A late-night thief broke into Williams Candy on Coney Island, filling pockets with confections as well as some cash.

 

Thieves steal large bronze sculpture by Barbara Hepworth, one of Britain’s much-loved artists, from Dulwich Park in London; local officials offer reward of about $1,600 for its recovery. Photo

 

As the end of the year draws near, Crime Scene revisits some of the subjects of past columns.

 

Pecans that carpet thousands of acres of orchards in Georgia can be cashed in for as much as $1.50 a pound, about 30 nuts.

 

As police officers search Pine Street for the bullet that killed Officer Peter J. Figoski, residents along the block in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn watch warily.

 

The police arrested 141 people across New York City this week on charges that they bought stolen iPhones and iPads from undercover officers.

 

A $2 million scheme was said to have victimized some of the city’s top philanthropists, whose financial information was stolen.

 

As formerly tough neighborhoods lose their reputations, the bars that once adorned apartment windows are disappearing.

 

As formerly tough neighborhoods lose their reputations, the bars that once adorned apartment windows are disappearing.

 

An officer who had been on the police force for 22 years was shot in the face in a basement apartment that had been robbed in Brooklyn. The officer, Peter J. Figoski, died five hours later.