Robbery

Becoming a Conscious Robbery Victim

Therese Rowley, Ph.D. | Posted 05.08.2012

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As I put the key in the lock and opened the second floor door, I stopped suddenly. The lights were on -- all of them. I could see my bedroom door was wide open.

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CAUGHT ON TAPE: Violent Robbery At Dunkin' Donuts

The Huffington Post | Kyle McGovern | Posted 05.04.2012

Like a lot of people at Dunkin' Donuts, they were in a rush. Two men rushed into a Dunkin' Donuts location in Boynton Beach, Fla., with guns in ha...

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Man Used Blood-Filled Syringe To Rob Pharmacy, Cops Say

Posted 05.04.2012

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A man used a blood-filled syringe to steal thousands of dollars in prescription pills from a Maryland pharmacy, according to authorities. Police sa...

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Alabama Campus Lockdown Lifted Hours After Armed Robbery

AP | Posted 04.29.2012

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MOBILE, Ala. -- The University of South Alabama on Sunday night lifted a campus lockdown that it had imposed following an armed robbery at a college d...

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WATCH: Pharmacy Robbery Leads To Deadly Shootout

Posted 04.12.2012

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An attempted robbery of an East Harlem pharmacy on Thursday led to a violent shootout with police officers killing the armed suspect. The suspecte...

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Painting Believed To Be A Stolen Cezanne Found

AP | DUSAN STOJANOVIC | Posted 04.12.2012

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BELGRADE, Serbia — Police from Serbia and Switzerland have recovered a Paul Cezanne masterpiece that was stolen from a Swiss museum in 2008 and ...

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Man Sees Burglary Footage On News, Forces Son To Turn Himself In

The Huffington Post | Hilary Tuttle | Posted 03.13.2012

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Even through grainy black-and-white video, a parent knows when he sees his child. Jeremy Blair, a 26-year-old from Utah, was arrested March 10 for ...

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Robbery Suspect Calls Victim For Date

The Huffington Post | Andy Campbell | Posted 03.06.2012

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Dating 101: If you've just robbed a girl, don't try calling her for a date. Dating 102: If you still really want a date, don't assault the girl you...

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Student Resigns As Student President, Then Robs A Bank?

Posted 03.05.2012

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When Meghan Darcy Melnyk resigned from her position as student body president of Mount Royal University last month, she told others she was "burnt out...

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Armored Car Guard Murders Partner And Steals $2 Million: DA

AP | By JOE MANDAK | Posted 03.02.2012

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PITTSBURGH -- An armored car guard shot his partner to death, left the body in the back of the truck and vanished with more than $2 million in cash, a...

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NYPD: Robbers Wore Hollywood Quality Masks To Look Like Us

The Huffington Post | Andy Campbell | Posted 02.29.2012

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Three New York robbery suspects must have had a Hollywood-bound makeup artist. The NYPD is still looking for three perps who held up a Queens check...

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Mayor Gray Fights Crime

Adam Clampitt | Posted 04.14.2012

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On Friday, Mayor Gray held a joint press conference with Chief Cathy Lanier to address the dramatic increase of street theft, particularly of mobile d...

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WATCH: Accused Cop Killer Pleads Not Guilty And Admits He 'Panicked'

Posted 02.09.2012

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The man accused of killing 22-year veteran of the NYPD Peter Figsoski in December told investigators he pulled the trigger by accident and is seeking ...

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You'll Never Believe How This Art Theft Went Down!

Posted 01.23.2012

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In a scene straight out of the movies, thieves stole two artworks from a gallery in Olympia, Washington over the weekend. Though the art world has see...

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New York's Finest Cut to the Chase in the Murder of Police Officer Peter Figoski

Audrey Silk | Posted 03.13.2012

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The brunt of the fury should have been trained on Lamont Pride first and foremost. In the end, he was solely responsible for his actions.

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Alleged Cop Killer Says He Didn't Mean For Murder And Says 'Sorry'

Posted 01.05.2012

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The accused shooter of Officer Peter Figoski, a 22-year veteran of the NYPD, told detectives he had never meant to shoot Figoski and that he was "sorr...

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Police Search For Man Who Robbed And Fondled Miami Woman

Posted 03.05.2012

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Miami Police report that at 12:30 p.m. on December 18, a man approached a woman from behind as she returned home from grocery shopping. According to i...

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Man Shot In Head Survives After Crashing Into Hialeah Funeral Home

Posted 03.04.2012

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On Monday night, Hialeah police were called to an incident at Jerry and Joe's Pizzeria at 4799 Palm Avenue in Hialeah. Around 5 p.m., a male was i...

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Fast Food Worker Shoots, Kills Masked Restaurant Robber

AP | Posted 12.29.2011

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SAVANNAH, Ga. -- Police in Georgia say a fast-food worker grabbed his gun and shot and killed a man suspected of robbing the restaurant near Savannah....

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House Punt on Payroll Deal Highlights Need for Radical Reform

Michael Shank | Posted 02.20.2012

America's tendency is to pursue policies that react primarily to violence, not aim to prevent it. As a result, not only is America less economically prosperous, it is less peaceful. The way forward, then, is to learn from what the index is telling us.

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School Robber Falls Two Stories, Crawls Away With Broken Back

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 12.19.2011

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Anthony Luis Pepitone, 21, was allegedly trying to steal copper from Charles David Wyche, Jr. Elementary School in Miami Gardens when he fell more tha...

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FBI: Violent And Property Crime Down In Early 2011

AP | By NEDRA PICKLER | Posted 02.18.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The FBI said Monday that violent and property crimes reported to police continue to drop despite tough economic times. An FBI report ...

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Cross-Dresser Attempts To Rob McDonald's, Shot By Agent Who Was In The Store

Posted 12.18.2011

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A man allegedly attempting to rob a clerk at a Florida McDonald's was shot by a Homeland Security officer who happened to be in the store. The inc...

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Violent Deaths Of Disabled Dad And Daughter Shake Ohio Community

AP | Posted 12.03.2011

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FORT RECOVERY, Ohio -- Neighbors are being asked to look out for one another and parents won't allow their school children to be dropped off at empty ...

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Delaware Man Unknowingly Offers To Help Alleged Burglar Steal His Own TV

Posted 01.11.2012

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A Delaware man nearly became an unknowing accomplice in a crime against himself on Wednesday when he offered to assist a stranger lugging a TV down th...

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