Tag: robbery

2 Men Get Nearly 4 Years in Prison for High-End Retail Robberies Across San Diego County

SAN DIEGO—Two men who took part in a string of thefts at upscale stores across San Diego County, leading to more than $200,000 in merchandise stolen across a three-month span, were each sentenced Thursday to three years and eight months in state prison. Ernesto Louis Cruz and Jordan Guzman Lopez, both 27, targeted nine Sunglass…


Police Release Video of Apprehension of Suspects in Armed Robberies, Ask Public for Witnesses

York Regional Police (YRP) have released an aerial video of officers giving chase and apprehending four suspects believed responsible for a string of armed robberies in various areas around Toronto. Police have asked the public to come forward if they witnessed any of the robberies or have relevant cellphone, dashcam, or video surveillance. The video, released…


Police Locate Stolen Vehicle Driven Through Ontario Mall During Theft

York Regional Police say they’ve located a stolen Audi that was used in a wild mall robbery in which the suspects drove the car through a shopping centre in Vaughan, Ont. Security camera footage provided by police shows the vehicle smashed through the mall’s glass entrance doors and navigated through the building toward its targeted…


Welcome to San Francisco: The New Gotham City

Rampant crime and corruption. A deadly drug crisis. Unprecedented homelessness. Grossly overwhelmed and underfunded police departments. If that is not convincing enough, add a diminishing population that is all but powerless against a crime-infested city. Comic book fans might suggest these conditions are hauntingly reminiscent of Gotham City—a fictitious city in the all-American classic, Batman….


Where There’s a Will

“Where There’s a Will” is a 1936 British comedy film directed by William Beaudine and starring Will Hay, Graham Moffatt, and Norma Varden. It features an incompetent solicitor who unwittingly becomes party to a bank robbery. Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature Films: Cinema collection: epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: epochoriginal.com Feature Films: www.theepochtimes.com/featured-films * Click…


Bulldog Drummond’s Bride (1939)

A bank robbery in London prevents—again—the marriage of Bulldog Drummond and his girlfriend. But this time, when the delinquents are caught, it will be celebrated at last. Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature Films: Cinema collection: epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: epochoriginal.com Feature Films: www.theepochtimes.com/featured-films * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it…


Burglars Use Stolen Van to Smash into Chanel Store

LOS ANGELES—Robbery suspects crashed a stolen Mercedes-Benz sprinter van into a Chanel store early Oct. 25 in the Beverly Grove neighborhood of Los Angeles near Beverly Hills and ran off after being confronted by an armed guard. Officers from the Wilshire Division of the Los Angeles Police Department responded 2:53 a.m. to 125 North Robertson…


2 Arrested In Connection With Harbor City Armored Truck Robbery

LOS ANGELES—Two men suspected in multiple armored car robberies were arrested Oct. 21 on federal robbery and firearms offenses alleging they robbed an armored vehicle on Monday in Harbor City and shot a guard several times in the leg. Gregory James, 47, of San Pedro, and Lamond Akins, 30, of Compton, were arrested pursuant to…


Man, 68, Fatally Struck With Scooter in LA Liquor Store Robbery; Teen Suspects Sought

LOS ANGELES—Police were searching Oct. 7 for a group of juveniles suspected of fatally injuring a liquor store clerk with a scooter in Highland Park. The group of two girls and two boys entered Tony’s Market near the intersection of Figueroa Street and E Avenue 40 about 8 p.m. Thursday and “attempted to steal various…


T-Mobile Store Robbed in Orange; Suspects Sought

ORANGE, Calif.—Three males stole several thousands of dollars worth of cellphones from a T-Mobile store in Orange Monday, Sept. 19. The robbery was reported just after 6:15 p.m. at the store at 3320 E. Chapman Avenue, near Prospect Street, said Sgt. Phil McMullin of the Orange Police Department. The suspects fled the scene following the…