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"Barefoot Bandit" refused enriching by means of his own history
June 20, 2011Mariana Puzderi/ Chișinău / Moldova.ORG / -- Twenty year old American, Colton Harris-Moore, known as the"Barefoot Bandit", pleaded guilty in seven charges and has agreed to deal with the justice, according to The Seattle Times. Earlier, Harris...
Petrol bomb attack on Chinese bank - state media
May 13, 2011Dozens of people have been injured in China in a petrol bomb attack on a bank, state news agency Xinhua reports. A disgruntled ex-employee at a rural bank in north-west Gansu province is said to have thrown the bomb into the building, reports say. Staff...
Man tries to open account with $1M bill
November 28, 2007A Georgia man was arrested at a bank where he tried to open an account at a South Carolina bank with a counterfeit $1 million bill. Alexander Smith of Augusta, Ga., faces charges that include disorderly conduct and forgery, The Aiken (S.C.) Standard...
Man robs bank to pay medical bills
November 06, 2007A 74-year-old Ohio man allegedly robbed a bank at gunpoint to pay medical bills and avoid eviction, WEWS-TV, Cleveland, reported. Lester Russaw was jailed Tuesday on charges of aggravated robbery and theft from Wickliffe Key Bank, east of Cleveland...
Accused bandit worth $4 million
November 02, 2007Court documents showed the suspect in the so-called Waddling Bandit cases involving 20 bank robberies in Washington and Oregon is worth $4 million. Police in Vancouver, Wash., arrested Robert Christie, 71, this week on suspicion of robbing the financial...
Out of jail, woman allegedly robs bank
October 31, 2007An Oregon woman was arrested on a bank robbery charge less than three hours after being released from jail. Kelly Hogan of Milwaukie, who was already charged with stealing from her employer, now faces a federal bank robbery charge, The Clackamas Review...
Man charged with killing 2 retired cops
October 07, 2007A convicted bank robber was charged Saturday with killing two retired Philadelphia police officers as they serviced a bank ATM. Mustafa Ali was to be arraigned later in the day, NBC 10 reported. Ali was arrested within hours of Thursday&rsquo...
Man uses backhoe to steal ATM in Fla.
September 28, 2007Police in Homestead, Fla., are looking for a thief who stole a backhoe and used it to haul away an ATM from a Bank of America. The ATM, which was stolen Tuesday, was believed to contain about $100,000 cash, police said. "I've seen some crazy...
Mustache trips up robber's disguise
September 21, 2007It's the little things that can trip up a bank robber -- just ask a cross-dressing New York robber who forgot about his mustache. The skirt, wig, opened-toe sandals and makeup didn't help Aston Barth elude capture after he passed a note to a Citibank...
Thief steals loaded food bank truck
September 19, 2007A hard-hearted Colorado thief stole a food bank truck while the driver was picking up donated pizzas. The truck belonging to the Food Bank of the Rockies in Denver was recovered Monday about four hours later, The Rocky Mountain News reported. But...