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A woman was shot Tuesday night at the South Brook Apartments in south Nashville during an attempted robbery. Two victims, one male and female were approached while walking from their car, when a man armed with a hand gun approached them and demanded their property. During the robbery attempt...

Here's how easy it was to get away with bank robbery back in the '30s -- as long as you weren't still there when the police arrived, you had a 99% chance of getting away with it.

TOKYO, -- One man was arrested and another placed on a nationwide wanted list in the alleged robbery of more than $7 million, officials in Japan said. The Metropolitan Police Department said it arrested Hideaki Ueki on suspicion of breaking into a security office last month in western...

A man involved in a 2010 robbery at a restaurant in Paradise has been sentenced to a year in prison. Billy Joe Hiltz, 24, made it clear to reporters outside court in St. John's that he is not pleased with the sentence. "I'll f---ing kill myself tonight," he said as sheriff's officers led him...

Police arrested a man following an armed robbery at a convenience store in the east of St. John's on Sunday night. The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary said the suspect, 22, used a blade from a pair of scissors as a weapon in the crime. He had his face partially concealed by a scarf. The...

Three adults and two juvenile males, arrested last week, have now been charged in a string of armed robberies in rural Alberta. Several suspects were arrested Friday in Edmonton's Beverly neighbourhood, along with a female who has since been released without charges. Franklin William Gladue...

Toronto police say three people were arrested Wednesday afternoon following an alleged gas bar robbery. Police originally said the suspects fired at officers, but later clarified and said the shots were fired into the ground. No one was injured in the robbery in the Adelaide and Niagara...

Franklin Gladue was arrested Friday in a series of rural Alberta bank robberies. Three males and one female were taken into custody Friday in a string of armed robberies in rural Alberta. Franklin William Gladue, 34, was among those arrested in Edmonton's Beverly neighbourhood, RCMP spokesman...

Two bank employees are being credited after chasing and catching a man who had allegedly just robbed a branch of the Bank of Montreal in North Vancouver. The employees — one of them the bank's manager — caught up with the alleged robber just as he was climbing into a taxi on Espalanade just...

By The Canadian Press PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - There was no fast getaway in this bank robbery because the mode of transport was a walker. The RCMP in Prince George, B.C. say a man in his 70's who uses a walker robbed a branch of the Bank of Nova Scotia Friday. He got away with a small amount of...

Contrite bank robber turns self in OCALA, Fla., Police in Florida said a man who robbed a bank of $3,688 felt so bad about the crime, he turned himself in to authorities the following day. Wayne Leonard Hurst, 33, told detectives he woke up Wednesday feeling so distraught about the Tuesday...

Child accompanies Mom on robbery COLUMBIA, S.C., (UPI) -- Police in South Carolina say they have arrested a female robbery suspect who brought her 7-year-old daughter along on a heist. Ethel Mae Nelson, 45, of Newberry, S.C., has been charged with armed robbery, possession of a weapon and...

Robbery made up to hide strip club visit BRADENTON, Fla., (UPI) -- Police in Florida said a man who spent $300 on booze and strippers concocted a tale of a robbery so his wife wouldn't find out. Investigators in Manatee County said the 27-year-old out-of-towner from Winter Park, Fla., flagged...

Police seek 3 in armed robbery -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WINNIPEG (CBC) - Police are seeking public assistance after three armed men broke into a house in West Kildonan Saturday, robbing the occupants of electronics, jewelry and cash...

Bank robber hits same Collier County bank again -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTH NAPLES, Fla. - It was a terrifying morning for bank employees at the PNC Bank on North Tamiami Trail in Collier County. According to Collier County...