Mass. police: Victim finds robber applying for job

Police said a man accused of stealing a woman's wallet was tracked down by his alleged victim after he made his getaway on a bus and later tried to fill out a job application. Springfield Capt. Lee Bennett said Thursday that Demot Weaver robbed the woman as she was pulling out money for the fare at a bus stop.

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Montana mom pleads guilty, drove son to break-ins

A Montana woman charged with driving around her 16-year-old son and six others while they broke into cars in April has changed her plea.

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Police: Man used cab as getaway after robbing bank

Police said a New Jersey man who told a cab driver to stop at a bank so he could take out some money failed to mention that he was going to rob it. Michael Restaino Jr. was arrested shortly afterward Monday when a police officer stopped the cab he was riding in several blocks from the Roselle Savings Bank. Police say the taxi driver was apparently unaware of what his passenger had done.

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Mom allegedly drives son, friends to car break-ins

A 37-year-old woman was accused of driving her son and his friends around the city as the teens stole items from cars. Police learned about the case Saturday morning when the woman's husband called authorities to report he found a pile of stuff in his back yard that he suspected had been stolen. Court records said over $3,000 in items were stolen, including a set of golf clubs and power tools.

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Travel companies offer exit clause for laid off

With the economy (still) in shambles, booking that weekend getaway or week-long resort vacation is falling lower and lower on many people’s to-do lists.

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Police arrest man driving boom lift at 3 a.m.

Police knew something wasn't quite right after they spotted a man driving a piece of construction lift equipment down a street at 3 a.m. on Thursday. The man, who appparently had been drinking, was in the lift bucket of the Genie Boom with an unopened six-pack of beer and a bag of beef jerky when police pulled the vehicle over. He was clocked at 2 mph.

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Man flees police in underwear after traffic stop

A western New York man who police say tore off his off clothes and fled after being pulled over in a routine traffic stop is now wearing a jail uniform.

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Handcuffed suspect escapes custody by stealing police car

Australian police are searching for a burglary suspect who escaped custody by stealing a police car — despite being handcuffed.

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Portage police officer Michael Candiano heard a strange sound coming from a Christmas tree sales lot after hours. The officer soon saw an even stranger sight. The officer, who had heard the noise of a small motor coming from the Mathisen Tree Farms lot at U.S.

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- Marion County deputies are searching for three TV bandits whose getaway car needs a tune-up. It barely made it from the Walmart on Highway 441 near the Villages with two high-definition TVs, but they would have stolen more if the vehicle had started faster.

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Police said a New Jersey man who told a cab driver to stop at a bank so he could take out some money failed to mention that he was going to rob it. Michael Restaino Jr.

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A bank robber chose the wrong way to make a getaway from the scene of his crime - accidentally hailing a ride from an undercover cop.

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A getaway driver who refused to break the speed limit during a police chase led to a gang of jewel robbers being caught and sent to prison for a total of 20 years.

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Bank robberies are a little passé these days, and they don't normally make headlines on the Internet, but this one attracted some major attention because of the creative method Curcio allegedly used to confuse police.

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A gang of bungling robbers were nabbed less than 200 yards from the jewellers they raided - after their getaway driver stopped at a red traffic light.

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Craigslist is a great place to sell that beat-up sofa or (for the supervillains among us) recruit your next batch of henchmen. Now, thanks to a Monroe, WA man, "bank robbery decoys" has joined the list of creative uses of the grassroots classifieds service.

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Malcom Christian has met plenty of unusual people during his time as a taxi driver, but he says the woman he picked up Wednesday morning seemed as normal as anyone. "She was standing their waiting," said Christian. "She said the bank don't open for 21 minutes."

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Save the land for the tourists! But the tourists can't afford the gas to get there.

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Lobsters in Germany took their fate into their own claws and broke out from an Asian supermarket. They now face a brighter future in an animal home.

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A thief caught shoplifting in Germany failed to grasp the concept of a quick getaway when he jumped into a cement mixer to try to flee the scene of his crime. The man had stolen cheese from a supermarket in the town of Limbach-Oberfrohna.

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Increasingly, this is the new face of the backyard treehouse -- as an "escape pod" for baby boomers with enough disposable income or sweat equity to rise above it all.

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Help the ones you love chill out all year round with these relaxing gift ideas.

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Already revealed a little while ago, SCEE officially announced Sony London's PSP-exclusive Gangs of London. This all-new spin-off title takes the setting and criminal themes of the legendary Getaway franchise but offers gamers a whole new handheld gang warfare experience.

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