as in thefts
the unlawful taking and carrying away of property without the consent of its owner
the first sign that there had been a robbery was the broken door lock
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Recent Examples of robberies
Most of the robberies took place either late at night or early in the morning.
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Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
Monday's move spares the lives of people convicted in killings, including the slayings of police and military officers, people on federal land and those involved in deadly bank robberies or drug deals, as well as the killings of guards or prisoners in federal facilities, AP reports.
—Mike Allen, Axios, 23 Dec. 2024
The move spares the lives of people convicted in killings, including the slayings of police and military officers, people on federal land and those involved in deadly bank robberies or drug deals, as well as the killings of guards or prisoners in federal facilities.
—Will Weissert, Chicago Tribune, 23 Dec. 2024
In several of the robberies, the gang also assaulted their victim and threatened them with a knife or a gun, police said.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
Police are hunting for a gang of thieves believed to have carried out 11 robberies during a five-month spree — all pulled off in a few-block area in the Bronx.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
Some have drawn outsize attention for robberies in Times Square this year that the police have attributed to a small group of migrants who live in the hotels.
—Luis Ferré-Sadurní, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Two adults who were among four people arrested for a pair of springtime robberies at two King Tobacco locations in Fort Smith are going to prison for their roles in the crimes.
—Penny Weaver, arkansasonline.com, 23 Dec. 2024
The move spares the lives of people convicted in killings, including the slayings of police and military officers, people on federal land, and those involved in deadly bank robberies or drug deals, as well as the killings of guards or prisoners in federal facilities.
—Will Weissert and Darlene Superville, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Dec. 2024
Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
Monday's move spares the lives of people convicted in killings, including the slayings of police and military officers, people on federal land and those involved in deadly bank robberies or drug deals, as well as the killings of guards or prisoners in federal facilities, AP reports.
—Mike Allen, Axios, 23 Dec. 2024
The move spares the lives of people convicted in killings, including the slayings of police and military officers, people on federal land and those involved in deadly bank robberies or drug deals, as well as the killings of guards or prisoners in federal facilities.
—Will Weissert, Chicago Tribune, 23 Dec. 2024
In several of the robberies, the gang also assaulted their victim and threatened them with a knife or a gun, police said.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
Police are hunting for a gang of thieves believed to have carried out 11 robberies during a five-month spree — all pulled off in a few-block area in the Bronx.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
Some have drawn outsize attention for robberies in Times Square this year that the police have attributed to a small group of migrants who live in the hotels.
—Luis Ferré-Sadurní, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Two adults who were among four people arrested for a pair of springtime robberies at two King Tobacco locations in Fort Smith are going to prison for their roles in the crimes.
—Penny Weaver, arkansasonline.com, 23 Dec. 2024
The move spares the lives of people convicted in killings, including the slayings of police and military officers, people on federal land, and those involved in deadly bank robberies or drug deals, as well as the killings of guards or prisoners in federal facilities.
—Will Weissert and Darlene Superville, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Dec. 2024
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