Guilty plea for ex-NYC police officer in bank jobs

A former rookie police officer pleaded guilty Tuesday to robbing the same bank twice after a friend who worked as a teller there convinced him it would be "easy money."

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Police: Arizona woman led sons on crime spree

Cynthia Mary Roberson is an unemployed mother who police say led her 12- and 14-year-old sons and their friends to commit at least 20 armed robberies and assaults, including the beating of a teenage boy who had nothing more than an orange lollipop.

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Brazil 2nd nation to report robbery

Brazil became the second nation at the Confederations Cup to say it was robbed at the team's hotel.

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6 businesses robbed with Uzi, Philly police say

Police in Philadelphia are on the lookout for a man robbing businesses with an Uzi submachine gun.

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NY pizzeria worker shot in 2nd robbery attempt

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.

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Police: Phoenix mom coached youthful armed robbers

A 51-year-old woman guilted her young sons and their friends into helping her pay bills by committing at least 20 armed robberies in the Phoenix area, authorities said Monday.

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Man sentenced to 21 years in Eddy Curry robbery

A Chicago man ordered to serve 21 years in prison for robbing NBA star Antoine Walker has been sentenced to another 21 years for holding up the New York Knicks' Eddy Curry.

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Cleveland man suspected in bank robbery spree

The crime spree lasted two months, and the robber's face appeared on surveillance images that sparked chatter in the blogosphere.

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Soldier Sentenced in Bank Robberies

A Fort Lewis soldier is to serve more than 11 years in federal prison for robbing a Tacoma bank twice so he could pay off debts before he was deployed to Iraq.

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Va. Man Sentenced After Escape Spree

A man facing murder charges alleging he shot two people when he escaped from jail was sentenced Friday to 38 years in prison for an unrelated attempted robbery.

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Authorities in eastern Oklahoma say the arrest of an Oklahoma man may lead to solving a rash of Dollar General store robberies in Oklahoma and Arkansas.

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Police asked for the public's help today in locating two robbery suspects who lured their victims by advertising cars at very low purchase prices on craigslist.

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A Seattle bankteller who knocked a would-be robber to the ground and held him until police arrived has been fired from his job for breaking "bank policy."

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Issaquah police report that an armed robber has hit a sex-toy shop there. On Friday afternoon, a man was in Lovers at 5614 East Lake Sammamish Parkway S.E. and left. He returned with a black pistol and demanded cash.

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Advice to avoid summer break-ins

Today, Chief Inspector Dick Coates, District Commander, Eastbourne District, issued advice about thefts from garages and garden sheds after a spate of thefts in the town.

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Over the last three years female students at Mount Union College in Alliance have been reporting robberies. These were not your usual robberies.

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HOLIDAY -- A man who used a fuzzy white teddy bear in a ploy to rob a Walgreen's Sunday has hit three more Holiday businesses: a CVS on Tuesday and a hair salon and a diner Thursday night. He brandishes a silver handgun during the robberies and he doesn't hide his face.

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Excerpt: A robber who walked into the Columbia downtown Alcoholics Anonymous center, pulled out a gun and demanded money was killed in a burst of gunfire from an AA visitor's gun, police said.

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EVERETT --- It took a jug of laundry detergent to stop an Everett purse snatcher. After grabbing a handicapped woman's handbag in a Safeway parking lot last month, a bystander smacked the would-be robber over the head with a plastic bottle of liquid laundry soap.

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Indianapolis - Metro Police are searching for an armed man who used a toddler as bait to steal cash. Investigators say he robbed a woman Wednesday night at an ATM near Girls School and Rockville Road on the west side.

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Have You Been Held at Gunpoint?

Have you ever faced the wrong end of a gun? I wonder today at how many have just one time in their lives. Some people endure the burden daily, while others can't imagine the experience.

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---And Update In My Comments Section.--- WATERLOO --- A group of men robbed a delivery driver of pizza and cash using a toy gun last night, police said.

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Excerpt: A Washington, Iowa man told police he was attacked and robbed twice between 1:30 a.m. and 2:30 a.m. today in downtown Iowa City.

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OCEAN TOWNSHIP --- Police are searching for the armed robber who stole money from a customer at a gas station in the Seaview Mall. Around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, a robber went to the Costco Gas Station, displayed a gun and demanded money, police said.

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Excerpt: A man allegedly attempting to rob a northwest Harris County cell phone store died after he was shot by the business owner and then hit by a car as he attempted to flee, authorities said.

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---Video Report to the right on link page.--- Ellensburg, Wash. --- Sheriff's deputies have identified a Washington man suspected of robbing a convenience store at gunpoint, with his nine-year-old daughter by his side. The robbery was caught on surveillance tape.

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Excerpt: A BAREFOOT bag-snatcher is wanted after two robberies in the eastern suburbs yesterday. Two women walking along a lane off Fullarton Rd, Eastwood, about 1pm were approached by a man from behind who attempted to steal one handbag.

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Excerpt: A woman who thought she was dreaming when she saw a man inside her apartment later realized she had been robbed. The burglary took place Sunday morning in the 600 block of Howard Place in downtown Madison.

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Martin County deputies have arrested three suspects accused of going on a robbery spree in the Treasure Coast while bringing two children with them.

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TAMPA — On the morning deputies led a shirtless Kenneth Robinson down his driveway and off to jail, he gave neighbors a tiny smile. It's a mistake, he said.

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Excerpt: A THIEF has been caught on a surveillance camera with his pants down. The man broke into a Darwin bar early yesterday, where he proceeded to take off his clothes and wander around before taking off down the street in the nude.

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Excerpt: A man who reportedly had a stolen ATM card in his sock had to be threatened with a Taser before he stopped punching himself in the face.

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PINE HILLS -- Authorities in Orange County are searching today for a barefoot woman wearing a leopard-print long-sleeve shirt who is accused of stabbing a man at a Laundromat.

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BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. -- Two suspects in a convenience store robbery may have been able to get away from the scene of the crime, but the heat from their car ultimately gave them away.

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Man I would cry at Long John Silvers too!!! Is this what it has come too??

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