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The Viral Mustang ‘Fleeing’ Case Isn’t About Lights and Sirens at All
When the arrest of 19-year-old Tara Ashley Palmieri spread across social media late last year,...
The Classic Car Fraudster Sentenced to 60 Years Just Filed an Appeal
The Galveston County classic-car restorer who was handed a 60-year prison sentence earlier this year...
Thieves Tracked Power Tour Owners to Their Hotels and Stripped the Lot Overnight
The people driving in this year’s Hot Rod Power Tour spent Monday showing off some...
A McLaren and a Bentley Were Seized in a $30 Million Kids’ Medicaid Fraud Case
Federal prosecutors say four people in Ohio turned a children’s health program into a personal...
A Fully Equipped Cop SUV Was Stolen From an Oakland Garage, and It’s Still Missing
Stealing a cop car is the kind of thing that usually only happens in a...
Oakland’s License Plate Cameras Generated So Many Alerts, It Muted the Stolen-Car Ones
The pitch behind automated license plate readers is seductively simple: give an understaffed department a...
He Blew Zeros on the Breathalyzer and Got Arrested for DUI Anyway
A driver who insisted he was stone-cold sober has been vindicated in federal court, walking...
The ‘Stolen’ Koenigsegg One:1 Was Actually Just Repossessed, and It’s Heading to Auction
For months, the supercar world had itself convinced that one of the rarest Koenigseggs on...
A Drunk Driver’s Mustang Ended Up in a Pond, and a Ladder Rescue Made It Viral
A late-night drive on a California highway turned into one of the more bizarre crash...
Feds Say a Maserati, a Bentley, and a McLaren Were Bought With Stolen Children’s Health Funds
Federal prosecutors say a glittering fleet of high-end automobiles, a Maserati, a Mercedes, a Bentley,...
Teen’s BMW Donut Stunt Turns Into a Criminal Case With a Six-Figure Ripple Effect
A few seconds of tire smoke at an Irvine intersection turned into a legal and...
Georgia Street Race Ends in Death, Fleeing Driver Now Faces Homicide Charge
A late-night illegal street race in Lawrenceville, Georgia has turned into a criminal case with...
Inside the Amazon Vendor Scam That Quietly Moved $9.4 Million in Six Months
A delivery contractor tied to one of the biggest companies in the world sits at...
The $9.4M Amazon Fraud Garage: A Lamborghini, a Porsche, and a Tesla Bought With Stolen Money
A Lamborghini Urus, a Porsche Panamera, a Tesla Model X, a Dodge Durango, and even...