Police in Antioch said a 10-week-old puppy stolen from a family the day after Christmas has been safely recovered and two people have been arrested in the case.
According to officers, the victims were shopping at a Target store Friday afternoon with their Yorkshire Terrier “Tinkerbell” when they were approached by the suspects. Police said the pair complimented them on Tinkerbell before taking the puppy and fleeing the area in a vehicle.
Officers learned that the family’s 3-year-old daughter had received Tinkerbell as a Christmas gift.
“Tinkerbell”, a 10-week-old puppy who was stolen and later recovered by Antioch Police. Two people were arrested in the case.
Antioch Police Department
During the investigation, police were able to identify two suspects and a suspect vehicle.
On Saturday, an Antioch police officer found the vehicle and conducted a traffic stop.
In a video posted by the department, police said the vehicle was driven by a woman who was not related to the case. As part of the investigation, authorities towed the vehicle.
Later that day, the two suspects went to Antioch Police headquarters seeking to retrieve the vehicle. The suspects, identified as 20-year-old Isaiah Kingstringer and 21-year-old Zoie Ledesma, were arrested on outstanding warrants.
An officer determined where the puppy was during a follow-up interview.
Police shared video of the Tinkerbell being reunited with the girl.
Kingstringer and Ledesma were booked into the Contra Costa County Jail on suspicion of grand theft of an animal, theft by false pretenses and conspiracy.
Berlin — Robbers used a large drill to break into a German savings bank’s vault room and steal cash, gold and jewelry worth some 30 million euros ($35 million), police said Tuesday.
The heist in the western city of Gelsenkirchen saw the thieves break into more than 3,000 safe deposit boxes, they said.
While the criminals remained at large, hundreds of distressed bank customers massed outside the branch on Tuesday demanding information, but were kept at bay by police.
According to police, the robbers drilled their way into the underground vault room of the Sparkasse savings bank from a parking garage.
Investigators suspect the gang spent much of the weekend inside, breaking open the deposit boxes.
The break-in came to light after a fire alarm was triggered in the early hours of Monday and emergency services discovered the hole.
Police officers stand in front of a savings bank branch in the German town of Gelsenkirchen, Dec. 30, 2025, after thieves broke into the bank’s vault from a parking garage.
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Witnesses reported seeing several men carrying large bags in the stairwell of the parking garage during the night from Saturday to Sunday.
Footage from security cameras has also shown a black Audi RS 6 leaving the parking garage early Monday morning, with masked persons inside.
The car’s license plate had been stolen earlier in the city of Hanover, police said.
A police spokesman told AFP that the break-in was “indeed very professionally executed,” likening it to the heist movie “Ocean’s Eleven.”
“A great deal of prior knowledge and/or a great deal of criminal energy must have been involved to plan and carry this out,” he said.
Police said the more than 3,000 boxes had an average insurance value of 10,000 euros, and therefore estimated the damage at some 30 million euros.
The robbery comes amid ongoing moves by managers of one of Europe’s most famous museums, the Louvre in Paris, to tighten up security in the wake of a brazen heist that saw thieves break in through an upper story window to steal French crown jewels valued at an estimated $102 million. The four suspected thieves have been arrested, but none of the state treasures have been recovered.
Several victims of the robbery in Germany had told police officers that their losses far exceeded the insured value of their safe deposit boxes.
The police spokesman said that “disgruntled customers” were outside the bank branch which didn’t open for security reasons, after threats had been made against the employees.
“We’re still on site, keeping an eye on things,” he said, adding that “the situation has calmed down considerably.”
A 23-year-old Palmdale woman will face a murder charge in the 2023 overdose death of her 2-year-old son, Los Angeles County authorities said Monday.
Anaie Flores was charged with one count of murder and one county of child abuse causing the death of her son, Angel, in November 2023, according to a criminal complaint.
Angel died after overdosing on fentanyl left out by her mother, according to Deputy Dist. Atty. Jonathan Hatami, who is prosecuting the case.
Flores was arrested Thursday by L.A. County sheriff’s deputies and held in lieu of $2-million bail, jail records show.
It was not immediately clear who was serving as Flores’ attorney. Her arraignment was continued on Monday afternoon, according to Hatami.
Flores pleaded no contest to grand theft this year and was sentenced to two years of probation in connection with a March burglary, court records show.
Although it is rare for prosecutors to charge adults with murder in the cases of accidental overdoses involving children in their care, it is not unprecedented. Hatami is pursuing a similar case involving the death of a 17-month-old boy in Lancaster.
“Fentanyl is sort of like a loaded gun. If you leave a loaded gun in your house and it’s not locked up properly and you have children, and a child gets ahold of that loaded gun and shoots themselves, the parent should be responsible,” Hatami said in an interview with The Times this year. “That’s conscious disregard for the safety of others.”
At least 11 children younger than 5 have suffered fentanyl-related deaths in California in 2023, according to the state health department.
Prosecutors on Monday charged two men with known associations to a notorious South Los Angeles street gang with murder in the death of “General Hospital” actor Johnny Wactor after the suspects implicated themselves during jailhouse discussions, sources told The Times.
Two other men were also charged with lesser crimes in connection with Wactor’s death, authorities said.
Robert Barceleau, 18, is accused of shooting Wactor after the actor came upon him and two other members of the Florencia 13 gang on Hope Street near Pico Boulevard and confronted them because he thought they were trying to tow his car in the wee hours of May 25. Authorities say the men were jacking up Wactor’s car to steal its catalytic converter and he was shot after accosting them.
Johnny Wactor was shot to death after interrupting men trying to steal his car’s catalytic converter on May 25, authorities say.
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Barceleau, who is also known as “Smallz,” is an identified member of the Florencia 13 gang, according to information from a search warrant filed in the Wactor investigation. His fingerprints, as well as those of Sergio Estrada and Leonel Gutierrez, matched those lifted from the floor jack left at Wactor’s car, according to the search warrant. Authorities say Estrada, a.k.a. “Prieto,” and Gutierrez, or “Tripps” — both also 18 — are affiliated with the gang.
Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. George Gascón and interim LAPD Chief Dominic Choi said more than 50 search warrants were served in the case.
Witnesses identified Gutierrez as a suspect in Wactor’s slaying because of a distinct “F” tattoo on his face — for Florencia, police said.
The three men were arrested Thursday on suspicion of murder. A fourth person — Frank Olano, 22 — was arrested on suspicion of being an accessory to murder.
After their arrests, some of the men implicated themselves in the slaying during recorded jailhouse conversations, according to two law enforcement sources familiar with the investigation but not authorized to discuss it publicly.
Calling Wactor’s death a “senseless shooting,” Gascón on Monday charged Barceleau and Estrada with murder.
Barceleau was charged with special circumstances murder during an attempted robbery with personal use of a firearm, attempted robbery, grand theft and aggravated circumstances of using a firearm. If convicted, he faces life without the possibility of parole.
Anita Joy, right, who was with Johnny Factor when he was killed, hugs Gary Hoiness after Monday’s news conference where murder charges against Factor’s suspected killers were announced.
(Al Seib/For The Times)
Estrada was charged with murder with the use of a firearm, attempted robbery and grand theft with a firearm.
Gutierrez was charged with attempted robbery and grand theft with allegations of a principal armed with a firearm.
Olano was charged with one count of accessory after the fact to murder, one count of receiving stolen property and three counts of being a felon with a firearm.
“There are two that are facing life in prison, one life without the possibility,” Gascón said during a news conference Monday. “One of them fired a weapon; the other one was there. … Barceleau fired the gun.”
Barceleau, Gutierrez and Estrada all have lengthy criminal histories, according to court and arrest documents reviewed by The Times.
Barceleau has previously been arrested on suspicion of assault with a firearm, robbery and burglary. Gutierrez has prior arrests on suspicion of possession of a firearm, vehicle theft, grand theft, assault with great bodily injury, battery and robbery. Estrada’s priors include suspicion of assault with a firearm, robbery and burglary. Alano, a.k.a. “Little,” has been arrested on suspicion of grand theft, vandalism, possession of a firearm and assault on a police officer.
Barceleau is being held without bail, and Estrada is being held in lieu of $2.070 million bail. Olano’s bail was set at $1.08 million and Gutierrez’s at $120,000.
Moses Castillo, a retired LAPD detective and advocate for the Wactor family, said the failure to file special gang allegations against the men, as the district attorney has repeatedly done in prior gang cases, means the men will face far less time in prison if convicted.
L.A. County Dist. Atty. George Gascón and interim LAPD Chief Dominic Choi announced murder and other charges Monday against slain “General Hospital’’ actor Johnny Wactor’s suspected assailants.
(Al Seib/For The Times)
Neither Gascón nor Choi would discuss the evidence in the case, including any statements made by the accused. All four appeared in a downtown court Monday and were waiting to be called for their hearing.
The charges come after friends of the actor called for the district attorney to lock up those responsible for the actor’s death.
“I don’t think it is right that these suspects, whoever killed Johnny, ever gets freedom ever again,” fellow actor Micah Parker said Monday outside the downtown criminal courts building. “That is justice in our eyes, and we asked George Gascón to serve justice and do his job today.”
Parker and others were asking the district attorney to commit to seeking the maximum sentence for the men — life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Wactor’s slaying has become symbolic of growing issues related to violent robberies in Los Angeles, and particularly the rise of street violence in the city’s downtown core.
The actor had finished a shift at the Level 8 bar about 3:20 a.m. May 25 when he and co-worker Anita Joy were walking to his car and interrupted the thieves.
Wactor first thought his car was being towed, Joy said. After realizing that wasn’t the case, he asked the men to leave, showing his open hands to indicate he wasn’t a threat. Nevertheless, he was shot at close range, Joy said. A security guard from the bar said he found Joy and the mortally wounded Wactor and called 911.
Joy asked Wactor whether he was OK, and he responded, “Nope. I’ve been shot,” according to the statement of probable cause in the arrests of the suspects.
After the shooting, the men fled north on Hope Street in a stolen getaway car described as a 2018 black four-door Infiniti Q50 with a tan interior, police said.
After reviewing videos and interviewing witnesses, homicide detectives with the Los Angeles Police Department identified the suspects. Barceleau had been arrested June 5 on suspicion of assault by the LAPD, but was not charged with a crime and was released the same day.
It was not until this month that arrests were made, after repeated efforts by friends, family and politicians calling for more resources on the case and a tougher approach to crime in Los Angeles.
After the arrests, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass thanked police “for their continued efforts to keep Angelenos safe and to bring justice to victims of violence.”
“Now, we must ensure that those who are responsible for this brazen and heinous act are held fully accountable,” she said.
On Monday, Choi said the “tragic, untimely death” of Wactor has left a void in the hearts of his family, friends and fans as well as the broader community.
“To the family and loved ones of Mr. Wactor, we know that no legal action can bring back the person you have lost, but we hope that today’s announcement brings some measure of comfort in knowing that those who are responsible are no longer on the streets and not going to be able to hurt anyone again,” Choi said.
(FOX40.COM) — A 30-year-old man was arrested after allegedly stealing over $1200 worth of merchandise from a Northern California Safeway and leading police on a high-speed pursuit.
Around 3 p.m. on June 9, the Folsom Police Department said it received a call about a theft from the Safeway on Prairie City Road in Folsom. The caller reported they saw the suspect load a cart full of items and leave the store without paying for them. They provided a description of the suspect and vehicle: a black Toyota headed toward US Highway 50.
Additionally, the caller provided dispatchers with a license plate number, according to FPD. An officer responded to westbound US Highway 50 and located a vehicle with the same license plate number being driven by a driver who matched the suspect’s description. Police said the vehicle was traveling at high speed and weaving in and out of traffic.
An officer attempted to pull the vehicle over, however, the vehicle exited US Highway 50 at Zinfandel Drive and continued to drive dangerously onto Olson Drive, according to FPD. Video recorded by FPD shows the pursuit in part. Eventually, the vehicle turned into a parking lot on the 11000 Block of Olson Drive and surrendered.
FPD said Eric Kephart of Elk Grove was arrested for alleged grand theft and evading a police officer. He was booked at Sacramento County Jail and all items were returned to Safeway.
Authorities in Sonoma County said they have busted an alleged bird fighting ring following an investigation into a break-in that took place earlier this year.
According to the Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety, the investigation stemmed from a burglary at a storage facility on the 6000 block of Commerce Blvd. on March 19. The victim told officers that an estimated $22,000 in items were stolen.
During their investigation, officers identified a suspect in the theft. Police in Santa Rosa arrested the suspect, identified as Audrina Renee McPeters, on March 21.
McPeters was booked into the Sonoma County Jail on suspicion of conspiracy, burglary and grand theft.
The next day, detectives served a search warrant at a home on Stony Point Road in Santa Rosa and found stolen property belonging to the victim.
During the search, police discovered “numerous” animal cruelty violations, including at least 1,000 game birds believed to be raised for fighting. Officers also arrested Jesus Miguel Santoyo Rodriguez on 36 misdemeanor counts of possession of gaffs / slashers used for cockfighting.
Sonoma County Animal Services were called to the property and recovered five horses and two dogs, which police said were malnourished. The birds were also quarantined.
A third person, identified as Jose Guadalupe Luna-Ruiz, was arrested by Santa Rosa Police on April 2. Police said Luna-Ruiz is suspected in the original theft of the storage unit.
Luna-Ruiz was booked on suspicion of conspiracy, burglary, grand theft and receiving stolen property.
The Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety said that the investigation continues. Anyone with additional information is asked to contact the department at 707-584-2600, referencing case number 24-0882.
(FOX40.COM) — Two homeless men were recently arrested in connection to a series of wire thefts and other crimes, according to the Yuba County Sheriff’s Office
“In response to the high number of wire theft crimes reported lately by unsuspecting victims, deputies with the Yuba County Sheriff’s Department set out this past Friday evening,” YCSO said in a press release.
On April 26, Yuba County deputies said they were on patrol in the more rural parts of the county when they observed two people on bicycles who matched the description of a recent wire theft suspect who was recorded on a trail camera. Deputies said the alleged culprits were a 23-year-old man and a 43-year-old-man who were both homeless.
The two men were arrested after evidence allegedly connected them to wire theft crimes, according to YCSO. They were book into the Yuba County jail under suspicion of grand theft, vandalism, burglary, and other related crimes.
(FOX40.COM) -The Lodi Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance to identify the suspects involved in a grand theft at Carters Pet Mart.
Police did not specify the time the crime happened, however, the pet store is located at 1379 S. Lower Sacramento Road.
Have you seen them? LPD is asking for help to identify to grand theft suspects./Lodi Police Department
Anyone with information is advised to contact Officer Lewis at tlewis2@lodi.gov or the Lodi Police Department at (209) 333-6728 and reference case #24-2427. Informants can also contact the Lodi Area Crime Stoppers at (209) 369-2746 and be eligible for a reward of up to $1000.
Grand Theft Auto fans who have been waiting a decade for the next installment in the mega-hit franchise finally got a taste of what to expect with GTA VI with the release of the upcoming game’s first trailer.
Rockstar Games posted the 90-second teaser on Monday night. By Tuesday morning the clip had received more than 60 million views. The trailer follows a decade of speculation on when the gaming studio would release a follow-up to its cult classic, GTA V, which debuted in 2013.
“People have been playing [Grand Theft Auto V] for the last 10 years,” Gene Park, a reporter at the Washington Post, told CBS News. “You can pretend to be a shopkeep or a hotel worker … Grand Theft Auto has expanded not just to be about the criminal element but American life in general.”
Here are 5 things we learned from the trailer for GTA VI.
You’ll have to wait until 2025 for the actual game
The trailer ends with some frustrating news for GTA fans: You’ve still got a long wait ahead for the game itself.
The release date will happen sometime in 2025, according to the trailer which only gave the year, rather than a specific day and month.
Shares of Take-Two, the owner of Rockstar, slipped 3% in premarket trading. The stock had jumped more than 50% this year, partly on anticipation of the new Grand Theft Auto release.
GTA’s first-ever female protagonist
The trailer also introduces the game’s first-ever female protagonist, Lucia, whom we first meet while she is incarcerated.
The 90-second teaser confirmed the game will be set in Miami-inspired Vice City, and star a female protagonist for the first time.
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Later in the trailer, she’s shown with a male partner as they engage in some apparently criminal behavior, with hints that they’re on a robbing spree. The pair give Bonnie and Clyde vibes as they stalk past a store’s liquor-lined shelves, bandannas pulled up to obscure the bottom halves of their faces.
Soundtrack features Tom Petty
Accompanying the trailer is Tom Petty’s “Love Is A Long Road,” a 1989 release from the deceased rocker. Guitarist Mike Campbell, who co-wrote the song, said it was inspired by his motorcycle.
“I was really into that frame of mind,” the guitarist told Rolling Stone. “This feels like a motorcycle shifting gears.”
Flashy vehicles
Also featured in the trailer are flashy cars, including custom-fitted automobiles and luxury vehicles such as Rolls Royces and Porsches.
But the trailer’s eye-candy isn’t limited to cars, as plenty of watercraft are shown, from an airboat cruising a swampy, Everglades-like area to yachts filled with partiers.
Social media plays a big part in GTA VI, with the trailer showing clips of live streams, online posts and more.
A lot of the comments in the posts and videos are snarky, like a scene showing a menacing older woman in a housedress and slippers who is also holding hammers in both hands. “Neighborhood watch don’t play around,” the commenter posts.
Interactions with wildlife
The game is once again set in Florida’s fictional Vice City — inspired by Miami — and the trailer doesn’t spare in its depiction of wild Florida, including a few massive alligators.
In one scene, a wildlife control expert is shown pulling an alligator out of a pool, while another scene shows a giant alligator lumbering into a store. Another scene depicts a moment of zen, with flamingos taking flight. The human activity is decidedly less calm.
Wild human behavior on display
There’s also plenty of wild human activity, including a dirt bike gang terrorizing a neighborhood and a man crotch-grabbing in an apparent road-rage incident.
In one scene, an old man wearing a speedo and a sun visor is watering his yard, while a TV news clip shows a man covered with facial tattoos who is apparently arrested for theft after being quickly identified by his unusual facial tattoos.
Aimee Picchi is the associate managing editor for CBS MoneyWatch, where she covers business and personal finance. She previously worked at Bloomberg News and has written for national news outlets including USA Today and Consumer Reports.
