robbery
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Five works by the Brazilian artist Candido Portinari that were also taken during the robbery have not yet been recovered.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 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 detective sought data on phones that were within 150 yards of the credit union within one hour of the late afternoon robbery.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 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
Still, he could feel disaster hovering above the prison in those final weeks, just as he had felt it in the days before the robbery.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
Brambles took medical leave in November 1993, then retired the following March, two months after the robberies began.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
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
Court records from the Old Bailey reveal that people often prioritized their hats over money during robberies.
From Science Daily ● May 7, 2026
More than eight million Venezuelans fled over the last 12 years, including many criminals whose profits from robberies, kidnappings and extortion had dried up, security analysts said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026
Uncle Carlos was always uneasy about Nana living by herself in Garden Heights, especially since break-ins and robberies seem to happen more to older folks than anybody.
From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas
