Initially, the crime appeared to be straightforward. Police responded to a report of a robbery at a convenience store in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The clerk reported that a man had presented him with a written note that said "Giv...
https://www.neatorama.com/2023/06/19/Convenience-Store-Clerk-Asks-Friend-to-Rob-Store-So-He-Can-Go-Home-Early/Our feel-good news story of the day comes from Bellevue, Washington, where a criminal faced accidental justice. Idaho News reports that a 17-year old shoplifter who prosecutors say is a member of a gang of shoplifters tr...
https://www.neatorama.com/2022/11/06/Thief-Knocks-Himself-Out-While-Fleeing-Store/WDSU News reports that a man in the Metairie neigh... ...their concern about the use of explosives to stop robberies .
https://www.neatorama.com/2022/04/06/Man-Rigs-Flashbang-in-Truck-to-Stop-Thieves/[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jhSE-pDEtQ](Video Link)A man entered a cafe and shop in Champ-du-Boult, Normandy, France. He pulled out a gun and demanded money.The owner was holding a baby at the time. She calmly walk...
https://www.neatorama.com/2016/04/19/Woman-with-Baby-Fights-off-Armed-Robber/[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdQw9dGrAEU](Video Link)Gerry Brady owns the Pheasant Pub in Drogheda, Ireland. One night, he found a man lying unconscious next to his car near the pub. Brady thought that the man had be...
https://www.neatorama.com/2015/03/01/Car-Thief-Knocks-Himself-out-with-His-Own-Boomerang-Brick/(Unrelated photo by TheChanel)He used one hand to hold up his sagging pants. He used the other hand to form the shape of a gun. Then he walked up to a man walking along a sidewalk in Seattle, hoping for an easy grab.Acco...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/11/03/Robber-Armed-with-Only-a-Finger-Gun-Fails-to-Intimidate-Victim/(Unrelated photo via Aoinecko)A man walked into a Shell gas station in Tarragindi, a town south of Brisbane, Australia. He was armed with a boomerang.The man demanded money from the customers, then the clerk. Although he...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/10/03/Australian-Man-Tries-to-Rob-Gas-Station-with-Boomerang/(Photo: ABC)A burglar in Melbourne, Australia stole two expensive surfboards from Ross Moresi, who is pictured above. When he discovered his boards missing, Moresi called the police and alerted nearby surf shops.A few ho...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/09/20/Burglary-Victim-Finds-Himself-Standing-Next-to-Suspect-at-the-Police-Station/[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1r2Z8NIbBak](Video Link)Megan Bratten of Independence, Missouri walked out of the K-Mart and found that her minivan was gone. She's a single mother of five kids, so money is tight. The los...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/08/20/Woman-Sends-Text-Messages-to-Thief-Who-Stole-Her-Minivan-Convinces-Him-to-Give-It-Back/(Photo: AP)Pictured above is Daniel Bryan, a former WWE Heavyweight Champion. He was the winner of Wrestlemania XXX this past April. So he's a big, strong guy who knows how to throw his weight around--and someone else's...
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