Crime and Public Safety

A suspect flashed his gun at two enterprising children who set up a lemonade stand in Boston as he and his accomplice swiped the kids’ cash box.

A possible firework exploded outside the home of Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez early Saturday, damaging a window but causing no injuries.

A suburban Chicago man accused of driving under the influence for the sixth time appeared in court Wednesday on a felony DUI charge after authorities said he was found slumped over the wheel of his vehicle in Addison.

A Geneva man was sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to the fatal stabbings of his girlfriend and her teenage son, prosecutors said. 

A 20-year-old motorcyclist was killed Friday night after colliding with a vehicle in north suburban Skokie, authorities said.

A suspect is being sought in connection with a series of thefts from storage units inside apartment buildings on Chicago's South Side, authorities said.

Court records confirm Harden was arrested in Harris County on an “Unlawful Carrying Weapons" charge.

The driver of a stolen SUV crashed into two CTA buses on Chicago’s Near South Side, leaving multiple people injured, on Friday night.

A Chicago man was arrested for allegedly shooting and seriously injuring a woman on the city’s South Side last Wednesday.

A drive-by shooting on Chicago’s South Side left two men dead and a woman critically injured early Saturday morning.

A hiker was attacked by a grizzly bear on one of Glacier National Park's most popular hiking routes.

Investigators still have not determined what caused the damage to an SUV or the death of driver Jorge Vaca after a mysterious incident on the Eisenhower Expressway.

As investigators continue to search for answers in the fatal shooting of 16-year-old Lilly Bova, Cook County Crime Stoppers announced Friday a $1,000 reward for information leading to an arrest.

A Midland city employee was identified Saturday as the person killed in a mass shooting that wounded 10 others before the gunman was later found dead, according to city officials.

EDITORS NOTE: More questions have been raised after a small town police department in Virginia posted on social media about an apparent "screw scam" involving a gas pump. Since then, some have said what was alleged as a potential scam is not possible or highly unlikely. FOX Television Station reporters have reached out to various government agencies across the country.An inspector with the Minnesota Department of Commerce Weights and Measures Division provided the following statement:"The few videos I have seen show someone jamming a screw into the boot of the dispenser, causing the internal activator to be pinned in an upward position. If this is truly how it’s done, then I am skeptical because the dispenser shuts off when you place the nozzle back into the boot. So, if I jammed something in there to make that internal valve stay up, then wouldn’t it behave as if the nozzle had been hung up? I would think you need the pump activated to do this. That said, we do have a tip for people so they don’t fall victim to this scam if it’s happening: Get a receipt. A receipt cannot be generated until the pump has been deactivated after fueling."FOX Television Station reporters also reached out to Gas Buddy, a popular mobile and web platform that helps drivers find the cheapest gas prices. 

A Chicago woman is facing attempted murder charges after another woman was stabbed and seriously injured on the South Side last weekend.

Two men have been charged after authorities said they tried to rob undercover federal agents during a gun trafficking investigation in Country Club Hills, leading to a shooting that left both of them wounded.