Philadelphia mayor Jim Kenney called the looting on Sept. 26 a ‘sickening display of opportunistic criminal activity,’ on X. NTD spoke with Alex Newman, award-winning international journalist and president of Liberty Sentinel Media, for analysis and some historical context.
Arizona’s Governor-elect Katie Hobbs and Maricopa County asked a court on Monday to sanction gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake. This followed a judge’s rejection of Lake’s lawsuit that challenged the counting and certification of the November election. Officials in Buffalo confirmed that looters targeted stores during a major winter snow that caused widespread havoc across the […]
The message that hurricane-ravaged Florida is an inhospitable place for looters was driven home by an outspoken Polk County sheriff, who in a media appearance on Friday urged Floridians to shoot looters breaking into their homes so they look “like grated cheese.” Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd issued the warning during an Oct. 7 appearance […]
As parts of Florida face a long road to recovery following extraordinary damage caused by Hurricane Ian, some people have already been taking advantage of the situation and started looting amid the chaos. William Snyder, the sheriff of Martin County, told TCPalm that he doesn’t expect looters to calm down, fearing the worst. He said looters already […]
Authorities in Lee County, Florida, arrested and charged four alleged looters who were spotted ransacking homes and businesses on Fort Myers Beach, according to multiple reports. The individuals, three men and a woman aged between 20 and 33, have been identified in jail records as Brandon Mauricio Araya, Omar Mejia Ortiz, Steve Eduardo Sanchez Araya, and Valerie Celeste […]
Staff at Chicago charity Ronald McDonald House said that sick children and families were inside its building as looters smashed the front door while trying to get inside earlier this week. “[They were] very concerned there was a lot of activity right in front of the house, people making choices that could put them at […]
Businesses in Chicago are picking up the pieces after their stores were looted last night. The looters targeted small businesses, restaurants, and luxury stores. It started after police killed a 20-year-old man who opened fire on them. People on social media then called for the looting.
An alleged looter who was among four men that broke into a Pennsylvania gun store shop earlier this week has been arrested in connection with the burglary, according to multiple sources. The suspect has been identified as 17-year-old Khaleef Brown and has been charged with robbery, burglary, gun possession, falsifying information, and related charges, District Attorney […]
Don’t mess with Texas during a disaster. That’s the word from county district attorney’s warning would-be looters that they face some of the stiffest sentences in the country. Under Texas law, punishment for assault, robbery, burglary, and theft increases if the crime is committed in a county declared a disaster area by the governor. “Leniency and […]
A Texas homeowner is warning would-be looters that if they try to rob his house, it could be their last. “You loot, I shoot,” reads a spray-painted sign on a front lawn in Portland, Texas, just across the bay from Corpus Christi. Local TV news station KIII didn’t interview the man, but found neighbors supported the […]
