Crime & Arrests

Three soccer fans were sentenced to eight months in prison for racially abusing Real Madrid star Vinicius Jr. during a game ... with each getting the punishment for their role in a May 2023 incident.

It all stems from chants hurled toward the Brazilian forward during Real Madrid's match against Valencia at Mestalla Stadium ... which prompted Vini Jr. to call out one of the spectators in the crowd, resulting in a 10-minute delay as officials addressed the issue.

The racist remarks led the club to file a hate-crime complaint ... and three fans were later arrested for their actions.

Chris Hansen's not supporting surgically castrating child predators ... arguing he's not sure it'll put an end to their criminal acts -- or if it'll stand up in a court of law.

We spoke with the "To Catch a Predator" host earlier this week and asked him about the controversial bill passed in Louisiana allowing judges to impose surgical castration on certain child predators ... and, he tells us he's pretty leery of the whole thing.

Hansen says he's met a ton of alleged predators over the years -- on 'Catch' and his new show 'Takedown' on streaming platform TruBlu -- and, he doesn't think surgically castrating them will stop them from abusing children.

7:47PM PT -- Garcia's attorney, Darin Chavez, tells us ... "[Ryan] was taken by the BHPD to a local hospital for evaluation and treatment and to our knowledge, may be charged with public intoxication."

Ryan Garcia was arrested for felony vandalism at the Waldorf Astoria in Beverly Hills Saturday afternoon ... and TMZ Sports has video of the superstar boxer being led away by cops in handcuffs.

Law enforcement sources tell us the boxer was arrested and taken into custody after he allegedly damaged property at the hotel, including his room and the hallway.

In California, any damage over $400 can be considered a felony.

Harvey Weinstein's rape conviction in New York was overturned this spring ... and now he's looking to achieve a similar outcome in California, having just filed a new appeal.

In new legal docs obtained by TMZ, Weinstein's lawyers -- Jennifer Bonjean and Michael Freedman -- are officially appealing his 2022 rape conviction in L.A. ... claiming prosecutors relied on false testimony to advance a flawed narrative from one of his accusers.

They also went after the prosecution for allegedly introducing prejudicial information from previously uncharged alleged sex offenses unrelated to the case -- which they say unfairly swayed the jury against Weinstein.

A woman involved in a police chase on a busy L.A. freeway ended the pursuit in the most bizarre way -- climbing on the roof of her car and getting naked ... and it's all on video.

The freaky footage -- which was taken Wednesday near the Culver City neighborhood of Los Angeles -- shows two California Highway Patrol cars attempting to pull over a black SUV in the HOV lane on the 405 when the vehicle suddenly stops and a woman emerges.

The thing is ... she pops out from the sunroof of the car -- fully clothed at first, but that doesn't last very long ... as she quickly strips down to her birthday suit for a strip tease.

Drake's trying to get back to normal life after a month of craziness on the home front -- which included a shooting -- and nothing screams normal more than a proud soccer dad in a cardigan.

TMZ Hip Hop obtained video of Drake and his child's mother Sophie Brussaux soaking up a sideline view with a gaggle of fellow parents, as their son Adonis geared up Thursday for a match.

It's a total contrast from the picture Kendrick Lamar painted on his tide-turning tracks "Meet the Grahams" and "Not Like Us" -- Drake and Sophie are seen chatting it up as Adonis warms up on the field.

Miley Cyrus is still dealing with the same guy who keeps bringing stuffed animals to her home ... 'cause cops say the dude came back once more, and again left in handcuffs.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... the same guy who showed up at Miley's Los Angeles area home and got arrested in January returned Thursday night, this time carrying a teddy bear he was trying to give to the singer.

Miley's dealt with this guy for some years now ... cops say he's Alexander Kardalian and we're told Miley's security recognized him from past incidents and immediately detained him when he showed up on the property around 8:30 PM, before calling police.

A massive LEGO bust went down in Southern California -- and it looks like some alleged thieves got their hands on quite the haul they were trying to hawk ... 'cause the pics are nuts.

Nearly 3,000 boxes of LEGO toy sets were discovered by police amid a massive retail theft bust in L.A. this week ... resulting in the arrest of 2 suspects.

According to the LAPD, the alleged culprits are Long Beach resident Richard Siegel -- who has been arrested on organized retail theft charges -- and Lawndale resident Blanca Gudino -- who was arrested for grand theft.

Saquon Barkley's father, Alibay, was arrested on Wednesday night ... after cops say he was cruising around New York City with a loaded gun in his car.

According to the NYPD ... Alibay was pulled over at around 7 PM after officers claimed the 2019 Corvette he was driving had "obstructed license plates that did not match the vehicle."

During the ensuing stop, cops say they discovered Alibay's ride was unregistered. They also say they found a firearm illegally in the car too.

Pro-Palestinian protesters had a hot take of their own on Kamala Harris, Ray J is taking tons of credit for the Kim K sex tape and Delonte West is in trouble ... and the TMZ crew has hot takes on all three.

Over on "TMZ Live" Harvey and Charles break down the off-air protest that interrupted Kamala's appearance on Jimmy Kimmel's talk show.

9:21 AM PT -- The Fairfax County Police Department tells TMZ Sports ... Delonte West suffered a medical emergency as cops were attempting to arrest him Thursday morning.

Police say officers had been trying to serve a warrant on the former NBA star for violating the conditions of his release ... when he took off.

According to the FCPD, during an ensuing foot pursuit, they lost sight of West briefly, before they ultimately discovered him "unresponsive."

A Pennsylvania crossing guard has drawn huge outrage -- this after she was arrested for allegedly giving drugs to middle schoolers and even smoking weed with one of them.

Cops in Delaware County handcuffed 26-year-old Kiara Lee, a Penn Wood Middle School employee, Tuesday ... after reports emerged witnesses had seen her giving children e-cigarettes and weed edibles.

There were loads of other similar claims against Lee -- one student's guardian said Lee had been giving their child vapes and marijuana edibles.

Sean Kingston is leaning on family and friends after being released from jail in his fraud case ... 'cause his ma paid him a visit at his Florida home, and she brought Safaree along.

The "Beautiful Girls" singer couldn't be bothered to put on pants to welcome his guests Wednesday ... greeting them outside his Weston estate in nothing but a white tee and some black biker shorts. Indeed ... the dude looks totally relaxed, despite what's going on.

Sean's had a pretty busy day ... before the in-home visit, he got out of jail, which included conditions. He was released on a $100k bond after surrendering his passport and any firearms.

Jelly Roll's felon past is coming back to haunt him -- at least according to him ... 'cause he says it can be hard getting around sometimes as a result of it.

The country singer spoke with Jon Bon Jovi for a new piece for Interview Magazine, where he admitted he's had trouble of late booking his international tour ... but not because of a lack of interest from fans overseas -- it all has to do with his rap sheet.

He explained ... "It’s funny, America has finally agreed to let me leave and give me a passport, but some countries won’t let me come because of my felonies. We're working on that."

Angelina Pivarnick is facing criminal charges after some sort of incident from over the weekend -- but her lawyer says the whole ordeal has been blown out of proportion.

The 'Jersey Shore' star is up against a slew of charges in New Jersey -- including simple assault, criminal mischief, obstructing the administration of law and resisting arrest ... this according to a municipal summons that was issued Sunday, obtained by TMZ.

The summons doesn't have more info beyond this -- although it does note that further info is unavailable due to confidential information.

One of the Island Boys tried passing himself off as his twin brother during his reckless driving arrest a few weeks ago ... so claim the cops anyway, who got it all spelled out in a report.

According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ Hip Hop, officers say they observed Franky Venegas driving at a high rate of speed in his yellow Corvette Stingray on May 24 out in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Cops claim that after witnessing Venegas speed into a parking lot, they got a call about the yellow Corvette and another gray vehicle near multiple people armed with guns.