Crime and Courts

Zachary Scheich, who prosecutors said identified himself as 17-year-old ‘Zak Hess,’ pleaded guilty to sexual assault and other crimes.

Rap mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs was denied bail again after his attorneys tried to argue for home confinement as the federal case against him proceeds. Ted Chen reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Sept. 18, 2024.

As shoplifting and retail theft plagued Southern California businesses, two Rite Aid stores in Los Angeles are locking up nearly all products. Camilla Rambaldi reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Wednesday. Sep. 18, 2024.

NBC Los Angeles learned even small items less than $10 are now under lock and key in some stores.

A longtime CIA officer who drugged, photographed and sexually assaulted more than two dozen women in postings around the world was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison Wednesday

Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein pleaded not guilty on an additional sex crimes charge in a New York City courtroom on Wednesday.

Footage of the suspect in the apparent assassination attempt near Trump International Golf Course has been released by the Martin County Sheriff’s Office.

A Pennsylvania man has entered no contest pleas to charges that he killed his father and stepmother with a sword in their Pennsylvania home almost five years ago.

A fitness influencer finds himself under intensive care after being shot in an attack outside a Bel Air home. Mekahlo Medina reports for the NBC4 News at 8 p.m. on Sept. 14, 2024.

A judge is freeing from prison a Colorado paramedic convicted in the death of Elijah McClain, a Black man whose name became part of the rallying cries for social justice that swept the U.S. in 2020.

Longtime drug cartel leader Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada has pleaded not guilty to U.S. narcotics trafficking charges. Participating through a Spanish-language interpreter, Zambada

The man accused of being drunk when his car struck and killed NHL star Johnny Gaudreau and brother Matthew as they biked near their South Jersey hometown the night before their sister’s wedding will remain jailed awaiting trial as it was revealed he had a blood alcohol level above the legal limit and a history of road rage.

Police said an emerald-encrusted Patek Philippe watch worth at least $1-million, stolen at gunpoint from a tourist in Beverly Hills, was found after the arrests of 3 men in Miami. Eric Leonard reports for the NBC4 I-Team on Sept.12, 2024.

Miss Switzerland finalist Kristina Joksimovic’s husband has been accused by Swiss officials of dismembering her body before pureeing her remains with a hand blender and dissolving them with chemicals.

Home Depot has agreed to pay nearly $2 million to resolve allegations that the company overcharged customers and falsely advertised prices on items, it was announced Thursday.

A former CIA officer and contract linguist for the FBI who received cash, golf clubs and other expensive gifts in exchange for spying for China was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison.

State investigators have ended their investigation into disgraced Michigan State University and USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar.

Justin Timberlake is expected to plead guilty to a lesser charge related to his Hamptons intoxicated driving arrest, according to a Suffolk district attorney spokesperson.

A plea deal reduced a murder charge to manslaughter for Gerardo Contreras. The I-Team’s Eric Leonard reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Monday, Sep. 9, 2024.

Through Operation Online Guardian, suspects were arrested for various child sexual exploitation charges. This video was broadcast during the NBC4 News at 11 a.m. on Monday, Sep. 9, 2024.