Category: armed robbery

Reporter for Epoch Times’ Sister Media Outlet Robbed at Gunpoint in Washington

A reporter with The Epoch Times’ sister media outlet was robbed at gunpoint on Jan. 28 right outside her apartment complex in Washington, raising concerns about the area’s rising crime rate as well as questions about whether the robbery was more than a random act. “Give me your phone,” was the first thing that Iris…


Toronto Police Seek Public Assistance in Locating Suspects in ‘Extremely Violent Robberies’

The Toronto Police Service (TPS) is seeking public support in their hunt for several suspects involved in cases of “extremely violent robberies,” home invasions, and carjackings that occurred in 2022. Many of the suspects are said to be “armed and dangerous.” TPS Insp. Rich Harris shared the details of the criminal incidents at a press conference…


Transient Charged with Attacking Lyft Driver in Anaheim

SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 26-year-old convicted thief was behind bars Dec. 23 on charges of sexually assaulting and robbing a Lyft driver in Anaheim. Samuel Nicholas Rodriguez, who has a lengthy criminal record for car thefts, was being held without bail as he awaits arraignment Jan. 6 on charges of assault with the intent to commit…


Corona Man Charged with Robbery Spree in Orange County

SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 27-year-old Corona man was arrested Dec. 21 on federal charges of eight armed robberies and two attempted robberies during a spree of holdups in Orange County in November. George Arizon is charged with a count of interference with commerce by robbery and a count of brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a…


Hollywood Hills Home Invasion Nets About $1 Million in Valuables

HOLLYWOOD HILLS, Calif.—An armed home-invasion robbery in the Hollywood Hills Nov. 23 netted an estimated $1 million in property, authorities said. The crime was reported at about 3:30 a.m. in the 3500 block of Multiview Drive, according to the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). A man and a woman were in the home at the…


Teen Arrested on Suspicion of Stealing 2 Bulldogs at Gunpoint

BOYLE HEIGHTS, Calif.—A 15-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of stealing a pair of French bulldogs in an armed heist on the Sixth Street Viaduct, police announced Nov. 22. Despite the arrest, however, the dogs—named Rhino and Blue—have not yet been recovered, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The name of the suspect was…


Third Suspect Arrested in Rapper PnB Rock’s Killing

COMPTON, Calif.—A third suspect sought by police in the shooting death of rapper PnB Rock at a South Los Angeles restaurant was arrested in Las Vegas Sept. 29. Freddie Lee Trone, 40, was located and arrested at about 1 p.m. Thursday, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. He was booked in Las Vegas and…


‘Blue Cloth Bandit’ Arrested in Series of More Than 60 Armed Robberies

LOS ANGELES—A man dubbed the “Blue Cloth Bandit” for his alleged habit of using a cloth to cover a handgun during a string of more than five dozen robberies over a span of nearly two years was in custody Sept. 28, police said. Charles Chukwuma Onwuemelie, 29, of Quartz Hill was arrested at his residence…


2 Suspects Arrested in Anaheim Hills Big Lots Robbery

ANAHEIM HILLS, Calif.—Anaheim police arrested a man and a woman Sept. 24 who allegedly took a shopping cart full of merchandise from an Anaheim Hills Big Lots store and flashed a handgun at an employee. The robbery occurred around 10 a.m. Saturday at 6336 E. Santa Ana Canyon Road, Sgt. Shane Carringer of the Anaheim…


Aubameyang Assaulted in Armed Robbery at His Home in Barcelona

Armed robbers broke into the home of Barcelona striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang early on Monday morning, police said, and physically assaulted the player and his wife as they forced them to open a safe to steal jewelry, according to media reports. Spanish newspaper El Pais said both the player and his wife Alysha Behague suffered minor…