Police in Bakersfield, California say they are noticing that an increasing number of residents are installing home security systems with security cameras to help prevent crime in the area, the Bakersfield Californian reports.
Police in Pima County, Arizona are warning residents following a rash of roughly 15 burglaries which have taken place in one local Tucson neighborhood.
The burglar alarms installed by a Pennsylvania business owner helped make sure that police were able to apprehend an early morning criminal.
Many of the Hollywood celebrities who were victimized in a rash of break-ins from 2008 to 2009 told a Los Angeles grand jury that they were careless with their security, and often failed to set their home security systems or even lock their front doors, according to unsealed testimony obtained by the Associated Press.
While violent crimes have been on the downswing in Antioch, California, officials say there has been a consistent increase in property crimes, the Conta Costa Times reports.
Police in the city of Victorville, California, are getting some new tools in the fight against crime in the city.
Police in the Boston area are looking for a suspect who fled the scene of an attempted robbery.
Police in Beverly, Illinois, are warning residents to take extra precautions after a string of recent burglaries.
Police in Fayetteville, North Carolina, are asking for the public's help after the area was left shaken by three separate shooting incidents that took place within a week of each other, reports News 14 Carolina.
Many residents in Chattanooga may be shopping for burglar alarms, after an increase in robberies and burglaries has pushed the city to 11th in the Ochs Center for Metropolitan Studies' crime ranking - higher than cities that are traditionally known for high levels of crime such as Detroit and Atlanta.
Police in New Britain, Connecticut, are warning residents to stay alert after a number of area houses have been hit in a string of recent burglaries, the New Britain Herald reports.
While there has been a slow decrease in the amount of violent crime nationwide, residents in Charleston, West Virginia, have seen an increase in the number of homicides in each of the last two years, the Charleston Gazette reports.
Faced with a growing population, police officers in Dickinson, North Dakota, say that more and more residents are installing home security systems, according to the Dickinson Press.
As cities and towns across the nation continue to cut back on police resources, more departments are turning to GPS tracking devices to help keep track of suspects, the Washington Post reports.
With many households still preparing for one last summer trip, a new survey finds that many of them may not be keeping their homes secure.
Most people make it a point to lock their doors and windows when they leave their home to prevent anyone from getting in. But as the Texas-based publication The Paper reports, those steps aren't often enough.
Police officers in New Orleans are crediting many city residents with helping to solve a number of local crimes, thanks to home security cameras that some people have mounted outside their homes, WGNO-TV reports.
While much of the attention surrounding identity theft recently has focused on hackers and computer fraud, a new study shows that burglaries and stolen wallets are still the the biggest reason for a stolen identity.
Both residents and business owners in Macon are ramping up their security to deal with a rise in burglaries.
Police in Davis, California, are warning residents about a sharp rise in the number of burglaries in the area, including a large number that are taking place during daylight hours.