Crime

US brings hate crime charges against suspect in killing of Israeli embassy staffers

The Justice Department said it would seek hate crime charges and the death penalty against Elias Rodriguez.

 YARON LISCHINSKY and Sarah Lynn Milgrim were killed on May 21, 2025 as they left an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington.
Israeli singer Efraim Shamir.

Israeli music legend Efraim Shamir brought in for police questioning

A torn poster showing former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad meeting with Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in the Sayyida Zaynab district in Damascus, Syria, December 14, 2024

Syria's transitional justice commission set to launch, vows accountability for Assad-era crimes

Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers in a car (illustrative).

Two dead, six wounded in mass shooting at downtown LA party, police say


Social media matchmaker accused of defrauding thousands of shekels from disabled clients

The defendant is alleged to have also robbed victims at gunpoint, using an airsoft gun to imitate a real weapon.

Police operate against a criminal organization.

Israeli man stabs another in brawl at psychedelic music festival in Hungary

The 26-year-old stabbing victim is currently receiving treatment at a hospital in the city of Pécs and is understood to be in stable condition.

Police officers stand guard as people attend The Budapest Pride March in Budapest, Hungary, June 28, 2025. (illustrative)

Bat Yam resident indicted for blocking citizens from entering bomb shelter during Iran war

Liliana Luyan was charged with preventing a group of civilians from taking shelter during the 12-day Israel-Iran war in June.

A drone view shows the damage over residential homes at the impact site following missile attack from Iran on Israel, in Bat Yam, Israel June 15, 2025

Indian national arrest for running fake embassy scam outside New Delhi

Among the fake documents recovered by police were 12 different diplomatic passports.

An Indian flag is pictured in the pocket of a police officer's uniform as he attends a rally in support of the Indian armed forces, following the ceasefire announcement between India and Pakistan, in New Delhi, India, May 13, 2025.

Shooting in Montana kills four, gunman at large

A deadly shooting at The Owl Bar in the city of Anaconda, Montana, left four people dead and the suspect at large, according to local police.

Photo of the suspect.

Attempted femicide in Florida: Husband allegedly abandon wife off coast

The victim was able to survive the alleged attack by holding onto the boat's ladder with her legs.

Douglas Naeher.

Yoseph Haddad's lawyers refute gun fired during road rage, claim self-defense, racist assault

According to Israel Police, "a report was received about a brawl between drivers on a road in Jaffa, during which sounds of gunfire were heard—no injuries were reported."

 YOSEPH HADDAD is an Arab-Israeli advocacy activist and CEO of the Together Vouch for Each Other organization.

Monkey business in Ramle ends in cement factory capture as crackdown continues

The Nature and Parks Authority said the green monkeys are believed to have been released by private individuals who kept them illegally and then let them go when the responsibilities became too much.

A monkey captured by Israel's Nature and Parks Authority on July 29, 2025

Israeli family indicted for attacking security guards after being denied entry to hospital

The police received the initial report on June 30 about a brawl in the emergency room. Two security guards were injured by the suspects who fled the scene.

 Israel Police (illustrative)

Public Defender's Office: Alarming rise in crime committed by normative people due to Oct. 7, war

Many ordinary, normative citizens were suddenly faced with criminal procedures, as more and more cases of domestic violence and poverty were opened - all against the backdrop of trauma. 

 Israel Police during operation in Israel's North to thwart murder attempt, April 27, 2025.

Netanyahu-picked Milwidksy appointed head of Knesset Finance cmtee despite rape allegations

Accusations against Milwidsky include rape and witness tampering, which he has denied.

Likud MK Hanoch Milwidsky chairs a Finance Committee meeting in the Knesset, in Jerusalem, July 29, 2025