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Gunman orders food, money in Wendy’s drive-thru (VIDEO)
by Brent McCluskeyA masked marauder used the drive-thru during an attempted robbery at a Miramar, Florida, Wendy’s Friday morning. The gunman ordered his meal, but when he got to the window, he held the clerk at gunpoint and demanded money. The clerk immediately left and the crook fired a single shot into the restaurant. Thankfully, nobody was […]
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Injured robber’s family says armed citizen should have ‘just left the store’
by Jennifer Cruz“If his life was not in danger, if no one had a gun up to him, if no one pointed a gun at him - what gives him the right to think that it’s okay to just shoot someone?” one relative of the shot suspect told reporters.
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Virginia cops Taser man for 42 consecutive seconds (VIDEO)
by Brent McCluskeyNormally, when a Taser is deployed, the electrical charge lasts for five seconds. But Fredericksburg police investigators are working to determine if a 42 consecutive second Taser deployment by their officers last Saturday night was justified. The incident began when one of the suspects involved hit five parked cars as he sped through downtown Fredericksburg. While […]
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Rare heroism: Florida cop buys cart full of groceries for mother of three caught stealing food (VIDEO)
by Brent McCluskeyAfter catching a Florida woman shoplifting hundreds of dollars worth of food, one police officer chose to enforce the “spirit of the law” instead of the “letter of the law.” In place of handcuffs and a ride to the local jail to be printed, dressed out and a mark put on her record, the officer […]
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Attempted robbery turns deadly; Intended victim kills one, sends two fleeing (VIDEO)
by Jennifer Cruz“It’s senseless,” a pastor from a nearby church said. “You know, we live in a capitalist society where people shouldn’t have to rob for the things that they need and want. They should have an opportunity to work and earn it.”
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Robber writes moving apology letter and repays debt, 12 years after stealing (VIDEO)
by Brent McCluskeyThe owners of a Nashville grocery store were shocked and moved after a robber and former drug addict repaid a 12-year-old debt. Somboon Wu, son of the store owner, Keosavanh Xayarath, said a man came into their family InterAsian Market and Deli early in September, insisting they accept an envelope. They were initially apprehensive about […]
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Gun-wielding robbers bloodied and beaten by book-toting students (VIDEO)
by Brent McCluskeyIn the world of academia, the mind is strengthened, but apparently a pair of students at the University of Virginia decided to strengthen their bodies too. Nineteen-year-old Johnny Calderon Jr., and 18-year-old Gerald Allen didn’t know it yet, but they were in over their heads when they attempted to rob the college students at gunpoint. […]
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Clerk evens the odds in a robbery gone wrong (VIDEO)
by Brent McCluskeyA robber, armed but no so dangerous, had the tables turned on him when a store clerk snatched his pistol away. A bandana-wearing robber strutted into an Exxon gas station in Schuylkill County, hoping to make an easy get away. He fled after store after the clerk ripped the gun out of his hands, but […]
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Brazilian officer miraculously escapes death when his gun jams after being disarmed by a thug (VIDEO)
by Brent McCluskeyAn off-duty police officer nearly lost his life during a heated struggle after a robber disarmed him of his weapon. The officer and 32-year-old Santos Aguilar walked into the Igreja Universal do Reino de Deus church in Rio de Janeiro. Moments later, the officer pulled his gun on Santos, who was accused of being the […]
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Gun-toting tool robs the wrong New Jersey deli, owner gives him face-full of boiling oil (VIDEO)
by Brent McCluskeyA would-be robber got a scorching hot surprise when his plans were foiled by a quick-thinking deli owner. It was nearly 2 pm, just after the lunch rush, when a dark-skinned male in his 20’s burst through the doors of Cos’s Corner Deli on East Elizabeth Avenue in Linden, N.J. The criminal pulled his jacket […]
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Kid Rock threatens man on crutches after failed break-in, offers $5k reward for capture, “Dont mess with a motherfu*ker like me!”
by Brent McCluskeyKid Rock publicly threatened a middle-aged man on crutches who trespassed onto his property and attempted to invade his home earlier this week. Last Wednesday afternoon a balding, white man rammed the gate to Kid Rock’s $730,000 Clarkston, Michigan residence, then hobbled to a building on the property, trying to break into it. “Don’t mess […]
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65-Year-Old Former Marine Stops Armed Bank Robber in Florida (VIDEO)
by Jennifer CruzThe would-be robber was armed, but as he struggled to fit the barrel of his pistol through the small hole in the bullet proof panel that stood between him and the teller, that’s when the former Marine stepped in and attempted to get the gun from him.
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