Robber freed early against advice
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A man almost killed a shop manager after being released from a jail term for murder against probation advice, the BBC finds.
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LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. - A woman outsmarted an apparently drug-addled burglar who threatened her with a sword, authorities said. Robin Ricketts, 52, said she awoke early Thursday when she heard strange noises coming from her home office.
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Bank robbers have escaped with several million pounds after employees were taken hostage at their homes, security sources have said.
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Police had a mugshot of a robbery suspect before he was arrested. Thanks to a camera phone, they even had a picture of his getaway vehicle.
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A bank clerk didn't need a weapon to ward off a would-be robber. When the masked man pulled out a gun, she just laughed in his face.
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By Karl Fischer, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Jan. 31--RICHMOND -- They caught him with his pants down, so to speak.   Facing a handgun in an unfamiliar alley in Richmond, with no good excuse for being there, the man quickly handed over his wallet and keys.
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STEPHENVILLE, Texas - After demanding money, an alleged bank robber apparently had second thoughts because he asked the teller to call police and said he would be waiting outside on the curb, authorities said.
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AIKEN, S.C. - A robber who used a rusty pitchfork to stick up a bank got away - and so far, finding him has been like looking for a needle in a haystack...
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By Leslie Griffy, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Jun. 3--Three masked men with a gun robbed an employee of a Palo Alto restaurant early this morning, police said.   About 12:30 a.m.
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A gunman took at least two people hostage Wednesday during an attempted bank robbery outside Chicago, authorities said.
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Burglars, drug dealers and fraudsters to be released early to ease overcrowding, reports say.
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London - A bank heist in the Northern Irish capital of Belfast, in which two senior members of staff and their families were held hostage, may have netted the robbers more than Â£20m, according to reports on Tuesday.
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The PSNI has said it is too early to say if those involved in yesterday&#39;s Belfast bank robbery are linked to paramilitaries. Assistant PSNI Chief Constable Sam Kincaid, who is head of the Crime Operations
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'Peter Addison was here!' An 18-year-old burglar spectacularly avoided elevation to the league of master criminals by writing "Peter Addison was here!" at the scene of a break-in, the Sun reports.â¦
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ELKO, Nev. - The thief had the bank-robbing part down, putting his finger in his pocket to simulate a gun at a northeast Nevada bank on Tuesday. It was the getaway that proved a bit more difficult.
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KINGSTON, N.H. - A search for a tuxedo-wearing robber forced area schools to lock down Monday before police captured a suspect in the afternoon.
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A gang held the families of two  Northern Ireland bank officials hostage for 24 hours before  stealing about 20 million pounds ($39 million) in one of  Britain's biggest robberies, police said on Tuesday.