Read more armed robbery stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/16697/armed-robbery.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:05:18 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73884/facebook-is-now-offering-alibis.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWe’ve all read about bonehead criminals getting caught because of social networks, or people’s online lives coming back to haunt them in divorce proceedings—but can Facebook actually help you in court? The answer is yes, at least for one New York teen, who is free after he provided probably...http://www.newser.com/story/73884/facebook-is-now-offering-alibis.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 12 Nov 2009 9:57:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/67889/brit-cops-hunt-burka-clad-robbery-gang.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBritish police are investigating three robberies in which men covered in burkas stole hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash and jewelry. In separate incidents, the men burst into travel agency and jeweler shops, threatening employees with a knife, a gun, and even an ax, reports the Independent. The crimes...http://www.newser.com/story/67889/brit-cops-hunt-burka-clad-robbery-gang.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 27 Aug 2009 6:39:08 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67390/uk-police-arrest-third-man-in-65m-robbery.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBritish police arrested a third man today suspected of participating in the biggest jewelry heist in British history, the Times of London reports. Police already have two men in custody, having captured at least one from DNA evidence left at the scene of the crime. Authorities have said that the...http://www.newser.com/story/67390/uk-police-arrest-third-man-in-65m-robbery.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 20 Aug 2009 12:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66701/men-swipe-65m-in-uks-biggest-jewel-heist.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTwo well-dressed men escaped from one of London's most expensive jewelers with $65 million worth of rings, necklaces, and watches last week, in what the Telegraph calls the biggest heist in British history. Yesterday authorities released surveillance footage of the robbers, who used three cars to make their getaway. Their...http://www.newser.com/story/66701/men-swipe-65m-in-uks-biggest-jewel-heist.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 12 Aug 2009 7:03:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65371/boxing-champ-vernon-forrest-shot-dead.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFormer pro boxer Vernon “the Viper” Forrest was shot and killed Saturday night in a skirmish after he was robbed, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Forrest had stopped at a gas station to fill his tires with air when a man robbed him at gunpoint. The armed ex-fighter chased the mugger,...http://www.newser.com/story/65371/boxing-champ-vernon-forrest-shot-dead.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 27 Jul 2009 6:13:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64583/5-jersey-cops-shot-2-suspects-killed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFive police officers were shot—two of them critically wounded—in a running gunfight in Jersey City today. Both suspects were killed in the shootout, which began on the street about 5am and ended when SWAT officers fought their way into an apartment where the man and woman had taken...http://www.newser.com/story/64583/5-jersey-cops-shot-2-suspects-killed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 16 Jul 2009 16:47:48 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62568/french-cops-bust-26-in-record-jewel-heist.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFrench cops have busted 26 people linked to the biggest jewelry heist ever in France, reports the Guardian. Police swooped in after learning that foreign buyers were about to contact the team to purchase gems lifted late last year in a brazen daylight armed robbery in Paris. The suspects, both...http://www.newser.com/story/62568/french-cops-bust-26-in-record-jewel-heist.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 23 Jun 2009 1:56:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62524/craigslist-killer-pleads-not-guilty.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPhilip Markoff spoke a resounding “not guilty” at his arraignment today for the murder of a masseuse, the Boston Globe reports. Prosecutors described “brutal” attacks against three women as the so-called “Craigslist killer” was arraigned on seven charges, including first-degree murder, armed robbery, armed kidnapping, armed assault, and illegal possession...http://www.newser.com/story/62524/craigslist-killer-pleads-not-guilty.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 22 Jun 2009 12:41:23 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60578/brazen-paris-gunman-grabs-8m-in-gems.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA lone gunman boldly stepped into a plush Chopard store in Paris and walked out with $8 million in gems yesterday, reports the BBC. The thief, dressed in a suit and fedora, forced the staff to hand over 15 pieces of jewelry, then calmly exited into the aftyernoon sun. Late...http://www.newser.com/story/60578/brazen-paris-gunman-grabs-8m-in-gems.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 31 May 2009 5:17:14 CDT