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M&I Bank In Superior Robbed; Police Are Investigating

Steve Tanko — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 21:38:30 +0000

Superior Police continue their investigation of a noon hour burglary at the M&I Bank in Superior. Employees say that a white female with a stocky build, wearing a blue shirt and white hat or bandana approached a teller with a note that announced the robbery. The suspect left the bank on foot with an undisclosed [...]

Forget Flash Mobs — 'Flash Robs' Are the New Trend [VIDEO]

Nick Romano — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 12:29:18 +0000

It seems as though teens have taken the flash mob to a new and criminal level by planning events called “flash robs,” during which they run screaming into a store, steal things in a frenzied mass and run out as quickly as they came in.

Arkansas Man Stops Thieves Robbing His House From An Airplane

Steve Tanko — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 18:01:47 +0000

File this under the strange but true: An Arkansas man foiled would-be burglars at his own home while he was flying in an airplane in the sky above. It was a classic case of being in the right place at the right time. “It’s slim to none that you would ever see anything like that [...]

Man Holds Up Sister in Adult Bookstore Robbery

Tony Hart — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 16:20:37 +0000

20-year-old Nathaniel Atkinson has just been convicted of a stick-up robbery of a Lincoln, Nebraska adult book store. But here's the catch: His sister was working behind the porn shop's register when he committed his crime.

Atkinson avoided being identified by his kin by wearing a mask and socks on his hands. However, surveillance cameras were able to lead the authorities back to him. After the judge sentenced him to 16 to 32 months in prison, Atkinson expressed remorse, and made reference to a gambling addiction.