Burbank Police Department
Coverage of Burbank Police Department in the Nexus archive.
- Chicago man wanted for wife's murder returned to the U.S. by FBI
Arnoldo Jimenez, wanted for the 2012 murder of his wife Estrella Carrera, was returned to the U.S. after being arrested in Monterrey, Mexico, in 2025. The FBI and multiple agencies collaborated on his arrest, which followed a 13-year fugitive period.
- 8 stolen vehicles recovered, 3 arrested in Burbank auto theft investigation
Three people were arrested and eight stolen vehicles were recovered following a months-long investigation into an alleged vehicle theft operation in Burbank, which began with the theft of a Range Rover from a local home in April 2026.
- 9 stolen catalytic converters recovered in Burbank, 2 arrested
Two suspects were arrested and nine stolen catalytic converters were recovered after a police chase in Burbank on April 26. The Burbank Police Department responded to a catalytic converter theft in progress in the 200 block of Santa Anita Avenue.
- 3 men caught burglarizing Burbank home, 1 bitten by K9, police say
Three men were arrested for burglarizing a Burbank home on Scott Road after a neighbor reported suspicious activity. One suspect was bitten by a police K9 during the incident.
- Beloved teacher killed as she slept, daughter stabbed in attack as motive remains unclear: DA
A beloved Southern California elementary school teacher, Arti Varma, was killed and her daughter, Meera Varma, a prominent mental health advocate, was critically injured in a stabbing attack by Sergio Meza Fraire. The suspect, 30, was charged with murder and attempted murder, though authorities have not disclosed a motive and the attack is not considered random.
- Details emerge about man, 30, accused of grisly Burbank double stabbing
Sergio Fraire, 30, was arrested in Burbank following a double stabbing that killed a 57-year-old schoolteacher and left her 25-year-old daughter, a mental health advocate, critically injured. The attack occurred in the 500 block of an unspecified street, with Burbank Police Department confirming the suspect's custody.
- Man arrested for Burbank stabbing attack that left mother dead, daughter hospitalized
A 30-year-old man, Sergio Fraire, was arrested in Burbank for a stabbing attack that killed a mother and hospitalized her daughter. The incident occurred early Monday, and Fraire was taken into custody on Tuesday at a residence in the 500 block of East Palm Avenue.
- Quiet Burbank street reeling after attacker kills mother, critically injures daughter
A deadly stabbing attack on a quiet Burbank street left a mother dead and her daughter critically injured. Burbank Police Department officers responded to the 2800 block of North Brighton Street around 6 a.m. to find two stabbing victims in a single-family home.
- Early-morning stabbing in Burbank leaves 1 dead, 1 hospitalized
A stabbing in Burbank early Monday morning resulted in one woman's death and another being hospitalized. Police responded to the 2800 block of North Brighton Street around 6 a.m. for a report of two people stabbed in a single-family residence.