robbery

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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

Soon afterwards, investigating officers became convinced they had their men and the Cardiff Newsagent Three were all charged with murder and robbery before going on trial in June 1988.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

Much of early topographical anatomy – the careful mapping of structures in relation to one another – depended on cadavers obtained through grave robbery.

From Science Daily • Jun. 21, 2026

And while this robbery took place in San Francisco, crimes such as this aren’t particular to the Bay Area.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

But the truth was, he didn’t know a thing about Jimmy or his alleged involvement in a pawn-shop robbery.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss