Larceny-theft — defined as the unlawful taking of property — is the most common form of property crime in the United States. Pickpocketing, shoplifting, and bicycle theft are some common examples of ...

RIDGECREST, Calif. -- A man hiking the Pacific Crest Trail through California captured the terrifying moments that a second stronger quake struck the small town of Ridgecrest, California. Robb ...

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RIDGECREST, Calif. -- Residents and businesses in Ridgecrest are cleaning up after a preliminary-magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Thursday morning in the Mojave Desert's Searles Valley. At Ledesma ...

RIDGECREST, Calif. -- Police in Ridgecrest say they have sufficient resources to protect the community after at least two instances of theft were reported following Friday night's earthquake in ...

A USGS geologist surveys displaced rocks near the southern end of the surface rupture of the 5 July 2019 M7.1 Ridgecrest earthquake. Photo credit: Sue Hough, USGS. Public domain. In July 2019, a ...

RIDGECREST, Calif. (KERO) — Ridgecrest, California is one of two cities in Kern County that will be electing a mayor in November. Voters in Ridgecrest will be choosing between two candidates, previous ...

Property crime is a broad category of offenses comprising three subcategories: burglary, larceny, and motor vehicle theft. A total of 6.9 million property crimes were committed in the United States in ...

Cierra Anderson, a Ridgecrest native, is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in the Indian Wells Valley. Cierra graduated with Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology with an emphasis in ...