Crime News from Singapore & World

Video shows naked burglar as he attempts break in

A naked burglar tried to break into a house in Bethesda, Maryland on 17 May. Police are now trying to identify the suspect with the help of the public. The houseowner discovered the attempted break in after reviewing security footage. A naked man can be seen sneaking around the house and peering into windows. He fled after a motion light was activated. There is a $10,000 reward for information leading to the naked mans arrest.

Jun 3, 2017

By Staff Reporter

Nigel Farage pleased as 2015 election rival Craig Mackinlay charged in expenses scandal

Craig Mackinlay, the Conservative candidate for South Thanet, has been charged by the Crown Prosecution Service over his 2015 election expenses. In the last general election, Mackinlay beat then Ukip leader Nigel Farage in the Kent constituency.

Jun 2, 2017

By Staff Reporter

Suspect wanted over theft of Portland train stabbing victims wedding ring

Portland Police released a video on 1 June of a man suspected of stealing the wedding ring and backpack of Ricky Best, a victim of the 26 May Portland train stabbing. Best was one of two men fatally stabbed after they intervened when a man launched a racist rant at two women, one wearing a hijab, aboard a Portland Train.

Jun 2, 2017

By Staff Reporter

City of Orlando releases bodycam footage from inside Pulse nightclub

The city of Orlando released bodycam footage from police as they entered Pulse nightclub in the early hours of 12 June 2016. Video shows officers entering the nightclub as abandoned cell phones ring all around them. The shooting at the gay nightclub, the deadliest in US history, left 49 dead and 53 injured.

Jun 2, 2017

By Staff Reporter

Manila shootings and explosions

Eyewitnesses reported gunshots and explosions at Resorts World Manila casino and hotel early Friday morning, June 2, as the building near the capitals international airport was evacuated and heavily armed police descended. Other hotels in the area were also on lockdown.

Jun 2, 2017

By Staff Reporter

Deadly shootout captured on camera in car dealership

Two bounty hunters and the fugitive they were looking for were killed in a shooting at a Greenville, Texas, car dealership on Tuesday, May 30.The Dallas News, citing officials, said the dead were bounty hunters Fidel Garcia Jr and Gabriel Bernal, and a Minnesota fugitive named Ramon Michael Hutchinson.Video by a bystander was released by police, showing the incident.

Jun 2, 2017

By Staff Reporter

Armed police storm Malaysia Airlines plane after bomb threat

Armed police stormed a Malaysia Airlines plane at Melbournes Tullamarine Airport after a man tried to enter the cockpit and made a bomb threat on 31 May. Officers boarded the plane and arrested the man who had been restrained by passengers and crew on Malaysia Airlines flight MH128.

Jun 1, 2017

By Staff Reporter

Police dashcam footage of Tiger Woods arrest in Florida

Police dashcam footage shows an unsteady Tiger Woods being arrested in Florida on suspicion of driving under the influence.

Jun 1, 2017

By Staff Reporter

$15,000 worth of sex toys stolen in Las Vegas

Thirty-Thousand condoms and $15,000 (£11,700) worth of sex toys were stolen from a warehouse in Las Vegas. A series of robberies at the Lelo distribution plant saw two men enter the warehouse and load their car with merchandise.

May 31, 2017

By Staff Reporter

Video shows moment of Portland train stabbing suspects arrest

A video shows the arrest of a man charged with killing two people on a train in Portland. Jeremy Joseph Christian stabbed three people on a MAX transit train on May 26. Two of the victims died and one sustained not life-threatening injuries. They had intervened when Christian verbally abused two Muslim women. Several people pursued the attacker after he left the train. The 35-year-old is charged with two counts of aggravated murder and attempted murder.

May 28, 2017

By Staff Reporter

Palestinian prisoners end mass hunger strike after securing concessions

Around 1,100 hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners ended their 40-day fast. They reached a compromise with Israel on additional family visits. Israel agreed to allow the inmates a second family visit each per month. 18 prisoners are being treated in hospital because of the hunger strike.Palestinians rallied behind the hunger strikers as national heroes. More than 6,000 Palestinians are currently in prison for offences linked to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

May 27, 2017

By Staff Reporter

Armed police patrol major U.K. train stations after terror attack

Armed and unarmed officers have been deployed on British railways on 26 May, after the suicide bombing attack in Manchester that killed 22 people. Police will patrol major stations and trains across the country today to reassure the public, as the threat level in the U.K. remains at Critica.

May 26, 2017

By Staff Reporter

Woman foils would-be carjacker by leaping on car hood

A woman jumped on the hood of her car to stop a carjacker escaping in Milwaukee on May 23. Melissa Marian shared security footage from the gas station, and in a Facebook post said she acted on instinct and was not hurt in the incident.

May 25, 2017

By Staff Reporter

Footage released by the Detriot Police Department of the man and boy

Footage released by the Detriot Police Department allegedly shows an older man directing a developmentally challenged teen to steal from the store.

May 25, 2017

By Staff Reporter

Boca Raton teacher pleads guilty to kissing student

A teacher at Somerset Academy in Boca Raton, Florida, pleaded guilty on 16 May to kissing a student on the lips. The teacher, Brian Kornbluth, was recorded kissing the student in February, after the schools principal had the camera in Kornbluths classroom repositioned so that it faced the teachers desk, after another teacher reported a number of unusual requests by Kornbluth to have certain students moved to his class.

May 24, 2017

By Staff Reporter