Police say Pa. man nabbed for DUI used ID of brother, who was arrested after his honeymoonOctober 6th, 2009 Police: Pa. man nabbed for DUI used brother's IDREADING, Pa. — Police said an eastern Pennsylvania man stopped for suspected drunken driving used the identity of his brother, who was away on his honeymoon.
Well-dressed robbery suspect walks out of NYC courthouse; security cameras catch him leavingSeptember 30th, 2009 Robbery suspect escapes from NYC courthouseNEW YORK — Police are looking for a well-dressed robbery suspect who walked out of a Manhattan courthouse after an officer apparently mistook him for a lawyer. Ronald Tackman was wearing a business suit while waiting to appear before a judge Wednesday morning.
Woman named as a suspect in 6 New England bank robberies last week is taken into custodySeptember 30th, 2009 Female suspect in 6 bank robberies is arrestedHARTFORD, Conn. — A woman suspected in six bank robberies last week in southern New England has been arrested.
Bank robbery suspect whose face was splayed on billboards across South arrested in MissouriSeptember 13th, 2009 'Billboard' bank robbery suspect nabbed in Mo.KINGDOM CITY, Mo. — A man suspected of robbing banks in five states has been captured in Missouri after someone recognized him from the television show America's Most Wanted.
Police: Suspect returned to Ohio home 2 hours after robbery to ask victim out on dateSeptember 8th, 2009 Ohio cops: Robber came back to ask victim for dateCOLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio police say a suspect in a robbery was arrested when he returned to the home about two hours later to ask the victim out on a date. Police say 20-year-old Stephfon Bennett of Columbus was among three men who robbed a couple late Sunday.
Ohio robbery suspect arrested after returning to home to ask victim for a date, police saySeptember 8th, 2009 Police: Ohio robbery suspect asked victim for dateCOLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio police said a suspect in a robbery was arrested when he returned to the home about two hours later to ask the victim out on a date. Police say 20-year-old Stephfon Bennett of Columbus was among three men who robbed a couple late Sunday.
Law & Order fan in New York City becomes real-life detective to help catch robbery suspectAugust 27th, 2009 Law & Order fan in NYC helps nab robbery suspectNEW YORK — Who says television's bad for you?
Justine Faeth's favorite show is "Law & Order Special Victims Unit." The Manhattan office assistant recently used sleuthing skills she picked up from the show to help police catch a man accused of a string of robberies. The suspect walked into the production company where Faeth works.
Former California police officer arrested for armored car robberiesAugust 26th, 2009 SANTA ROSA, Calif. — A former Santa Rosa police officer has been arrested after police said he got away with more than $400,000 in a series of armored car robberies.
Conn. police say they nabbed teen robber who wore Speedo-style swimsuit during theftAugust 23rd, 2009 Conn. police arrest Speedo-wearing robbery suspectEAST HARTFORD, Conn. — A burglary suspect wearing only a Speedo-style swimsuit has been arrested in Connecticut after a police dog tracked him down and bit him on the leg.
Pa. bank robbery suspect nabbed while counting loot after handing smiley-face note to tellerJuly 30th, 2009 W. Pa. bank robbery suspect nabbed counting moneyGREENSBURG, Pa. — Police said they caught a bank robbery suspect who was counting the loot as he walked away from a western Pennsylvania heist in which he had handed a teller a polite demand note, complete with a smiley face.
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.
What's your Social Security number? Researchers say it's surprisingly easy to figure outJuly 6th, 2009 Social Security number code cracked, study claimsWASHINGTON — For all the concern about identity theft, researchers say there's a surprisingly easy way for the technology-savvy to figure out the precious nine digits of Americans' Social Security numbers. "It's good that we found it before the bad guys," Alessandro Acquisti of Carnegie-Mellon University in Pittsburgh said of the method for predicting the numbers.
First a hero, then a victim: NY pizzeria worker who subdued would-be robber shot in 2nd heistJune 14th, 2009 NY pizzeria worker shot in 2nd robbery attemptTROY, N.Y. — A month after he fought off a knife-wielding man attempting robbery, a Troy pizza parlor worker has been shot in another apparent robbery attempt at the same restaurant.
Ark. robbery suspect doesn't let leg irons slow him down, lands in jail despite Houdini stuntJune 5th, 2009 Robbery suspect pulls a Houdini but lands in jailFORREST CITY, Ark. — An armed Arkansas robbery suspect had a trick or two up his sleeve but police weren't about to be played for fools.
Airlines will be asking birthdates and gender for new TSA 'Secure Flight' programJune 1st, 2009 Airlines will ask birthdates for new TSA programWASHINGTON — Don't be surprised if you're asked to provide your date of birth and gender when booking plane tickets later this summer. The Transportation Security Administration has launched a new program called "Secure Flight" to improve security and reduce misidentification of passengers who have names similar to individuals on government watch lists.
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