Robber snatches $500,000 worth of luxury Swiss watches at jewelry store in Puerto RicoSeptember 22nd, 2009 Robber in Puerto Rico makes off with Swiss watchesSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Police say a robber has made off with nearly $500,000 worth of luxury watches from a jewelry store at the Caribbean's largest shopping mall. Investigators say the suspect entered the Bared jewelry store at the Plaza Las Americas mall in San Juan on Tuesday and handed the shopkeeper a threatening note.
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.
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.
English language saves lady from Chinese robberJuly 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A woman is said to have saved herself from being robbed by a Chinese-speaking robber by using her knowledge of the English language. The woman, from Chaoyang district in Beijing, was showing the man around the house, which she wanted to rent out, when he suddenly asked her to hand over all the money she had, reports the China Daily.
Robber targeting bank customers arrestedJuly 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi Police have arrested a 31-year-old man who allegedly led a gang involved in robbing people withdrawing money from banks in south Delhi area in 2005 and was on the run since then, police said. The police also recovered from him a pistol with two cartridges.
Employee spots suspect's toy gun and uses cricket bat to foil gas station robberyJuly 13th, 2009 Toy-gun robber foiled by bat-wielding store workerBAY MINETTE, Ala. — Authorities in south Alabama say a gas station employee used a cricket bat to chase away a would-be robber who brandished a toy gun.
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.
Injured Chinese robber gets medical help from victims!June 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A Chinese man, who sustained injuries while trying to flee from the people he robbed, was saved when his victims called for an ambulance. The robber had robbed a pair of lovers in a cyber cafe and then jumped down a flight of stairs, in Changsha, capital of Hunan province, on June 21, reports the China Daily.
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.
Mich police say gas station robber left behind paper with name, addressJune 10th, 2009 Police say holdup man left address, name at sceneKENTWOOD, Mich. — Police in Michigan say a man who held up a gas station left behind a major clue — a piece of paper bearing a name and address.
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.
Police: Fleeing Calif. bank robber leapt off 5-story parking garage, was critically injuredJune 2nd, 2009 Police: Calif. bank robber took 5-story plungePASADENA, Calif.
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.
Woman robber, five accomplices arrested in DelhiMarch 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A 55-year-old woman and her five associates have been arrested for three robberies in the capital, the police said Wednesday. Sleuths of Delhi Police's Crime Branch arrested four of her accomplices last month from Mandoli Road in Nand Nagari area.
Bank robbery bid foiled in Delhi, two arrestedJanuary 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Two men were arrested after a robbery bid at a bank here was foiled Monday. Three men, including two policemen, were injured.
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