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 Facebook Is Now Offering Alibis 

NYC teen charged in robbery couldn't have done it, status update proves

Nov 12, 09 9:57 AM CST
(Newser) - We’ve all read about bonehead criminals getting caught because of social networks, or people’s online lives coming back to haunt them in divorce proceedings—but can Facebook actually help you in court? The answer is yes, at least for one New York teen, who is free after... More »

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social networking • Internet • New York City • Web 2.0 • Facebook • armed robbery • criminal charges • alibi

Brit Cops Hunt Burka-Clad Robbery Gang

Ax-wielding male thieves made off
with cash, jewelry

Aug 27, 09 6:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - British police are investigating three robberies in which men covered in burkas stole hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash and jewelry. In separate incidents, the men burst into travel agency and jeweler shops, threatening employees with a knife, a gun, and even an ax, reports the Independent. The... More »

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United Kingdom • robbery • burka • armed robbery • jewel heist

UK Police Arrest Third Man in $65M Robbery

Authorities use DNA evidence to find Graff jewelry suspects

Aug 20, 09 12:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - British police arrested a third man today suspected of participating in the biggest jewelry heist in British history, the Times of London reports. Police already have two men in custody, having captured at least one from DNA evidence left at the scene of the crime. Authorities have said that the... More »

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robbery • diamond • heist • jewels • armed robbery • jewel heist

(Newser) - Two well-dressed men escaped from one of London's most expensive jewelers with $65 million worth of rings, necklaces, and watches last week, in what the Telegraph calls the biggest heist in British history. Yesterday authorities released surveillance footage of the robbers, who used three cars to make their getaway. Their... More »

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London • United Kingdom • robbery • getaway • armed robbery • jewelry • jewel heist

 Boxing Champ 
 Vernon Forrest 
 Shot Dead 

'The Viper' shot after gunpoint robbery: police

Jul 27, 09 6:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - Former pro boxer Vernon “the Viper” Forrest was shot and killed Saturday night in a skirmish after he was robbed, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Forrest had stopped at a gas station to fill his tires with air when a man robbed him at gunpoint. The armed ex-fighter chased the... More »

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boxing • murder • attack • armed robbery • welterweight • shooting • mugging • Vernon Forrest

(AP) - Five police officers were shot—two of them critically wounded—in a running gunfight in Jersey City today. Both suspects were killed in the shootout, which began on the street about 5am and ended when SWAT officers fought their way into an apartment where the man and woman had... More »

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New Jersey • police • Jersey City • armed robbery • shooting

(Newser) - French cops have busted 26 people linked to the biggest jewelry heist ever in France, reports the Guardian. Police swooped in after learning that foreign buyers were about to contact the team to purchase gems lifted late last year in a brazen daylight armed robbery in Paris. The suspects,... More »

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police • France • robbery • Paris • armed robbery • Harry Winston • jewel heist

 'Craigslist Killer' 
 Pleads Not Guilty 

Arraigned on 7 counts including first-degree murder

Jun 22, 09 12:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Philip Markoff spoke a resounding “not guilty” at his arraignment today for the murder of a masseuse, the Boston Globe reports. Prosecutors described “brutal” attacks against three women as the so-called “Craigslist killer” was arraigned on seven charges, including first-degree murder, armed robbery, armed kidnapping, armed assault,... More »

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kidnapping • murder • plea • assault • arraignment • armed robbery • masseuse • driver's license • criminal charges • gun possession • Julissa Brisman • Philip Markoff • Craigslist killer

(Newser) - A lone gunman boldly stepped into a plush Chopard store in Paris and walked out with $8 million in gems yesterday, reports the BBC. The thief, dressed in a suit and fedora, forced the staff to hand over 15 pieces of jewelry, then calmly exited into the aftyernoon sun. ... More »

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crime • France • Paris • heist • jewels • armed robbery • gems

 OJ Appeals Vegas Convictions 

Says jury selection unfair; cites judicial misconduct

May 26, 09 2:21 PM CDT
(AP) - OJ Simpson is appealing to the Nevada Supreme Court to overturn his conviction on Las Vegas armed robbery and kidnapping charges. Today's filing alleges the ex-football star's conviction in a hotel-room confrontation with two sports memorabilia dealers was tainted by judicial misconduct, a lack of racial diversity on the jury... More »

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crime • Las Vegas • kidnapping • appeal • OJ Simpson • Nevada • sports memorabilia • armed robbery

Calif. Mom Begs for Snatched Tot's Return 

Cops stumped by home robbery that turned into kidnapping

May 6, 09 6:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - A mother whose toddler son was snatched by gunmen who invaded her home pleaded yesterday for her son's return. "If anyone sees my boy, call the police quickly. I need you to help me find my boy," a tearful Maria Rosalina Millan said at a press conference. Briant... More »

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California • crime • robbery • kidnapping • abduction • armed robbery • Amber Alert • gunmen • home invasion • Briant Rodriguez

RI Adds Robbery Charge for 'Craigslist Killer'

Fingerprint links
Markoff to stripper, but Boston trial comes first

May 4, 09 12:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rhode Island will heap more charges on alleged Craigslist killer Philip Markoff today, the Boston Globe reports, accusing him in the attempted robbery of a stripper at a motel last month. Officials say Markoff’s fingerprints and text messages put him at the scene, where he allegedly tried to rob... More »

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robbery • Craigslist • Holiday Inn • hotel • Rhode Island • stripper • armed robbery • Philip Markoff • Craigslist killer

Prosecutors Detail 244-Stab Attack on French Students

'Unmitigated evil' ended grad students' lives in London, says prosecutor

Apr 28, 09 3:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - Prosecutors yesterday detailed an "unimaginably" horrific attack on two French students in their London apartment by home invaders seeking the men's ATM pin numbers, reports the Times of London. The gifted biochemistry grad students, who had been in London just two months to attend school there, were bound in... More »

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London • crime • France • murder • ATM • killings • armed robbery • ATM card

 Craigslist Case 
 Investigators 
 Place Ad on 
 Craigslist 

Seeks other possible victims in case

Apr 24, 09 10:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Investigators tracking the alleged Craigslist killer's actions are turning to the site at the heart of the case to reach out to more possible victims, the Boston Globe reports. They posted an ad in the site’s “Erotic Services” section reading: “Were you attacked or robbed at a... More »

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investigation • Boston • murder • Facebook • Craigslist • armed robbery • Julissa Brisman • Philip Markoff • Craigslist killer

Ex-SLA Leader Released
From Prison

'70s radical Sara Jane Olson caught in '99; some say got off easy

Mar 17, 09 1:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - The strange saga of Sara Jane Olson, from ‘70s agitator to bank robber to housewife, ended today when she was released from prison in California after serving seven years, CNN reports. Olson, a member of the Symbionese Liberation Army—best known for kidnapping Patty Hearst—fled in 1976 after... More »

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police • robbery • kidnapping • bombing • armed robbery • Sara Jane Olson • Symbionese Liberation Army • domestic terrorism • Patty Hearst

Latino Population Surges in Post-Katrina New Orleans

Rebuilding effort attracts immigrant workers to NOLA

Dec 24, 08 1:05 PM CST
(Newser) - The promise of jobs in New Orleans' ongoing reconstruction has drawn thousands of Spanish-speaking immigrant laborers to the city in one of the quickest demographic shifts America has seen, the AP reports. The Hispanic population has increased from 15,000 to 50,000 since the storm, accounting for 15.2%... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • New Orleans • police • population • Latinos • immigrant • Hispanic • armed robbery

Irish Minister Held at Gunpoint in Hotel Heist

Pol among hostages taken, released in
$26K resort robbery

Dec 15, 08 7:51 AM CST
(Newser) - A minister in the Irish government was among those taken hostage this morning during a robbery at a resort hotel outside Dublin. Three attackers approached Dick Roche, the European affairs minister, from behind as he was leaving the hotel's pool and shoved a sawed-off shotgun into his back. Roche was... More »

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crime • robbery • Ireland • armed robbery

Brazen 'Pink Panther' Heists Stir Ire, Admiration of Cops

European thieves renowned for suave, meticulous banditry

Dec 14, 08 12:28 PM CST
(Newser) - A sophisticated cadre of bandits have deserted Serbian battlefields to invade the globe's finest boutiques, the New York Times reports, daringly swiping millions worth of jewels from luxury stores. Interpol has dubbed the crooks—thought to be about 200 ex-soldiers and their relatives from the former Yugoslavia—the Serbian Pink... More »

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crime • France • thief • Paris • Interpol • jewels • armed robbery • jewelry

For Goldmans,
a Guilty OJ
Verdict at Last

Family's dogged pursuit likely pushed him to Vegas robbery

Dec 8, 08 8:10 AM CST
(Newser) - Though the judge insisted OJ Simpson’s sentencing Friday had nothing to do with his 1995 murder trial, it felt like payback for Ron Goldman’s family, USA Today reports. “It’s been a long time coming,” said Goldman’s sister. And after a civil verdict ordered the... More »

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crime • celebrity trials • kidnapping • OJ Simpson • felony • sentencing • Fred Goldman • acquittal • armed robbery • Ron Goldman • Kim Goldman

Robbers in Drag Nab
$100M in Paris Jewel Theft

Theft among costliest in French history

Dec 5, 08 10:45 AM CST
(AP) - Armed robbers—some dressed in drag—made off with $100 million in loot in what police today called one of France's costliest jewel heists. Brandishing handguns, three or four lightning-fast thieves swiped rings, necklaces, and luxury watches from display cases at the Harry Winston store near the Champs-Elysees in central... More »

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crime • France • thief • Paris • armed robbery • jewelry

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