KTVU FOX 2 San Francisco / YouTube screen shotCommentary San Francisco Smash-and-Grabbers Rush in with Sledgehammers, Encounter with the Wrong 73-Year-Old Sends Them Running "They ran because they saw my gun, and, you know, I was serious about it," he said of his encounter with would-be robbers. By Anthony Altomari December 28, 2023
@MikeSington / X screen shotCommentary Video Shows Fire Extinguisher-Aided Robbery of High-End Store, Police Ask Public for Help “We have our internal affairs on scene and they’re combing through, of course, interviews and video footage," a police officer said. By C. Douglas Golden December 27, 2023
@CommerceCityPD / X screen shot Brutal Irony: Accused Armed Robbers Caught After Alleged Getaway Vehicle Is Stolen, Police Say A car thief appeared to have short-circuited a robbery getaway in one Colorado community, according to police. By Jack Davis December 18, 2023
@OliviannaC / Twitter Screen Shot Store Owner Makes Robber Who Shouted 'Happy Holidays' While Releasing Bear Spray Instantly Regret Decision “If you’ve ever been around bear spray but it’s so toxic,’’ Dennis added. “Within seconds, we were burning, couldn’t hardly see, coughing." By Maire Clayton December 9, 2023
@MarlaTellez / X screen shotsCommentary LA Business Owner Turns on Democrats After Becoming Victim of Burglary: 'I'm Sick of It' "We're just doing our job, make a living, help our employees make a good living and move on, but it's really freaking difficult to survive." By Rachel M. Emmanuel December 7, 2023
Dreamer Company / Getty ImagesCommentary Teen Punk Allegedly Shoots Unarmed Maintenance Man, Soon Finds Out He Picked the Wrong One: Report Things didn't exactly turn out the way this alleged armed robber thought that they would, according to a police report. By C. Douglas Golden November 4, 2023
deepblue4you / Getty Images Four Men Arrested in Rash of US Crimes Were in the Country Illegally The men allegedly broke into a jewelry store, smashed the display cases with hammers, and ran out with the loot. By Lillian Tweten October 13, 2023
Broward County Sheriff's Office; Supermop / ShutterstockCommentary Armed Good Samaritan Puts Quick End to Suspect's Robbery Attempt: Police If it weren’t for Florida’s gun laws, a store clerk in Fort Lauderdale might very well have been killed last week. By Johnathan Jones September 21, 2023
Allan Baxter / Getty ImagesCommentary News Crew's Report on Armed Robberies Goes Wrong After 3 Men Wearing Ski Masks Approach Them The crime craziness in Chicago is so bad that not even the people who are reporting on it aren't safe from attackers any longer. By C. Douglas Golden August 29, 2023
@RPKReport / Twitter video screen shot Watch: Customer Deftly Guns Down Armed Robbery Suspect Without Even Putting Down His Six-Pack of Beer The video begins with a man approaching the clerk behind the desk of a gas station and beginning to demand money from the cash register. By Johnathan Jones August 21, 2023