robbery
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During his months-long trial in 1996, prosecutors also presented DNA evidence, along with a parade of robbery victims.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
This whole saga goes back to 2020 when a robbery that took place at the president's private farm in Phala Phala, in Limpopo province.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
The case came to the Supreme Court from a bank robbery that happened in Richmond, Virginia, in 2019.
From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2026
The case was brought by Okello Chatrie, identified as a suspect in a 2019 Virginia bank robbery after investigators obtained a warrant to search cellphone location data stored by Google.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
The person who had tipped off the shopkeeper about the robbery, White was hardly surprised to learn, was William K. Hale.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
In Westminster, where between 69% and 72% of thefts from the person and personal robberies each week involve phones, there has been a reduction of 45.8% so far this year.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
And the follow-home robberies and street takeovers that captured the public’s attention in recent years have largely subsided.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2026
Court records from the Old Bailey reveal that people often prioritized their hats over money during robberies.
From Science Daily ● May 7, 2026
He then delivered the punchline: “In fact, the armed robberies never took place.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
He had seen no robberies in his neighborhood thus far.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
