Police News

The father of an unnamed crypto entrepreneur was held captive at a property for several days until a May 3 police raid liberated him.

Moroccan police arrested Badiss Mohamed Amide Bajjou, who is accused of being one of the ringleaders behind a spate of recent crypto-related kidnappings in France.

Ukrainian police claimed the man’s actions caused a server hosting company to suffer losses estimated at over $4.4 million.

The incident is the latest in a string of “wrench attacks” and other violent crimes targeting crypto investors and industry professionals.

A second person suspected of being tied to the alleged kidnapping and torture of an Italian man for his crypto will surrender to New York City police, according to multiple reports.

Hong Kong police have arrested 12 people tied to a $15 million crypto laundering operation, which was dismantled on the same day.

French law enforcement will offer crypto entrepreneurs and their families a police emergency line and conduct house visits to ensure their safety amid a recent spate of attacks.

The $243 million Bitcoin heist orchestrated by Veer Chetal, Malone Lam and others led to a stunning kidnapping in Connecticut.

French law enforcement officers freed the man after raiding a property in a Paris suburb where he was held captive for ransom.

The Los Angeles Police Department said it seized $2.7 million worth of Bitcoin mining rigs allegedly stolen at the city’s airport from a shipment bound for Hong Kong.

The scammers would hit the same victim repeatedly, first posing as investment managers, then again as Europol agents offering to recover the stolen funds for a fee.

Ben Armstrong, also known as “BitBoy,” claimed on March 21 that he had a warrant for his arrest over emails to a judge.

Prosecutors allege Bithumb’s former CEO used a $2 million company lease deposit to buy an apartment, though the exchange says he repaid the funds.

Scammers posed as law enforcement and crypto wallet hosts to trick victims into revealing their seed phrases and steal their funds.

The Wyoming Highway Patrol Association has adopted the Proof of Workforce’s “Get Off Zero” initiative and is reportedly exploring adding Bitcoin to its balance sheet.