Bank robbery in NoidaSeptember 25th, 2009 NOIDA - Two unidentified armed men robbed a bank of Rs.6.50 lakh here Friday afternoon, police said. While one of them assaulted the security guard at the entrance of the Bank of Maharashtra branch, the other robber threatened the cashier with a knife and snatched Rs.6.50 lakh from his desk, police said.
Polish priest robs bankSeptember 22nd, 2009 WARSAW - A bank robber who stole about $1,000 at knife-point turns out to have been a priest, prosecutors said Tuesday. The robbery took place Monday afternoon at Polish bank PKO in the town of zamotuly, in western Poland, the Polish Press Agency PAP reported.
Church members in US Virgin Islands fight back, hold gun-toting robber until police arriveSeptember 13th, 2009 Virgin Islands churchgoers grab gun-toting robberCHRISTIANSTED, U.S. Virgin Islands — Members of a church congregation in the U.S.
Police: Well-dressed elderly man with oxygen tank robs Southern California bankSeptember 12th, 2009 Police: Well-dressed elderly man robs Calif. bankLA JOLLA, Calif.
Police: driver dead, 2 critically injured in crash of prisoner van carrying 14 people in Miss.September 6th, 2009 Police: 1 dead, 2 critical in prisoner van crashHATTIESBURG, Miss. — Police say a driver of a prisoner van has been killed and two people critically injured after the van carrying 14 people drove off an interstate embankment near Hattiesburg.
Don't forget your wallet: Alleged robber identified after leaving photo IDs at Pa. bankSeptember 3rd, 2009 Alleged robber ID'd after leaving wallet at bankBETHLEHEM, Pa. — Authorities in eastern Pennsylvania say they have identified a suspected bank robber using the wallet he left behind.
Nervous bank robber only nets 10 eurosAugust 20th, 2009 MADRID - A bank robber netted only about 10 euros ($14) after his nerves betrayed him during the robbery, Spanish press reports said Thursday. The man, wearing a cap and sunglasses, entered a Madrid bank Wednesday morning, before any clients had shown up.
Mass. bank robber says 'sorry' to employees as he makes his getaway, police sayAugust 19th, 2009 Bank robber says 'sorry' while making getawayNORTH ANDOVER, Mass. — Police said a man who robbed a credit union earlier this week apologized to employees as he made his getaway.
Robber confesses to priest after California credit union heist, turns over $1,200July 28th, 2009 Calif. robber confesses to priest, turns in cashWALNUT CREEK, Calif. — A man who robbed a San Francisco Bay area bank apparently felt guilty enough to confess his sins and hand over $1,200, but not enough to turn himself in.
Texas police seek robber who robbed woman and bit her after she cashed check at bankJuly 8th, 2009 Woman robbed, bitten in arm by robber in TexasSAN ANTONIO — A robber left his mark on a San Antonio victim by biting her left arm. San Antonio police are seeking the man who robbed 65-year-old Rita Cervantes after she cashed a check at a bank and was getting into her van.
Retired police officer puts suspect in sleeper hold to stop bank heist at Calif. grocery storeJune 23rd, 2009 Woman puts man in sleeper hold, stops bank heistMISSION VIEJO, Calif. — Cyndi Orel worked as a police officer for 25 years and never caught a bank robber.
Robber chase in Andhra claims five livesJune 3rd, 2009 HYDERABAD - In a bizarre incident, five people, including three policemen, were killed in a road accident Wednesday while chasing a highway robber in Andhra Pradesh. The accident near Kavali in Nellore district took place in the morning when the police vehicle collided head-on with an oil tanker while chasing a motorcycle-borne robber.
California husband, wife, her son charged together in kidnapping of teller, bank robberyJune 2nd, 2009 Calif. family charged in kidnapping, bank robberyANAHEIM, Calif. — A California husband, wife and her son have been charged in connection with the kidnapping of a bank teller and taking her to work to steal money from the vault.
Guards foil attempt to loot ATM in Gujarat townJune 2nd, 2009 AHMEDABAD - Two private security guards Tuesday foiled an attempt by three men to snatch away two bags of currency notes from bank officials outside an ATM in Gandhidham town of Kutch district, police said. The robbers had positioned themselves near the ATM at the IFFCO gate early in the morning to wait for the bank officials to arrive for putting cash in the machine, a police official said on telephone from Gandhidham, 300 km from Ahmedabad.
Police: Missouri bank robber makes off with $3K, but leaves his wallet behindMay 9th, 2009 Police: Bank robber nabs $3K, leaves wallet behindKANSAS CITY, Mo. — Police didn't have to dust for fingerprints to find this suspect — they just rifled through the wallet he left behind at the scene.