Seattle Bank Teller Fired for Chasing Robber

Jim Nicholson, a teller at Key Bank in Seattle, has been fired for going after a would be robber. " After more than two years working as a teller at the Key Bank branch in Lower Queen Anne, Nicholson clearly...

Man shoots 12-year-old trick or treater

A man in South Carolina thought he was being robbed last night, on Halloween, when he heard a knock at his door, and ended up gunning down a 12-year-old trick or treater with almost 30 rounds from a rifle, when he...

The bravest old age pensioner

" A gutsy pensioner foiled a raid on a jewellery shop when he ripped the balaclava off a hoodie wielding a sledgehammer. The elderly man wrestled the robber and unmasked him, shocking the offenders so much that...

A Victim Treats His Mugger Right [True Story of the Golden Rule in Action]

Amazing. Guy gets mugged by teen and reminds him to take his coat, too. Instead, they go to a diner the victim frequents and have a meal- at the end, the mugger gives the victim his wallet back plus the knife, victim pays and gives the teen $20.Matthew 25:31-46"As the teen...

Robber Hires Henchmen on Craiglist

A armored-truck robber took a page from Thomas Crown and gave it a Web 2.0 twist: he used Craigslist to hire his accomplices, who unwittingly acted as decoys for his getaway, for which he threw in a bit of Prison...

Sunday's Tale of Quaint Robberies at the Local Fried Chicken Joint

Weekends wouldn't be complete without pop ups of funny and strange news oui? Well, this is not so much as funny but its pretty unsettling and downright odd as well. What does it tell us when a man...

Ex-NYPD detective charged in 'Bling Bandit' bank robberies

"NEW YORK (AP) -- He was a respected former NYPD detective and a decorated veteran of the Vietnam War who struggled in recent months with inoperable liver cancer. But now Athelson Kelson is charged with bank robbery, identified by authorities as New York's so-called Bling...

Robbery attempt ends when victim offers iced tea

"TOKYO, Japan (CNN) -- A mother and her 6-month old girl escaped unhurt after she calmed down a knife-wielding robber with a glass of iced tea and a chat, Tokyo police said Wednesday. The 30-year-old housewife was in the hallway of her apartment building Monday when a man...

Concrete Proof: Tobacco Saves Lives.

Wow, The Bigger the Tobacco Can, The Bigger the Live Saver, who knew Tobacco Saves Lives, certainly the Robber didn't.Certainly somewhere, there is a Tobacco Advertiser who is aware of this story is looking at...

Cop: Robber Left Name on Job Application

"Demetrius Robinson filled out the application to kill time while waiting for the Golden Pantry store to empty of customers.Authorities say it was Robinson who then produced a knife and held up the store last week."

Police say man in wheelchair robbed bank

" PALO ALTO, Calif. - Palo Alto police are looking for a bank robber who favors a decidedly slow-speed getaway vehicle — an electric wheelchair. Police said a man in his 60s with gray hair and a beard held up the Wachovia Bank branch at the Stanford...

Bank in Rookery Building robbed

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Store Clerks getting Dumb and Dumber?

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorCertainly help is hard to find for store owners in what can only be concieved as Dumb and Dumber when a Robbery Suspect is accused of calling Stores in advance,...

Vancouver: Serial Drug Additiced Bank Robber Sought by Police

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorThis man picture is wanted by Police for a string of bank robberies in Vancouver. But then the VPD will be forced to hand him over to our Justice system who may need to...

Sausage ruins robber's rip-off routine

After 19 break-ins, a sausage snatcher finally meats the long arm of the law."BERLIN, Germany (AP) -- German police have charged a robbery suspect after matching his DNA to that found on a piece of salami spat out...

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