Former child star <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jojo-siwa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">JoJo Siwa</a> documented the aftermath of an alleged armed <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/robbery" target="_blank" rel="noopener">robbery</a> in her California home on social media.
The 19-year-old <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/entertainment" target="_blank" rel="noopener">singer</a> went into detail about the incident with her 11.3 million Instagram followers, even sharing footage from her security cameras. 
“We were robbed last night at 2:40(ish)AM… It was an armed robbery which is very scary,” Siwa told fans. “It was a REALLLLLY long night on the phone with my security, family, and LAPD.”
Police responded to a call from an alarm company about a break-in at Siwa’s home, but the suspects had already left before officers arrived, per <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2023/05/16/jojo-siwa-house-break-in-cops-burglars-mansion/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TMZ</a>. The social media star was apparently on a cruise when the break-in occurred.
The “Hold the Drama” singer said there was “lots of materialistic damage” but assured that “all can be fixed.” At another point, she confirmed “no one was hurt” during the crime.
“This makes me sick to watch,” Siwa said of the footage during her social media update on Tuesday. “I’m just happy that my family and pups are safe. Most important thing to me.”
“Do me a favor and hug your people extra tight tonight,” she went on. “Life is SCARY. And you never know when anything could happen.”
Celebrities have been the target of robberies with increasing regularity. Page Six <a href="https://pagesix.com/2023/05/18/jojo-siwa-shares-footage-of-burglars-who-broke-into-her-la-home-makes-me-sick/?_gl=1*7awggj*_ga*MTI3MDEyNzMzNC4xNjgxMjE3ODEz*_ga_0DZ7LHF5PZ*MTY4NDQxMTgxNi42NS4wLjE2ODQ0MTE4MTYuMC4wLjA.&amp;_ga=2.255231104.96067713.1684411817-1270127334.1681217813" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that singer Lily Collins recently had jewelry and other personal items worth $10,000 stolen from her hotel room. Billie Eilish also had her home broken into in January.
Valerie Bertinelli was the victim of an attempted burglary last month, she said, sharing security footage of two individuals outside her home in the early morning hours. Gigi Hadid, Kim Kardashian, Alex Rodriguez, Miley Cyrus, Rihanna, Orlando Bloom, Hilary Duff, and Simon Cowell are just some of the other celebrities who have been burglarized over the years.
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Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón has been criticized for &#8220;soft-on-crime&#8221; policies that critics say put residents at risk. Increased crime incidents in L.A., especially robberies, have inspired some to insist Gascón be removed from office.

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‘Makes Me Sick’: JoJo Siwa Shares Footage Of Armed Robbery At Her Home

'Makes Me Sick': JoJo Siwa Shares Footage Of Armed Robbery At Her Home

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Just when you think you&#8217;ve seen it all, the Democrats pull another trick out of their hat to avoid responsibility for soft-on-crime policies which have sent lawlessness skyrocketing around the nation.
The cities of Baltimore, St. Louis, and Seattle, among other municipalities, announced a lawsuit against two car-makers for allegedly making vehicles that are too easy to steal. (Author&#8217;s note: This is not an article from <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/babylon-bee" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Babylon Bee</a>).
On Thursday, the cities released a press release stating the lawsuit is &#8220;against Hyundai and Kia for failing to equip their vehicles with industry-standard vehicle immobilization technology. Without this feature, vehicles can be started without a key, a flaw that has been the subject of numerous TikTok videos demonstrating the ease with which these cars can be stolen.&#8221;
According to Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, defunding <del datetime="2023-05-12T17:19:38+00:00">the police</del> the creation of certain parts found in Hyundai and Kia vehicles is to blame for the record-breaking car thefts.
&#8220;These cost-cutting measures employed by Hyundai and Kia at the expense of public safety are unacceptable,&#8221; Scott <a href="https://mayor.baltimorecity.gov/news/press-releases/2023-05-11-city-baltimore-files-lawsuit-against-hyundai-kia-over-car-thefts" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a press release. &#8220;They have left our residents vulnerable to crime and are significantly burdening our police resources.&#8221;
To the city&#8217;s credit, Kias and Hyundais do appear to constitute a plurality of car thefts in Baltimore in 2023.
&#8220;Year-to-date, auto thefts are up 95%, with Kia and Hyundais representing 41% of all stolen vehicles,&#8221; Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison said in a statement.
Yet what can explain the other 59% of car thefts this year?
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Well, perhaps Baltimore&#8217;s <a href="https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-pol-police-budget-explainer-20200617-4yjweepbkreknjlef4f45jiblm-story.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">anti-police track record</a>, its <a href="https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/concerns-of-baltimore-city-crime-reaching-surrounding-counties" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tendency to dole out lenient punishments</a>, and its <a href="https://americafirstpolicy.com/latest/20220825-fatherlessness-in-the-national-capital-region#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20Baltimore%20City,about%2041%25%20of%20all%20births." target="_blank" rel="noopener">fatherlessness rate can explain the issue</a>.
Looking at those policies could also <a href="https://www.police1.com/crime-prevention/articles/report-ranks-us-cities-with-increased-homicide-rates-in-2023-BeaNzXzmnnVlAw3b/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">clarify why Baltimore</a> has the third highest homicide rate per capita in the nation in 2023, followed by St. Louis coming in fourth. Seattle fares better in that category, but even Seattle can&#8217;t say that Kia and Hyundai are to blame for its <a href="https://www.kuow.org/stories/violent-crime-car-thefts-reached-15-year-high-in-seattle-in-2022" target="_blank" rel="noopener">15-year-high violent crime rate</a> in 2022.
Admitting that leftist policies and broken homes are more likely to blame for the chaos would require Democrats to accept responsibility for their actions. So instead, they&#8217;ll blame those evil corporations.
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Michael Peterson, better known by his fighting name Charles Bronson and Britain’s most notorious prisoner, is up for parole.
A parole board is currently deciding whether Bronson, who changed his name to Charles Salvador in 2014, should be released after spending nearly 50 years behind bars. He is currently serving a life sentence after numerous bouts with prisoners and prison guards while serving time on a robbery charge from 1988.
During his parole hearing, Bronson routinely swore and sighed loudly, the Independent <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/charles-bronson-parole-mailing-list-letters-b2295055.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. He was given 15 minutes to make an opening statement and began by saying, “I could fill 15 hours.”
“First of all, it’s no secret I have had more porridge than Goldilocks and the Three Bears, and I’m sick of it. I’ve had enough of it, I want to go home,” Bronson said.
He added that half of the 738-page dossier on his actions was “crap, absolute rubbish,” arguing that he was “almost an angel now,” compared to how he had previously acted.
“I have not walked on grass for over 30 years and I dream of walking on grass,” he added.
But Bronson also said he was “born to have a rumble” and disparaged a prison governor whom he had attacked and left with post-traumatic stress disorder. Bronson called the man “an a**hole,” saying he would “die an a**hole.”
The chairman of the Parole Board panel argued that Bronson had spent almost the entirety of the past five decades behind bars, except for two brief periods where he was released and quickly committed new crimes.
Born in 1952, Bronson began a life of petty crime at a young age, with juvenile court reprimands for stealing. He served time for smashing parked cars after having an argument with his then-girlfriend’s father, and a suspended sentence for a smash-and-grab raid at age 19.
His first major offense occurred in 1974 when he was convicted of armed robbery at the age of 22 and sentenced to seven years in prison.
While in prison, he attacked prisoners and guards alike, took hostages, and attempted to escape. Though he has never killed anyone, he attempted to kill multiple prisoners, including child rapist and murderer John White.
Bronson changed his name to Charles Bronson in 1987 during one of his prison releases, when he began a short-lived stint as a bare-knuckle boxer. Bronson would return to prison shortly, however, after robbing a jewelry store.
In prison, Bronson became depressed, and used art therapy as a way to cope, eventually changing his name to Charles Salvador in tribute to Salvador Dali. His paintings have been sold and earned him awards, and the Charles Salvador Art Foundation promotes his work and encourages those less fortunate to create art.
He has also written books about his experience as a prisoner and exercising in small spaces.
It is unclear whether he will be granted parole.

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A 65 year-old <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/utah">Utah</a> man was literally trying to go to jail when he robbed a bank on Monday.
The suspect, 65 year-old Donald Santacroce, reportedly entered a Wells Fargo bank in Salt Lake City and politely demanded $1. He then sat and waited patiently for police to arrive and arrest him. According to <a href="https://www.abc4.com/news/wasatch-front/utah-man-robs-bank-of-1-in-attempt-to-go-to-federal-prison/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">local news reports</a>, the suspect attempted the robbery because he intended to go to jail.
According to an arrest affidavit obtained by local outlet <a href="https://www.ksl.com/article/50594581/utah-man-robbed-bank-of-just-1-then-waited-to-be-arrested-police-say" target="_blank" rel="noopener">KSL.com</a>, the suspect entered the bank and handed the teller a note that read: &#8220;Please pardon me for doing this but this is a robbery. Please give me $1. Thank you.&#8221; The teller gave the man the dollar and asked him to leave, but he told the teller to call the police instead.
The man refused to leave. &#8220;Donald sat down in the bank lobby and waited for police to arrive,&#8221; the affidavit said. &#8220;While waiting for police, Donald made a statement to the victims that they are lucky (he) didn&#8217;t have a gun because it was taking the police so long to get there. At this point the branch manager said she ushered all of her employees into a back room for their safety where she locked the doors.&#8221;
Police arrived on scene and arrested Santacroce. He returned the dollar bill to the officers. &#8220;Donald said he had done this because he wanted to get arrested and go to federal prison. Donald stated that if he gets out of jail, he will rob another bank and ask for more money next time trying to get the desired result of going to federal prison,&#8221; the affidavit stated.
He was booked into the Salt Lake County Metro Jail at around 6:15 P.M. local time on one charge of felony robbery. According to <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/man-accused-robbing-utah-bank-1-demanding-go-federal-prison-rcna74020" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NBC News</a>, he is no longer in custody as of Wednesday. It does not appear to be his first incident in recent days. According to KSL, Santacroce was arrested last week by the Utah Highway Patrol in Iron County on charges of driving under the influence and careless driving. State Troopers noted at the time that he had a Missouri driver&#8217;s license that was suspended.
Robbing a bank is a federal crime. According to <a href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2113" target="_blank" rel="noopener">18 U.S. Code § 2113</a>, simply entering a bank, credit union, or savings and loan association with the intent to steal or extort property is punishable by a fine and up to 20 years in prison. Taking property valued less than $1000 adds an additional fine and up to a year in prison.
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Several incidents like this one have occurred before. In <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Health/Wellness/nc-man-allegedly-robs-bank-health-care-jail/story?id=13887040" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2011</a>, a North Carolina man robbed a bank for $1 so that he could receive health care in prison. The man, who had no job and had two ruptured discs in his spinal column and a growth in his chest, was hoping that a three-year prison term would allow him to receive adequate medical care. He was charged with larceny for the incident.
A year later, a <a href="https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-homeless-oc-bank-robbery-suspect-sought-arrest-2012nov14-story.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">homeless man</a> in Orange County, California broke into a Wells Fargo and passed a demand note to a teller. He later told authorities that he did it because he wanted to receive shelter and medical care in prison.
As of Wednesday, it was not clear what motivated Santacroce to rob the bank.

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Restaurant and bar owners in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/houston-taqueria-where-patron-shot-and-killed-would-be-robber-gets-robbed-again" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Houston</a> are sleeping in their establishments, armed, in order to protect them from robbers.
The restaurant owners have resorted to sleeping in their businesses in order to prevent a recent rash of break-ins that have taken place in recent weeks. The owners said that their businesses have been broken into repeatedly, sometimes by the same suspect. They placed the blame on Houston&#8217;s bail policies, which have resulted in more criminals out on the streets.
“We’ve been broken into six times now,&#8221; Tod Jones, the owner of Glitter, a karaoke bar in Midtown Houston, told local news outlet <a href="https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/houston-restaurant-bars-burglaries/285-6667ff6d-562d-4173-9594-be37661e754b" target="_blank" rel="noopener">KHOU</a>. “They’re coming in, grabbing as many bottles as they can, throwing it in a bag and then they’re out. Both my windows are broken, and I’m like, &#8216;Man, I don’t even want to fix them because they’re going to be broken again in the next few days.’”
Jones said that the thieves have caused more than $20,000 in damages and stolen alcohol. “At this point, you don’t even want to claim it on your insurance, because you don’t want to lose your insurance,&#8221; he said. &#8220;You just have to fix it yourself.” KHOU reported that Jones now sleeps at the bar from closing until morning to protect the property.
Raul Jacobo, the owner of Cobos Barbecue in the East Downtown neighborhood, is also sleeping in the back office of his restaurant with a gun waiting for burglars. The restaurant was broken into twice in less than two weeks, despite being a block away from a Houston Police Department office. In one instance, Jacobo and a security guard caught a would-be thief and held him until police arrived. &#8220;Police got there, he had his bag with all his tools in it, ski mask,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Then, next thing I find out, he’s out the next day.”
“We are literally one street away from an [HPD] substation and we have a criminal that is breaking in twice in four days and doesn’t care about any consequence,&#8221; he added.
“I have been burglarized 15 times in the last year,” Lindsey Rae, the owner of Two-Headed Dog in Houston, said during a recent city council meeting, via the <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/01/19/armed-bar-owners-in-texas-sleeping-in-shops-to-stop-criminals/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York Post</a>. “We’re seeing, if they are getting caught, they’re getting re-released because of the cash bond issues we’re having,” she added. &#8220;They can come back and rob us again.”
A 2021 investigation from ABC affiliate <a href="https://abc13.com/feature/harris-county-bond-system-repeat-offenders-houston-crime/11250980/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">KTRK</a> found that Houston&#8217;s bail policies have allowed more criminals back onto the streets. The outlet found that in 2011, just 3.5% of cases filed in Harris County court resulted in the defendant being released on felony bond; in 2021, the defendant was released in 18.8% of cases, nearly six times as often. The most frequent charges for defendants who posted felony bond were: felon in possession of a weapon; possession of a controlled substance; or aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
The investigation also found that criminals were committing more crimes while out on bail. In 2011, just 3.5% of cases involved a defendant who was already out on at least one existing felony bond; in 2021, that number leaped to 19%. Of those cases, 968 accused felons allegedly committed four or more new crimes since being released on bond. One case investigated by the outlet found that the offender was out on 13 separate bonds.

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Houston Restaurant Owners Are Sleeping In Their Businesses, Armed, To Keep Out Burglars Because Of City’s Lax Bail Policies

Houston Restaurant Owners Are Sleeping In Their Businesses, Armed, To Keep Out Burglars Because Of City's Lax Bail Policies

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The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/houston" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Houston</a> taqueria where a would-be robber was shot and killed last week suffered a break-in on Tuesday.
At about 2:45 a.m. local time on Tuesday morning, a man broke into El Ranchito #4 in southwest Houston, stealing money and damaging several video poker machines in the establishment. Surveillance video from the scene shows the robber using a crowbar to pry open the door of the restaurant, breaking into several gambling machines before making off with several hundred dollars from the cash register.
&#8220;When I got here, I looked at the video and I saw the man break into the games and the register,&#8221; Pedro Lopez, the owner of El Ranchito, told <a href="https://abc13.com/houston-taqueria-robbery-shooting-break-in-at-el-ranchito-customer-shoots-robber/12685408/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">local news</a> reporters.
Surveillance video of the break-in shows a masked man using a pry bar to wrench open the door of the restaurant. The man then busts open three video poker machines from which he reportedly stole money. He then walks up to the cash register, breaking it open and taking the money from inside. Lopez told local news outlets that the thief made off with a couple hundred dollars.
His gambling machines are ruined, and a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHritBC8Ajw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">news hit</a> from local station ABC 13 showed the front door lock of the restaurant mangled as well.
&#8220;I don&#8217;t know if it&#8217;s against me. I just don&#8217;t know,&#8221; Lopez lamented. &#8220;I think we need to come out ahead of it and move forward. Keep working until someone else comes to rob us.&#8221; The shop was open the day after the robbery took place, ABC 13 reported.
The second break-in came just five days after a would-be robber was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/armed-customer-shoots-robber-dead-and-returns-stolen-money-in-houston-taqueria-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shot and killed</a> by a patron while attempting to hold up the store. Witnesses told officers that a masked African American man wearing all black clothing, a black ski mask, and black gloves walked into the restaurant, pointing what appeared to be a firearm at customers while demanding their money, according to Houston police.
While this person was walking around the restaurant taking money from patrons, one customer sitting in a booth with another person quickly stood up as soon as the suspect passed by and pulled out a gun, as seen in the surveillance video.
Police said the armed patron shot the suspect multiple times before collecting the stolen money, which he then returned to the others. This individual and other patrons then left the scene, leaving the police to ask the public for help in identifying the shooter as he was wanted for questioning.
The Houston Police Department shared surveillance images of who they believe was the armed customer, described as a white or Hispanic man, as well as his 1970s or 1980s model pickup truck with no bed. No charges have been filed, police said in a Friday press release.
On Monday, the Harris County District Attorney’s Office said in a statement that it was referring the case to a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/grand-jury-to-decide-on-charges-for-customer-who-fatally-shot-robber-at-houston-taqueria" target="_blank" rel="noopener">grand jury</a>, which would decide whether or not to press charges against the patron.
Lopez expressed support for the patron on Tuesday. &#8220;I&#8217;m happy that they didn&#8217;t put charges against him right now,&#8221; he said. &#8220;He continues forward and God takes care of him and protects him. Thanks to him, they didn&#8217;t take the money. The bad thing is the death.&#8221;

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After news broke that Sam Brinton, the “gender-fluid” deputy assistant secretary for Spent Fuel and Waste Disposition at the Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy, had been accused in a second case of stealing someone’s luggage at an airport, Megyn Kelly had some harsh words for the Biden administration.
Brinton had already been accused of stealing someone else’s luggage in Minneapolis in September, but now he has also been accused of stealing luggage at a Las Vegas airport. A felony warrant in Las Vegas was issued for Brinton, charging him with grand larceny, <a href="https://www.8newsnow.com/investigators/energy-department-official-accused-of-stealing-luggage-from-las-vegas-airport/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">8 News Now</a> reported.
“This story is amazing,” Kelly tweeted. “Perhaps some more time should be spent on actually vetting our nuclear officials (or firing them when necessary) instead of just hiring anyone who checks a diversity box.”
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This story is amazing. Perhaps some more time should be spent on actually vetting our nuclear officials (or firing them when necessary) instead of just hiring anyone who checks a diversity box. <a href="https://t.co/zYBmTth6UF">https://t.co/zYBmTth6UF</a>
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Brinton reportedly flew into Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport from Washington, D.C., traveling without a checked bag. The complaint alleged Brinton left in an Uber and checked into a hotel with a blue bag.
On Monday, prior to the Las Vegas accusations against Brinton, House Republicans sent a <a href="https://files.constantcontact.com/647991c4801/bcc50571-b74c-484f-be6f-c58965867dde.pdf?rdr=true">letter</a> to Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm demanding Brinton’s resignation. They wrote: &#8220;Surveillance footage reveals Brinton taking and leaving with luggage from the baggage carousel at the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport on September 16th. After initially lying to the police, Brinton later admitted to taking a suitcase valued at $2,325 and hiding the owner’s belongings in a hotel room. Alarmingly, Brinton has been observed using the stolen suitcase on multiple trips to Washington, D.C., and was ultimately charged with felony theft, which carries a penalty of up to five years imprisonment, a $10,000 fine, or both.&#8221;
“As an appointed official, Sam Brinton represents both your Department and the United States,” the letter added. “It is simply not possible for an individual to represent American values and simultaneously violate the felony laws of the land.”
“Please provide your fully transparent response no later than December 20, 2022,” they concluded.
In July, Brinton, who has bragged online about his puppy role-play fetish, joined transgender Assistant Health Secretary Rachel Levine to attend a party at the French ambassador’s home, where they both wore dresses. Brinton has <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170709013033/https:/poly.rpi.edu/2017/04/12/nuclear_policy_expert_discusses_sex_kinks/">given lectures</a> on kinky sex practices, including presentations about adults who like to wear diapers and pretend they are babies, as well as fetishes involving pup play, humiliation, and degradation, The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bidens-trans-health-official-non-binary-puppy-fetish-doe-worker-make-splash-at-ambassadors-party" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
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<a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/target" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Target</a> executives revealed on Wednesday that organized retail <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/crime" target="_blank" rel="noopener">theft</a> contributed to a $400 million decrease in gross margins.
The nationwide retailer revealed that profits fell 50% in the third fiscal quarter as sales diminished <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/two-critical-companies-will-lay-off-furlough-employees-during-holiday-shopping-season" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ahead of the holiday season</a>. Target announced earnings per share of $1.54, missing analyst expectations of $2.13, according to the company’s <a href="https://corporate.target.com/press/releases/2022/11/Target-Corporation-Reports-Third-Quarter-Earnings" target="_blank" rel="noopener">earnings report</a>, which cited persistent inflation and rising interest rates as contributing factors for the lackluster results.
Target CEO Brian Cornell remarked in an <a href="https://www.fool.com/earnings/call-transcripts/2022/11/16/target-tgt-q3-2022-earnings-call-transcript/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">earnings call</a> that organized criminal behavior has negatively impacted earnings and required new levels of security spending. “Along with other retailers, we&#8217;ve seen a significant increase in theft and organized retail crime across our business,” he said. “As a result, we&#8217;re making significant investments in training and technology that can deter theft and keep our guests and store team members safe.”
As many as 81.2% of retailers said that the “violence and aggression” associated with organized retail crime increased in the past year, according to a <a href="https://nrf.com/media-center/press-releases/nrf-reports-retail-shrink-nearly-100b-problem" target="_blank" rel="noopener">survey</a> from the National Retail Federation, while nearly 90% of respondents said that the pandemic worsened the risk for their companies through higher degrees of shoplifting, employee theft, and organized crime.
Thefts executed by packs of robbers have garnered attention during the crime wave of the past two years, with some retailers <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/supermarket-chain-hy-vee-introduces-new-security-efforts-as-smash-and-grab-robberies-continue" target="_blank" rel="noopener">spending heavily</a> on new security measures or <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/shoplifting-skyrockets-in-san-francisco-forcing-retailers-to-close-stores" target="_blank" rel="noopener">closing locations</a> in particularly dangerous cities. Target Chief Financial Officer Michael Fiddelke added that retail shrink, of which organized retail theft is a component, has contributed to reduced gross margins by more than $400 million in comparison to last year.
“This is an industrywide problem that is often driven by criminal networks, and we are collaborating with multiple stakeholders to find industrywide solutions,” he commented. “For example, because stolen goods are often sold online, Target strongly supports the passage of legislation to increase accountability and prevent criminals from selling stolen goods through online marketplaces.”
Interest groups such as the National Retail Federation and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce have <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/interest-groups-make-push-to-battle-organized-retail-crime-at-the-federal-level" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rallied</a> industry leaders to back multiple laws that would increase federal resources devoted to opposing the phenomenon. While the Combatting Organized Retail Crime Act would facilitate coordination among law enforcement agencies and businesses, the INFORM Consumers Act would prevent the resale of stolen goods by requiring verification for high-volume third-party sellers on platforms such as Facebook Marketplace.
Supporters of the legislation assert that federal assets have a role in preventing organized retail theft because Congress is mandated to regulate interstate commerce. The increased criminal activity, however, corresponds with moves from some local officials to deemphasize the prosecution of minor offenses. California is among several states that have opted to loosen consequences for small-scale shoplifting, as residents <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/retail-theft-is-changing-the-customer-experience" target="_blank" rel="noopener">approved</a> a ballot measure eight years ago that prescribes misdemeanor penalties to nonviolent property crimes in which the value of stolen goods does not exceed $950.
Crime, homelessness, and other public safety issues have induced several companies to amend operations in urban areas over the past several months. Among other examples, convenience store Wawa <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/wawa-closes-two-stores-in-philadelphia-due-to-crime-the-mayor-says-its-not-a-bad-omen-at-all" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shuttered</a> multiple locations in Philadelphia, while coffee chain Starbucks <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/america-has-become-unsafe-starbucks-ceo-rips-politicians-in-decaying-cities-after-closing-16-urban-stores" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> plans to close profitable restaurants in a number of major cities.

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On Friday morning, Temple University students were <a href="https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/temple-students-robbery/3421883/">robbed</a> after being made to go into a basement at an off-campus residence in Philadelphia.
According to Philadelphia police, the students were robbed at around six in the morning when two men with masks and hooded sweatshirts came into the house, carrying at least one gun. Eleven young people were in the house asleep, and ranged from males and females between the ages of 20 to 22. The thieves put the students into the basement and then took their cellphones, credit cards, and a car. They also took money and destroyed a television.
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🚨GUNPOINT HOME INVASION at 1330 N 15th Street. 
Police sources tell us that 11 TEMPLE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS were tied up at gunpoint and held hostage in the basement for over an hour. 
Taken was multiple items from the house including a Lincoln MKZ
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&#8220;Overall is was just a violating experience,&#8221; one of the victims said while talking to the press.
&#8220;I don&#8217;t know how I&#8217;m going to be able to sleep here again,&#8221; another woman added.
Some of the female victims said that the armed men woke some of them up and then made them get the others out of bed. The women also said that the men <a href="https://6abc.com/temple-students-home-invasion-off-campus-robbery-north-15th-street-robbed/12442386/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">asked</a> them where drugs were, but there <a href="https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/temple-students-robbery/3421883/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">weren’t</a> any.
&#8220;We were all just woken up. There was a guy with a gun. He came into a couple of our rooms. He made one of us go and wake up the rest of the roommates with the guy with the gun,&#8221; a student <a href="https://6abc.com/temple-students-home-invasion-off-campus-robbery-north-15th-street-robbed/12442386/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.
They also said the robbers forced them to take out their phones, get rid of their passwords and sign out of their iCloud accounts. After they were put in the basement, the women got on their laptop computers to tell people to call the police. 
&#8220;The most important thing is that no students were hurt or injured during this incident, which will continue to be investigated by the Philadelphia Police Department,&#8221; Temple said in a statement to <a href="https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/temple-students-robbery/3421883/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NBC10</a>. &#8220;The safety of the Temple community remains the university’s top priority.”
Temple University spokeswoman Deirdre Childress Hopkins <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/11/us/philadelphia-temple-students-robbed/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> CNN that Temple University had started a service this week to assist students in “find[ing] off-campus housing that meets certain safety and security criteria.”
The women also stated they had heard about a similar situation recently happening to other students.
&#8220;I think the sad part is, we all talked in the room, we all realized once they came into the room, everyone was kind of like &#8216;oh, it&#8217;s our time now,’” one student <a href="https://6abc.com/temple-students-home-invasion-off-campus-robbery-north-15th-street-robbed/12442386/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.
&#8220;You go to college, and it&#8217;s supposed to be a fun time when you can have fun with your friends and finally be away from home and have independence,&#8221; Nina, a senior, said. “Not only to have someone invade your home and your privacy, but to be woken up out of sleep … that kind of taints things.”
Police were continuing their search for the suspects who took the 2015 silver Lincoln MKZ with a Pennsylvania license plate of KMF-1560.

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Wawa announced it is closing several stores overnight in suburban <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/philadelphia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Philadelphia</a> because of skyrocketing crime in the city.
The gas station and convenience store chain plans to close overnight at a total of nine stores in Northeast Philadelphia and the Bucks County suburbs, the <a href="https://www.inquirer.com/news/pennsylvania/several-bucks-county-wawa-cut-overnight-hours-after-armed-robberies-20221021.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Philadelphia Inquirer</a> reported. The stores will be closed from midnight to 5 a.m. until further notice. The decision to close the stores comes after two stores were robbed earlier this week, and as Wawa reportedly mulls pulling out of Philadelphia altogether because of the crime problem.
A company spokesperson would not list all the stores that would be affected, due to ongoing investigations by law enforcement. “What we can say is at times we may temporarily close or limit hours due to external challenges or recommendations by local authorities for the safety and security of our associates and customers,&#8221; the spokesperson told the Inquirer.
Two of the stores that will begin shutting their doors are in Northeast Philadelphia. The others are all located in the Bucks County suburbs: two of them are in Bensalem, which directly borders the city; four are located in the town of Feasterville-Trevose, and one is located in nearby Holland.
The closures come after two of the stores were <a href="https://6abc.com/wawa-robbery-bustleton-pike-feasterville-holland/12348450/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">robbed</a> earlier this week. On Monday, the Wawa on the corner of Street Road and Bustleton in Feasterville-Trevose was robbed by an armed man at around 2 a.m. Then on Tuesday morning at around 3 a.m., the Holland location was robbed. Local police believe the same suspect is responsible for both robberies.
Wawa has a presence on much of the East Coast, with locations in seven states, but it is headquartered in Pennsylvania, and is a cultural cornerstone in the Philadelphia area. But the chain is reportedly considering moving out of the area altogether as crime continues to soar in the city. Last month, a mob of more than 100 teenagers ransacked a store in Northeast Philadelphia; a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/are-yall-gonna-make-any-sandwiches-philadelphia-gentlelady-demands-service-as-wawa-is-ransacked-by-hooligans" target="_blank" rel="noopener">video</a> of the incident went viral, showing the teens milling through the store and taking merchandise while a customer asks the staff, &#8220;Are y’all gonna make any sandwiches? Or are y’all just going to keep recording?”
That incident, combined with an uptick in crime across the city, forced the chain to close two of its stores in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/wawa-closes-two-stores-in-philadelphia-due-to-crime-the-mayor-says-its-not-a-bad-omen-at-all" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Center City</a>, the central neighborhood and business district of Philadelphia. “Despite reducing hours and investing in additional operational measures, continued safety and security challenges and business factors have made it increasingly difficult to remain open in these two locations,” Wawa spokeswoman Lori Bruce told the Philadelphia Inquirer.
In addition to closing down stores at night and permanently shuttering others, Philadelphia City Councilmember Mike Driscoll said last week that the chain is considering <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/wawa-weighs-leaving-philadelphia-after-mob-ransacked-store-in-viral-incident" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pulling out of the city</a> altogether because of crime.
“They’ve had to invest in security … security doesn’t add anything to your bottom line, it takes away from your bottom line,” Driscoll said. “But without it, then you’re in deep trouble. So they are spending money, they’re losing money. The scariest part to me is one of the senior officials said, ‘We’re seriously considering moving out of the city of Philadelphia in our strategic planning, at least not to expand.’”

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A Catholic priest was the latest victim of carjacking in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/philadelphia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Philadelphia</a>.
According to local news outlets, four suspects approached the 64-year-old priest as he was unloading a wheelchair from his trunk on the 2100 block of Somerset street in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia. The priest, a member of the Society of Jesus, was with a passenger when he was attacked. The suspects reportedly threw the passenger out, then took off with the car.
According to <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/priest-and-passenger-carjacked-in-kensington-philadelphia-police-say/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CBS Philadelphia</a>, the four suspects approached the priest at around 8:45 Sunday evening. One of the suspects drew a gun, then pulled the passenger out of the vehicle. The three other suspects then got in the vehicle, a blue 2013 Hyundai Sonata that belonged to the local Jesuit community, and sped away. Fortunately, neither the priest nor his passenger were injured in the altercation, authorities said.
The suspects were said to be in their early 20s and were wearing dark clothing, authorities added to <a href="https://www.audacy.com/kywnewsradio/news/local/priest-carjacking-philadelphia-kensington-wheelchair" target="_blank" rel="noopener">KYW News Radio</a>. Sources told the radio station that the car was found in nearby Camden, New Jersey, Monday night, with two guns inside. Authorities found four people in the car; they were taken in by authorities for questioning, but it is not known whether they are the same individuals who stole the car.
The USA East Province of the Society of Jesus confirmed to <a href="https://www.fox29.com/news/4-suspects-sought-after-man-64-carjacked-taking-wheelchair-out-of-trunk-in-kensington-police-say" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fox 29</a> that one of their priests serving in Philadelphia was the victim of the carjacking, but they withheld any further details to protect his safety. The order has at least 15 priests on mission in Philadelphia, centered at Arrupe Hall on the campus of the Jesuit-run Saint Joseph&#8217;s University.
The carjacking was just one incident in a record-breaking epidemic of carjackings terrorizing the City of Brotherly Love. Philadelphia has recorded more than 1,000 carjackings in 2022, smashing the previous record set in 2021, with three months left in the year. &#8220;Philadelphia goes over 1,000 carjackings for first time ever,&#8221; Fox 29 anchor <a href="https://twitter.com/KeeleyFox29/status/1575133052245786624?s=20&amp;t=pmJS6aeREB5baBzvnCmxlw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Steve Keely</a> reported on Twitter. &#8220;1,005 total carjackings at end of day September 27th. Already far surpassing previous @phillypolice stat record year, 847 in 2021, that doubled the 410 in 2020, &amp; now more 4 times the 225 in 2019.&#8221;
Among the most recent incidents: on October 10, a man was carjacked at around 7 a.m. in the <a href="https://6abc.com/northeast-philadelphia-carjacking-bustleton-dewees-street/12312182/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bustleton</a> neighborhood; On October 9, two carjackers stole a vehicle with a young child still inside at a gas station in the <a href="https://6abc.com/philadelphia-carjacking-roxborough-ridge-and-manatawana-avenues-philly-police/12309294/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Roxborough</a> neighborhood; on October 1, four armed men stole a car at a gas station in <a href="https://6abc.com/philly-carjacking-philadelphia-car-jacking-crime-germantown-surveillance-video/12291256/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Germantown</a>, and; a suspect is facing <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-edpa/pr/philadelphia-man-faces-federal-charges-carjacking-mother-and-daughter-outside-northeast">federal</a> charges after home surveillance video captured him carjacking a mother and daughter in Northeast Philadelphia.
The crime problem more broadly is forcing an iconic convenience store chain to close at least <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/wawa-closes-two-stores-in-philadelphia-due-to-crime-the-mayor-says-its-not-a-bad-omen-at-all">two stores</a> and possibly <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/wawa-weighs-leaving-philadelphia-after-mob-ransacked-store-in-viral-incident" target="_blank" rel="noopener">move out of the city</a>.
Wawa, which has locations in multiple states along the East Coast, announced last week that the company would close two locations in Center City, the main business district in Philadelphia and home to City Hall. Both stores had been contracting private security services due to an increase in thefts. The closures follow an incident in which nearly 100 young people ransacked a Wawa location in northeastern Philadelphia last month. Viral video shows the teenagers <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/are-yall-gonna-make-any-sandwiches-philadelphia-gentlelady-demands-service-as-wawa-is-ransacked-by-hooligans" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pushing over shelves</a>, throwing items across the store, and shoplifting snacks.
Ben Zeisloft contributed to this report.

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/law-enforcement" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Law enforcement</a> officials have identified two men suspected of targeting an elderly couple during an armed robbery this week in Portsmouth, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/virginia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Virginia</a>.
The Portsmouth Police Department <a href="https://ppdva.medium.com/portsmouth-police-search-for-home-invasion-suspects-2f9b31b4ed45" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> they are looking for 25-year-old Mitchell Boney Jr. and 22-year-old Tyree Demont Boney Jr., both in connection to an armed robbery that took place on Wednesday. They are wanted for armed burglary, use of a firearm, abduction, and conspiracy to commit a burglary.
The police department released video of the incident that showed the two men entering the home of an elderly man and woman and pointing handguns at them while yelling at them to get in the closet.
“Get in the crib, don’t say nothing,&#8221; one of the men tells the couple. &#8220;Don’t say nothing. Y’all get in the closet. Get in the closet right now. Get in the closet, I’m not f***ing playing. Get in the closet right now. Get in the closet. Hurry up.”
Police said that the suspects stole a safe and wallet from the couple’s residence.
“I am actually pleased to report that we have secured warrants involved in that home invasion,” Portsmouth Police Chief Stephen Jenkins <a href="https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/portsmouth/get-in-the-closet-portsmouth-home-invasion-targeting-elderly-residents-caught-on-camera/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. “I mean to be pushed into a closet against your will, or make you do anything. I think anyone would feel violated and helpless to defend themselves.”
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Police described Mitchell Boney Jr. as being 6’2”-6’3”, 170–180 pounds, and wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, blue stone washed jeans, and black shoes.
Officials described Tyree Boney Jr. as being 5’6”-5’8”, 150–160 pounds, and wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, navy blue/black sweatpants, one red sock on his right foot, and white shoes.
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&#8220;We urge those with information about this incident to contact the PPD Investigations Bureau at 757–393–8536,&#8221; the department said in a statement. &#8220;Or call the Crime Line at 1–888-LOCK-U-UP. You can also reach the Crime Line at **TIPS (**8477). Callers can also submit an anonymous tip through the Crime Line’s &#8216;P3 Tips&#8217; app or visit their website at www.portscrimeline.com. As always, Crime Line tipsters are never asked to give their name or required to testify in court. If a crime line caller’s tip leads to an arrest, or the recovery of drugs or stolen property they could be eligible for a cash reward of up to $1,000.&#8221;
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