Robbery News
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By AFP
Hong Kong -
A fugitive wanted by Indian police for crimes ranging from a jailbreak to financing terrorism was denied bail in Hong Kong Friday, where he is charged with a multi-million dollar robbery.
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By AFP
Paris -
French police shot and injured a robber who held up a bank just off the Champs-Elysees in Paris on Friday.
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By AFP
Paris -
Three men were charged and detained Saturday over an audacious jewellery heist at the Ritz hotel in Paris this week, while two other suspects were still on the loose, a judicial source said.
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By AFP
Paris -
All of the jewels looted in a multi-million-euro robbery at the Ritz hotel in Paris have been recovered, a source close to the case said Thursday, as a police hunt for two of the robbers continued.
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By AFP
Paris -
Armed robbers launched a spectacular raid on the world-famous Ritz hotel in Paris Wednesday, making off with an estimated four million euros worth of jewels, the latest in a string of high-profile heists in the French capital.
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By AFP
Paris -
A gang of five armed robbers launched a spectacular raid on the world famous Ritz hotel in Paris Wednesday, making off with an estimated four million euros worth of jewels, investigators said.
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Millbury -
In Millbury, MA, a police officer's wife claimed she was the victim of a robbery. Apparently, she staged it and blamed it on Black Lives Matter.
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Paris -
One theory about why Kim Kardashian was robbed in her Paris apartment was that she was targeted after the thieves saw the expensive jewellery she had through her extensive posting on social media.
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By AFP
Chennai -
A gang of robbers cut a hole in the roof of a train travelling through southern India and stole more than $750,000 in cash, police said on Wednesday.
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Rio De Janeiro -
How much more could possibly go wrong for Australia's Olympic athletes? How about adding a robbery while the team was evacuated from their building because of a fire in the basement.
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Police in O'Fallon, Missouri say four teens have been arrested after 11 other teens were robbed. It is alleged the suspects used the game Pokémon Go to lure the victims to remote places and robbed them.
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By AFP
Paris -
Eight men have been charged over heists of millions in luxury goods from Chanel and Chopard boutiques in Paris, a source close to the investigation said Saturday. Robbers made off with one million euros ($1.
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By AFP
Paris -
Three robbers with pump-action shotguns raided a Chanel boutique in central Paris on Thursday, fleeing with a large haul of luxury goods, a police source said. The source said the stolen goods were valued at "several hundreds of thousands of euros".
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Staten Island -
A 20-year-old Staten Island man has been indicted for a hate crime after it was alleged he and two juveniles robbed a teen who was born without arms.
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By AFP
London -
The press has compared the gang alleged to be behind one of Britain's most audacious jewellery heists to the glamorous thieves of Hollywood movie Ocean's Eleven, but the reality is much less sexy.
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By AFP
Lille -
French police killed one man after his heavily armed group took the family of a bank manager hostage in a northern town on Tuesday, officials said, adding that there was no terrorist link.
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Joseph and Jenny Carrier, husband and wife, were arrested in Pennsylvania after allegedly robbing a bank in Wilmington, Delaware.
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Villeneuve-la-garenne -
Special forces evacuated 18 people from a mall near Paris Monday after gunmen attacked a Primark store inside, in what is believed to be an attempt to rob the shop, police said.
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Post Falls -
Police in Post Falls say they are trying to find an armed man who robbed a title loan business on Monday afternoon. He entered the store armed with a shotgun, demanded cash and made away with an undisclosed sum.
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London -
London Metropolitan Police are appealing for help identifying a man who they wish to speak to in connection with the robbery of a blind man in Romford.
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By AFP
Montpellier -
A gunman robbed a jewellery store in the southern French city of Montpellier on Friday and took two women hostage, a judicial source said -- but stressed the incident "had no link" to the twin hostage dramas around Paris.
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Zaragoza -
A man has been arrested in Valareña, Zaragoza after allegedly breaking into and robbing the home of a friend, only hours after he and two others died in a serious car crash.
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Buenos Aires -
The dramatic video of the attempted armed robbery of a tourist in Buenos Aires, Argentina is spreading across the Internet.
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Leicester Crown Court heard yesterday how an English college student achieving A+ grades for her work attempted the robbery of a couple in the street after going "off the rails" when falling into bad company.
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Omaha -
A crew member with the widely popular television show Cops was shot and killed while filming officers responding to an armed robbery call.
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Elche -
Thieves were foiled when they attempted a sophisticated "Ocean's Eleven" style bank robbery in Elche in eastern Spain. It took them some time and a lot of ingenuity to dig a tunnel to the bank's vault, but they got caught in the final act.
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Denver -
A Denver area bank robber is arrested after giving the authorities a lot of clues as to who he was and the case was quickly solved.
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New Castle -
Nigel Sykes wants payments from the employees, officers and store involved in his arrest. He allegedly visited the pizza place to steal money with a gun. Sykes was reportedly quickly subdued and now is suing those involved.
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Toronto -
Toronto police have issued a warrant for the arrest of an 18-year-old man after it is alleged four teens who answered an ad on Kijiji for the sale of car were robbed, held against their will, beaten and were victims of extortion.
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Houston -
The most common thing said about the man who broke into Lillie McClendon's Houston home is that he picked the wrong house to break into and demand money. The grandmother let him have it both verbally and physically.
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Robbery Image
A man tried to rob a gold shop in China, with this arsenal on his person, but was scared off with a chair and a stick. YouTube
A man catches a motorbike robbery in broad daylight on his helmet cam, including one of the robbers being shot by an undercover cop. YouTube
5 "cleaning ladies" have been arrested in Madrid for committing burglary in luxury homes. National Police
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A New Zealand kebab shop owner who ignored a pistol-wielding, would-be robber and continued to serve his customers has insisted "I'm not a hero" after footage of his actions went viral. AFP / YouTube
Chinese residents protesting at the town hall in Fuengirola to ask for justice after 4 youths robbed a Chinese bazaar, killing the owner for a bottle of rum.
Chinese residents protesting at the town hall in Fuengirola to ask for justice after 4 youths robbed a Chinese bazaar, killing the owner for a bottle of rum.
Chinese residents protesting at the town hall in Fuengirola to ask for justice after 4 youths robbed a Chinese bazaar, killing the owner for a bottle of rum.
A man tried to rob a gold shop in China, with this arsenal on his person, but was scared off with a chair and a stick. YouTube
Lillie McClendon, 83 Screen capture from ABC13 News
Surveillance camera showing The Vaulter robbing a bank Screen capture from YouTube video
Spain's National Police have arrested 17 people in connection with a massive robbery of luxury watches in Madrid, Spain. National Police, Spain
Chinese residents protesting at the town hall in Fuengirola to ask for justice after 4 youths robbed a Chinese bazaar, killing the owner for a bottle of rum.
A gang of masked armed men stormed into a poker tournament in Berlin in broad daylight and stole more than £700,000 in cash. The moment the robbers burst in to steal the prize money at Germany.
Chinese residents protesting at the town hall in Fuengirola to ask for justice after 4 youths robbed a Chinese bazaar, killing the owner for a bottle of rum. A friend comforts the dead man's wife.
Chinese residents protesting at the town hall in Fuengirola to ask for justice after 4 youths robbed a Chinese bazaar, killing the owner for a bottle of rum. A friend comforts the dead man's wife.
Chinese residents protesting at the town hall in Fuengirola to ask for justice after 4 youths robbed a Chinese bazaar, killing the owner for a bottle of rum.
Chinese residents protesting at the town hall in Fuengirola to ask for justice after 5 youths robbed a Chinese bazaar, killing the owner for a bottle of rum.
Chinese residents protesting at the town hall in Fuengirola to ask for justice after 5 youths robbed a Chinese bazaar, killing the owner for a bottle of rum.
Toronto police have issued a warrant for the arrest of Alhaji Kabba, 18 Toronto Police Service
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