(Flickr / Gage Skidmore) Ted Cruz Demands GoFundMe Probe After 'Silicon Valley Thieves' Withhold $9 Million from Freedom Truckers Ted Cruz blasted GoFundMe for taking money away from the Freedom Convey that he said is standing for freedom. By Abby Liebing, The Western Journal February 7, 2022
ABC7 / YouTube screen shot LAPD Reveals They've Arrested 14 for Smash-and-Grab Looting, But They Let Them All Go California's 'zero bail' policy and Proposition 47 have fueled reckless behavior by criminals across the state this holiday season. By Cameron Arcand, The Western Journal December 6, 2021
@RNCResearch / Twitter screen shot Psaki Blames 'Smash-and-Grab' Looting on Pandemic When Pressed by Fox News Reporter Doocy Former President Donald Trump said the lenient policies in Democratic-run cities are the reason for rising criminal conduct. By Randy DeSoto December 3, 2021
@USMarshalsHQ / Twitter Bank Teller Disappeared 52 Years Ago with $215,000 in Cash, And They Just Found Him 'Everything in real life doesn't always end like in the movies,' US Marshal Pete Elliot said in a statement. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal November 17, 2021
WUSA-TV / Video screen shot Suspected Carjacker Tries to Outrun Police K9, 'Titan' Teaches Him Why That's a Bad Idea 'The third suspect incorrectly judged his own speed or K-9 Titan’s speed and attempted to run away,' the sheriff's deputies said. By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal October 15, 2021
Karen Hatting Smidt / Facebook After Thief Steals Tip Jar from Twins' Lemonade Stand, Kind Police Officer Turns It All Around Though the twins experienced poor behavior from the thief, they learned how to press on and not let one bad experience get the best of them. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal August 7, 2021
@adamcarolla / Twitter screen shot Pro-Crime California: Customers Look On in Shock as 2 Men Stroll Out of Store with Armfuls of Stolen Goods 'If they’re caught, they’re probably given the equivalent of a traffic ticket. So it’s not taken seriously.' By Samantha Chang, The Western Journal July 22, 2021
Los Angeles Police Department / YouTube screen shot Surveillance Video Shows Armed Shopper Use Gun to Send 3 Would-Be Robbers Scampering The video showed a car, identified as a Dodge Avenger, pull up near the three people. Two men got out of the car. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal July 21, 2021
@KTVU / Twitter screen shot San Francisco Hit by Another Broad Daylight Shoplifter, This Time at a High-End Shop Cellphone footage of the incident showed nearly a dozen shoplifters sprinting out of the store with arms full of handbags. By Erin Coates, The Western Journal July 6, 2021
@LyanneMelendez / Twitter screen shot Security Guard, Workers Stand By as Man Shoplifts from Walgreens in San Francisco A brazen daylight shoplifting spree shows just how bad San Francsco's theft problem has gotten since the city started coddling criminals. By Kipp Jones, The Western Journal June 15, 2021
Ryan Seymour / Twitter screen shot Scottish Man Reunited with Wallet He Lost Over 20 Years Ago Seymour's had fun with the story, and though it's a simple tale, it's a lighthearted one that has resonated with many. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal June 9, 2021
@pope_moisa / Unsplash 2 Los Angeles Mailmen Allegedly Stole Over $340,000 from the Government The defendants face a maximum sentence of 10 years imprisonment, after pleading guilty to stealing unemployment debit cards. By Andrew Jose, The Western Journal May 26, 2021
WABC-TV screen shot Cops Confront Homeless Man Stealing Socks, End Up Paying for Them Instead New York police officers responded to a shoplifting incident, but acted out of kindness after discovering the suspect was homeless. By Taylor Penley, The Western Journal May 16, 2021
City of Griffin Police Department / Facebook Georgia Man Is Arrested for Allegedly Drilling Holes in U-Haul to Steal Fuel A man in Georgia was caught allegedly trying to steal fuel from a U-Haul truck, causing a fuel leakage, according to authorities. By Andrew Jose, The Western Journal May 16, 2021
@scienceinhd / Unsplash University Researcher Sentenced to Prison for Concealing Ties to Chinese Intellectual Theft Program A researcher who wanted to give China the results of research funded by American taxpayers is now going to prison. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal May 15, 2021
@insidethebadge / Twitter Cops Say They've Unraveled Mystery of Eerie Burglar, Deceptively Simple Disguise Spotted During Traffic Stop Rockim Prowell was arrested with a few incriminating items in his car -- including one which may explain how he got away with heists. By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal May 11, 2021
@HldMyBeer / Twitter screen shot Quick-Thinking Driver Staves Off Carjacking by Spraying Potential Thieves with Gasoline The man sprayed his would-be hijackers with gas as he filled his car up in a viral video posted to Twitter and Reddit this week. By Jack Cowhick, The Western Journal May 9, 2021
beccapie / Flickr Self-Serve Farm Stands Are a Common Sight - Thanks to Cruel Punks They May Soon Be Gone Forever Something fundamental to small-town America is lost without the ability to count on others to do the right thing. By Christine Favocci, The Western Journal May 3, 2021
ABC7 / YouTube screen shot Undercover Cops Disguised as Santa and His Elf Stop Alleged Criminals in Epic Bust Two undercover cops dressed as Santa and his helper managed to bust more than a couple of would-be car thieves. By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal December 25, 2020
Dr. Kelli Ward / Twitter AZ GOP Takes Aim at Biggest Newspaper in the State Over Trump-Biden Vandalism Story Dr. Kelli Ward of the Arizona GOP called out the Arizona Republic for what she said is one-sided coverage of political sign destruction. By Michael Austin, The Western Journal September 22, 2020