Massachusetts man charged with robbery, assaults officer and medic

STAMFORD -- Police arrested a Massachusetts man on Monday who attempted to steal a motor vehicle and later assaulted a paramedic and an officer, according to Stamford Police Sgt. Charles White.

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Oklahoma executes man convicted of killing couple in robbery

OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - Oklahoma executed a man on Tuesday convicted of stabbing an elderly couple to death during a robbery in 2000 that netted about $73, some of which he and convicted accomplices used to buy tacos.

reuters.com (58 minutes ago)

Oklahoma executes man convicted of killing elderly couple

OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - Oklahoma executed on Tuesday a man who was convicted of stabbing an elderly couple to death during a robbery at their home that netted $73, some of which he and convicted accomplices used to buy tacos. James Lewis DeRosa, 36, was pronounced dead at 6:07 p.m. CDT (1907 ET) after a lethal...

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Oklahoma executes man convicted of killing couple in robbery

By Heide Brandes OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - Oklahoma executed a man on Tuesday convicted of stabbing an elderly couple to death during a robbery in 2000 that netted about $73, some of which he and convicted accomplices used to buy tacos. James Lewis DeRosa was pronounced dead at 6:07 p.m. CDT (1907 ET) after a lethal...

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Oklahoma executes man convicted of killing elderly couple

OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - Oklahoma executed on Tuesday a man who was convicted of stabbing an elderly couple to death during a robbery at their home that netted $73, some of which he and convicted accomplices used to buy tacos.

reuters.com (1 hour ago)

Worcester men charged in Southbridge shooting

SOUTHBRIDGE - In what was described as a robbery gone bad, police Tuesday arrested two Worcester men wanted for allegedly shooting a man in the leg Monday night.

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Robbery charge filed against accused Wal-Mart shoplifter

A Billings man accused of punching a Wal-Mart employee while trying to flee from the store with stolen items has been charged with felony robbery.

billingsgazette.com (1 hour ago)

Two sentenced to time behind bars in separate robberies

LOCKPORT – Two men who pleaded guilty in separate robberies were imprisoned Tuesday by Niagara County Judge Matthew J. Murphy III.James A. Connell, 36, of Bellreng Drive, Town of Niagara, drew seven years in prison for stealing about $55 from a clerk at a 7-Eleven store on Hyde Park Boulevard in Niagara Falls June...

buffalonews.com (2 hours ago)

Robbery charge filed against accused Walmart shoplifter

A Billings man accused of punching a Walmart employee while trying to flee from the store with stolen items has been charged with felony robbery.

billingsgazette.com (2 hours ago)

Daytona police searching for suspect in armed robbery of Subway worker

Daytona Beach police are searching for a man they say robbed a Subway restaurant employee at gunpoint and got away with items including a key to the restaurant.

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Suspect sought in Edmonds assault, robbery

EDMONDS -- Police have identified a two-strike felon as the prime suspect in an assault and robbery in Edmonds on

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Authorities search for suspect after armed robbery at UALR

Police are searching for a suspect after three individuals were robbed on the campus at the University of Arkansas-Little Rock.

arkansasonline.com (2 hours ago)

Trial begins for teen accused of murder

SOUTH BEND -- A South Bend teenager accused of killing a man during what police said was a drug deal turned robbery is standing trial this week.

southbendtribune.com (2 hours ago)

Schaumburg police looking for strong-arm robber

Schaumburg police are seeking the public's help in identifying a suspect in a strong-arm robbery that occurred Monday night. According to police, a Schaumburg woman was approaching the entrance of a condominium building on the 300 block of South Roselle Road at approximately 8:34 p.m. when two teenage boys...

dailyherald.com (2 hours ago)

Prosecutors identify alleged robber shot and killed by Newark store owner

Mustafa Sheffield allegedly entered the Top Dollar store on Monday afternoon and tried to rob it at gunpoint. The store owner shot and killed him during the course of the robbery.

nj.com (3 hours ago)

Woman kicked during Sydney robbery

A WOMAN has been punched and kicked by a man who then stole her car in Sydney's southwest.    

news.com.au (3 hours ago)

Man gets 77 months in robbery of Commerce Bank after surveillance photos lead to ID

The man who robbed a Commerce Bank branch in Wichita will spend more than six years in a federal prison after admitting to the crime. Billy L. Wilson, 52, of Wichita, was sentenced to 77 months, the prosecutor said in a news release Tuesday. Wilson pleaded guilty March 1 to one count of bank robbery to the branch at...

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Man accused of Norwich robbery

A Montville man has been accused of holding up a Norwich convenience store in December.

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Pittsburgh police seek help in Squirrel Hill knife-point robbery

A man armed with a knife robbed a woman in the 5800 block of Hobart Street just before 1:50 p.m. June 10.

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Complaint: Foley kidnapping suspect charged

A man who was released from prison four weeks ago, after serving a sentence for aggravated robbery, is charged with several felonies after being accused of kidnapping an employee of a Foley grocery store.

sctimes.com (4 hours ago)

Reported armed robbery, shots fired in Corning

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Macon man indicted in March armed robbery

A Macon man who allegedly robbed an Eisenhower Parkway business at gunpoint in March was indicted Tuesday by Bibb County grand jurors.Click to Continue »

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2 men sentenced in robbery that injured officers

Two men in northern Iowa have been sentenced to 75 years in prison for their roles in a bank robbery that injured two police officers.

desmoinesregister.com (4 hours ago)

Brooklyn teen facing jail for Yonkers break-in charged in Tuckahoe burglary

A Brooklyn teenager awaiting sentencing in a Yonkers robbery has been charged with trying to break into a village home, police said Tuesday.

lohud.com (5 hours ago)

Bridgeton police investigate third robbery in three months at same gas sstation

BRIDGETON - City police said they are investigating at least the third armed robbery at the same local gas station in the past three months.

pressofatlanticcity.com (5 hours ago)

Quick Trip cashier robbed at gunpoint

The Cobb County Police Department is investigating an armed robbery that occurred this morning at a QuikTrip gas station on Paces Ferry Road in Atlanta

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Virginia Beach police investigating bank robbery

Virginia Beach police are investigating a Tuesday afternoon bank robbery and think the robber is behind two other bank robberies in recent weeks.

dailypress.com (6 hours ago)

FBI digging at former home of famed NY mobster

Jackhammers are digging under a New York City house once occupied by a famous gangster who is said to have buried victims in familiar places. The digging started Monday in Queens' South Ozone neighborhood. It was home to James Burke, a Lucchese crime family associate known as "Jimmy the Gent." A character based on...

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The most dangerous cities in the US

After falling for five consecutive years, the number of violent crimes across the United States rose by 1.2% in 2012. Based on data published by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the increase was even greater in some of America's largest cities. In 2012, for the third year in a row, Flint, Michigan had the...

foxnews.com (7 hours ago)

FBI digging at former home of famed NY mobster

NEW YORK - Jackhammers are digging under a New York City house once occupied by a famous gangster who is said to have buried victims in familiar places. The digging started Monday in Queens' South Ozone neighborhood. It was home to James Burke, a Lucchese crime family associate known as "Jimmy the Gent." A character...

bostonherald.com (7 hours ago)