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robbery stories: 65 news summaries

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Would-Be Robbers Return Wallet to Soldier

Milwaukee muggers thank man for service after seeing ID card

Nov 11, 09 9:28 AM CST
(Newser) - A group of Milwaukee muggers proved yesterday that there is, in fact, honor among thieves. After stopping a university student, holding a gun to his neck, and rummaging through his wallet, the group spotted an Army ID and decided to spare the man. "At one point he actually thanked... More »

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Milwaukee • robbery • US Army • mugging

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

Robber Mocks Victim on Facebook

'TV was rubbish so I
left it ... regards your nighttime burglar'

Aug 15, 09 6:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - A robber who swiped a family's laptop and iPhone in England this week has returned to haunt them—on Facebook, the Telegraph reports. "I have the laptop, phones OK but a bit scratched itll do," the thief wrote after hacking into the Facebook page of Victoria Richardson,... More »

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iPhone • robbery • Facebook • thief • burglar • laptop

(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

Cops Nab NHL Player in Cabbie Beating

Blackhawks' Cane accused of pummeling Buffalo driver over 20¢

Aug 9, 09 6:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Buffalo police arrested Chicago Blackhawks player Patrick Kane today for allegedly beating a cabbie who refused to give him change, the Buffalo News reports. Kane, 20, and his cousin James Kane, 21, are facing second-degree robbery and two misdemeanor charges in the incident. The 62-year-old cabbie told police that the... More »

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Chicago Blackhawks • robbery • cabbie • taxi driver • Patrick Kane • Buffalo

Slain Couple
Stashed 100K
in Home Safe

Adoptive parents of 13 gave gang boss financial help

Jul 22, 09 1:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - The gang who killed a Florida couple in a military-style assault on their home were after a safe that contained $100,000 in cash, a source tells CNN. The suspects fled with a smaller safe after being unable to open the main one, according to the source. The smaller safe... More »

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Florida • robbery • murder • home invasion • Byrd Billings • Melanie Billings • Leonard Gonzalez Jr

7 Busted in Slaying of Couple Who Took in Disabled Kids

Men trained for military-style assault on parents of 17

Jul 15, 09 4:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - The video surveillance system a wealthy Florida couple installed to keep track of their 13 adopted children has helped catch their murderers, the Pensacola News Journal reports. The seven men in custody trained for up to a month to carry out a military-style invasion on the home of the couple,... More »

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Florida • robbery • murder • Byrd Billings • Melanie Billings

(Newser) - North Carolina police have shot and killed a man who may have been the shooter responsible for five deaths in a nearby South Carolina town, the Gaffney Ledger reports. Members of the 100-member task force combing through Cherokee County, SC, visited the crime scene in neighboring Gaston County, NC.... More »

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police • South Carolina • robbery • North Carolina • serial killers • shooting • Gaffney • firefight

(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

Ore. Woman Dodges Charge for Fetus Cut From Womb

Faces death penalty for aggravated killing

Jun 16, 09 9:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Oregon woman accused of cutting the fetus out of another woman has been indicted on aggravated murder charges, but she won’t be charged for the fetus’ death, the AP reports. Under Oregon law, it must be shown that a baby drew at least one breath outside the womb... More »

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crime • robbery • kidnapping • murder • fetus • Heather Snively • Korena Elaine Roberts

(Newser) - Thieves stole a sketchbook containing 33 Pablo Picasso drawings from the Picasso Museum in Paris, the Daily Mail reports. The security system was somehow disabled and there was no sign of forced entry. The theft occurred sometime last night or early today and resembles the 2007 robbery of the home... More »

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organized crime • police • France • robbery • Paris • Pablo Picasso • art heist • Picasso Museum

Foiled Robber Leaves Store With $40, Bread

Shopkeeper pulls gun on would-be perp, who begs for mercy, food

Jun 3, 09 10:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - A man approached a Long Island convenience store counter with a baseball bat, demanding cash; the shop owner whipped out his shotgun, prompting the man’s tearful pleas for mercy. The impassioned display worked, Newsday reports: Mohammad Sohail took pity on the robber and gave him $40 and a loaf... More »

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Islam • crime • bread • robbery • money • convenience stores • Long Island • conversion • Mohammad Sohail

 To Entice Burglars, 
 Just Tweet About Vacation 



Even robbery doesn't stop microblogging fanatics from self-promotion

Jun 2, 09 11:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Going on vacation? Post a 140-character update on Twitter and you can tell all your friends—plus burglars who now know you're not at home. One prolific Twitterer returned home to Phoenix to find his house broken into, and rather proudly insisted that the criminals must have read his microblog,... More »

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social networking • Internet • robbery • burglary • Twitter • microblogging • Israel Hyman

Phoenix 'Ma Barker' Ran
Crew of Boy Robbers: Cops

Mother used sons, pals in heists to pay her bills

Jun 2, 09 9:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - An out-of-work Phoenix mother has been arrested for organizing a gang of teenage robbers, including her two young sons, reports the Arizona Republic. The woman maintains she was merely the getaway driver, but investigators say she coached her posse to jump out of her car and pistol-whip other teens to... More »

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Arizona • robbery • unemployment

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

 Panty Theft Led 
 RI Cops to Markoff 



Markoff linked to Rhode Island robbery after cops realized similarity to earlier crimes

May 5, 09 6:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rhode Island cops realized accused Craigslist killer Philip Markoff may have been involved in a local robbery when they learned the victim's panties had been stolen, sources tell ABC News. Investigators who noted the similarity to two attacks in Boston soon found more links to Markoff and issued a warrant... More »

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robbery • Craigslist • Rhode Island • Philip Markoff • Craigslist killer

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

 Gunmen Grab 
 Toddler From 
 Calif. Home 

Cops stumped for motive by gunmen who invaded San Bernardino

May 4, 09 5:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - A 3-year-old boy was abducted from his California home yesterday after two gunmen bound his mother and four siblings, reports AP. "We have no idea why they took the child," said a police spokesman. "They were strangers to the whole family." The gunmen burst into the... More »

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California • crime • robbery • kidnapping • Los Angeles • Amber Alert • gunmen • home invasion • Briant Rodriguez

NC Rep Calls Shepard Murder a 'Hoax'

Republican cops to 'poor choice of words' in House debate

Apr 30, 09 12:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - A North Carolina congresswoman is backtracking after saying during a House debate that the 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard was a “hoax” used by gay-rights activists, WTVD-TV of Raleigh-Durham reports. Arguing against a new hate-crimes bill, Republican Virginia Foxx said the highly publicized killing of Shepard—whose mother was... More »

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Congress • gay rights • Republican • robbery • House of Representatives • homosexuality • homosexual • Matthew Shepard • Virginia Foxx

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