robbery
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Metzker explained that after the robbery, he now carries one phone that he takes out on the street, and one that he keeps at home with all his banking applications on it.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
A man in Wichita Falls, Texas, just across the state line, said that he’d sold a Kawasaki Ninja sport bike to Oxford and Walters after the robbery; they’d paid $3,200 in $100 bills.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
A Paris court awarded the symbolic $1.15 to Kardashian on Tuesday, just weeks shy of the 10th anniversary of the armed robbery.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
The city council said the robbery began with a diversion.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
O'BRIEN But now you want us to believe that you participated in this robbery because you were afraid of Bobo, and not because this is what you do?
From "Monster" by Walter Dean Myers
Fed up with witnessing muggings in Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana neighborhood, William Correia formed a volunteer group to patrol the streets and report robberies on social media.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
Several robberies targeting Pokémon cards have occurred across several states in 2026 alone.
From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2026
Mayor Carmella Mantello said the technology has helped reduce crime and solve homicides, robberies and narcotics cases, plus recover missing persons and stolen cars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
She was moved to Lower Saxony, where many of the robberies had taken place, to stand trial.
From BBC ● May 27, 2026
The anchors switch to news about a rash of robberies in a neighborhood on the other side of town.
From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan
