Crime Warnings
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 17, 2017
A parent's complaint about iPad app Roblox led to rumors that the game exposes children to preda ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Dec. 27, 2016
Although concealing boxes for big-ticket items is never a bad idea, no evidence suggests that fl ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Dec. 21, 2016
No, carjackers are not lying in wait to steal your license plates before stealing your car.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Dec. 19, 2016
Some social media users may have been too young to get a somewhat obvious joke about "bandits" a ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 7, 2016
Information about 'purple paint' trespass warning laws in some states is often shared under misl ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Aug. 8, 2016
Darboy, Wisconsin, is the latest location where human traffickers are purportedly engaging in co ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
July 22, 2016
A man was tragically killed in a wrong way crash near Knoxville, but police say there's no indic ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
July 20, 2016
Another rumor about human traffickers has been spread on Facebook, this one involving lures of f ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
July 11, 2016
Police in Rochester, Minnesota, say no reports were received of attempted kidnappings during a f ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
June 28, 2016
A woman's claim that three Muslim men menacingly approached her family at Kiroli Park in West Mo ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
June 15, 2016
Police say that viral warnings about a serial killer in Fresno and Tulare counties are not credible.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
June 10, 2016
A viral social media post claimed that young girls were being drugged with chloroform by ice cre ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
June 7, 2016
A clickbait Facebook post claimed that cameras in hotel hooks were a risk to guests, but it cite ...
Written by: Dan Evon
April 25, 2016
A photograph purportedly shows a new home invasion technique featuring rubber bands and door han ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Jan. 25, 2016
Car thieves seeking directions from unsuspecting motorists have not effected a rash of face-slas ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Jan. 8, 2016
Police in Auburn Hills, Michigan investigated claims that human traffickers were targeting young ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Jan. 5, 2016
There has been no rash of car or property thefts due to nickels or pennies jammed in door handle ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Oct. 29, 2015
Rumors about anarchist plot (hatched by the heretofore unknown "National Liberation Militia") to ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
June 17, 2015
Rumor: Robbers are flinging eggs at cars to impair drivers' vision and force them to stop.
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