lauderdale homeowner was sleeping peacefully early Monday morning when he was suddenly awakened by a man stabbing him repeatedly. After an adrenaline-fueled scuffle, he fought the intruder off, who was later hunted down by police.
Around 4:30 a.m., the unidentified homeowner was sleeping in his house in the 600 block of Northeast Eight Avenue. He awoke to Joseph Defex, 31, striking him several times with a “sharp object,” Fort Lauderdale police said.
Defex then ran from the house, but the homeowner gave chase and fought the man in an effort to restrain him until police arrived. However, when the victim saw Defex still had a “sharp object” in his hand, he let him go.
Fort Lauderdale police K-9s and a Broward Sheriff’s Office helicopter tracked Defex down, police said. He was arrested and charged with burglary with assault or battery and giving a false name to law enforcement.
The homeowner was rushed to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
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For the family that runs Kim Hung Jewelry in San Jose, Sep. 5 is a day they’ll never forget.
What was once a thriving shop now sits boarded up, a reminder of the smash-and-grab robbery that changed everything. The family said 10 people stormed their San Jose store, after a stolen Jeep rammed into the storefront.
Surveillance video shows the suspects smashing display cases and grabbing whatever they could before fleeing. During the chaos, the family’s 88-year-old uncle, the man who built and ran the business, was shoved to the ground.
“It’s very sudden, and it’s very panicked,” said one family member, who agreed to speak but asked not to share her name. “You cannot imagine this happening to you.”
Since then, the store has been closed its entrance covered with plywood and steel gates. The family said they’re still paying rent and expenses while they wait for the insurance process to move forward.
“The business is closed. But we still pay rent. We still pay for everything in the store. You can’t not pay, right?” she said.
Her uncle remains at home recovering. Family members have urged him not to return once the shop reopens, worried the trauma runs deeper than the visible damage.
“His health is getting better, but he’s still traumatized,” she said.
(Clockwise from top left) Angel Herrera, Toddisha Mayfield, Zakhari Blue-Gordon, Tom Donegan, Jacques Samuel, Cisco Lutu, Amari Green and Julian Gacutan, who are suspected in a Sep. 5, 2025 smash-and-grab robbery at Kim Hung Jewelry in San Jose.
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Police said they are still searching for at least two more suspects connected to the case.
For the family, the arrests bring only limited comfort. The store remains shuttered… the damage still visible, the pain still raw.
“When I look at it, I just get more sad,” she said. “I get more frustrated, and I just ask, why?”
The family says their hope is to reopen in the next few months. Until then, they say they’ll keep speaking out not for attention, but to remind others that even when the cameras leave and the crime tape comes down, the healing takes much longer.
“So please,” she said. “Don’t do it. Go to school. Have a successful life. This is not a life.”
A person is in custody after a burglary in the northern Twin Cities suburb of Mounds View, Minnesota, on Friday afternoon.
According to police, officers responded to the 8400 block of Red Oak Drive around 2:32 p.m. after learning someone had stolen jewelry and a handgun in the area. The victim said the suspect left the scene on foot and was allegedly carrying two bags.
Personnel with five different law enforcement agencies assisted Mounds View police with setting a perimeter and searching the area. The suspected burglar was found and taken into custody around 80 minutes after the incident was reported. Officials said the firearm “and other items” were recovered.
“The victim was also able to positively identify the suspect,” police said in a news release.
The suspect was taken to the Ramsey County Law Enforcement Center.
Three law enforcement vehicles are parked on the 8400 block of Red Oak Drive during the afternoon of Oct. 10, 2025.
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The suspect was taken to the Ramsey County Law Enforcement Center.
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