Category: robbery

Prosecutors: Robber Fired 10 Shots at Wounded Iowa Deputy

IOWA CITY, Iowa—A Chicago man robbed two Iowa gas station employees at gunpoint and confined them in a cooler before he fired ten shots at a sheriff’s deputy who responded to the crime, seriously wounding him, prosecutors said Tuesday. The shots fired by Stanley Donahue injured the left hip and leg of Linn County Deputy…


Suspect Robs Walgreens With Trash Bag in Hand

SAN FRANCISCO—A San Francisco supermarket was hit by another daylight robbery on June 14. The suspect, and his trash bag, were all caught on camera. The thief stole a garbage bag full of items from the shelves of the Walgreens store on Gough and Fell Streets in San Francisco. An ABC reporter, security guard, and…


Man Sentenced To Life For Role In Long Beach Woman’s Killing

LONG BEACH—One of three men who had been on death row for the December 1998 rape and beating death of a mother of three attacked while walking to a store in Long Beach was re-sentenced today to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Superior Court Judge Laura Laesecke said the maximum possible sentence…


Robbery Suspect Shot by Costa Mesa Police

A knife-wielding man was shot by police during a Costa Mesa robbery March 11, police said. The shooting was preceded by a 4:45 a.m. report of a fight at a business at the 2200 block of Fairview Road, the Costa Mesa Police Department said in a release. Police arrived to find a man stabbing the…


Armed Citizen Stops Robbery Suspect at Chick-fil-A in Atlanta: Police

An armed person stopped an attempted burglary in Atlanta this week, police said. On March 8 around 3:03 p.m., officers responded to a Chik-fil-A on Peachtree Street. “Upon arrival, officers spoke with witnesses who stated a black male walked inside, produced a firearm and demanded money from several employees. The employees fled and the suspect…


Man Charged with Robberies in Irvine

SANTA ANA—A 49-year-old man was charged today with two robberies in Irvine, including an armed heist at a supermarket, and an aborted holdup at an Adidas store. Benjamin Robert Laubbacher is being held in lieu of $500,000 bail pending arraignment March 19 on two counts of robbery and one count each of attempted robbery and…


Former Clinton Private Eye Jack Palladino Gravely Injured in Robbery

SAN FRANCISCO—Jack Palladino, the private investigator who worked on high-profile cases ranging from the Jonestown mass suicides to celebrity and political scandals, has been placed on life support after suffering a head injury during an attempted robbery. Palladino, 70, had just stepped outside his San Francisco home on Thursday to try out his new camera…