Ky. prosecutors say man who served prison time for slaying, robbery was innocentOctober 13th, 2009 Prosecutors clear Ky. prisoner of slaying, robberyLOUISVILLE, Ky.
Mass. police say store robbery thwarted after clerk demands to see gun from would-be robberOctober 2nd, 2009 Clerk: Show me the gun and I'll show you the moneyHAVERHILL, Mass. — Police said a man's attempt to rob a convenience store was thwarted when a clerk demanded to see his gun.
Houston store clerk teaches robber a lesson with knuckle sandwich, TaserJuly 24th, 2009 Clerk gives robber a knuckle sandwich and a zapHOUSTON — A robbery attempt in Houston turned into a knuckle sandwich for the suspect. Sandwich store clerk Yava Matthews punched the man in the mouth as he tried to get away with some money.
Man claiming to be the devil jams his thumbs into man's eyes outside Fla. convenience storeJuly 7th, 2009 Fla. man claims to be the devil, attacks strangerPORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Authorities said a homeless man claimed to be the devil and attacked another man outside a Port St.
Police seek masked teens who took potato chips, soda from southwestern Pa. convenience storeJuly 1st, 2009 Masked teens take chips, soda from Pa. storeUNIONTOWN, Pa.
Running on empty: Police say men robbed NY gas station, were caught when car ran out of fuelJuly 1st, 2009 Police: Robbers hit NY gas station, ran out of gasKIRKWOOD, N.Y. — State police in New York say two Pennsylvania men robbed a gas station and might have gotten away if they had also fueled up.
Police officer's gifts of a cell phone and handgun save father's life in knife attackJune 18th, 2009 Gun, cell phone credited with saving clerk's lifeROSWELL, Ga. — A Georgia liquor store clerk credits his police officer son with giving him two life-saving gifts — a cell phone and a gun.
Ga. liquor store clerk shoots would-be robber after his cell phone defects knifeJune 16th, 2009 Clerk shoots man after cell phone deflects knifeROSWELL, Ga. — A liquor store clerk's cell phone may have saved his life.
Why? Why? Alleged liquor thief fills out raffle ticket on way out of storeMay 11th, 2009 Cops: Alleged liquor thief fills out raffle ticketHARTFORD, Wis. — An alleged shoplifter with a bottle of whiskey in his pants decided to take one more gamble before leaving a Washington County liquor store: filling out a raffle ticket.
Twin brothers arrested for allegedly attacking a store clerk with a hammer and hot coffeeMay 9th, 2009 Twins allegedly attack clerk with hammer, coffeeABINGTON, Mass. — Twin brothers have been arrested for allegedly attacking a convenience store clerk with a hammer and hot coffee during a robbery.
Connecticut police identify suspect in bookstore slaying of Wesleyan University studentMay 8th, 2009 Conn. police ID suspect in bookstore slayingMIDDLETOWN, Conn. — Police in Connecticut have identified the suspect in the killing of a Wesleyan University student who was gunned down at her job at a nearby bookstore cafe.
Man accused of stalking and killing Wesleyan U. student due in Connecticut court FridayMay 8th, 2009 Wesleyan slaying suspect due in Conn. court FridayMIDDLETOWN, Conn.
Conn. police say suspect in Wesleyan University bookstore slaying is in custodyMay 8th, 2009 Police: Wesleyan U. slaying suspect in custodyMERIDEN, Conn.
Police say man in ninja gear attempted to rob dry cleaners in Mass. with a swordApril 22nd, 2009 Police: Sword-waving ninja attempted Mass. robberyWEYMOUTH, Mass.
Police say a sword-waving ninja attempted to ron convience store, cleanersApril 21st, 2009 Sword-waving ninja accused of attempted robberyWEYMOUTH, Mass. — Police say a man dressed liked a ninja used a sword in an attempt to rob a Weymouth dry cleaner.