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A man walked into the US Bank Pavilions location at 25636 Crown Valley Parkway and demanded cash Saturday morning, Orange County Sheriff's deputies said.

The suspect, a white male, entered the bank around 11:15 a.m., wearing a cap and sunglasses and demanded cash from the teller, Sheriff's Department Lt. Gary Strachan said.

The suspect left the bank without incident, and no weapons were seen, Strachan said. The bank was evacuated after the robbery in an attempt to locate the suspect, but he was not found.

It is not yet known how much cash was taken, Strachan said. Deputies were still at the scene as of about 12:30 p.m.

Bank robber threatens clerk with Molotov cocktail

VAIL, Iowa—

Authorities in Crawford County are looking for a suspect who they say threatened a teller at the Westside State Bank in Vail with an explosive device before fleeing with an undisclosed amount of cash.

KTIV-TV reports (http://bit.ly/xCIbOe ) the robbery occurred just after 9 a.m. Saturday.

Crawford County Sheriff Jim Steinkuehler said the man, described as white, in his 30s or 40s with a red goatee, threatened a teller with a Molotov cocktail but did not use the homemade bomb.

The sheriff says the suspect, who was also wearing sunglasses, took an undisclosed amount of cash and fled on foot.

Bank President Matt Lujano declined comment.

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UPDATE: One Suspect In Custody in M and T Bank Robbery

Vienna Police Department, FBI investigate Saturday incident; second suspect remains at large

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UPDATE 11:29 a.m. Sunday: Police have arrested one suspect in Saturday's robbery of M and T bank, but the second suspect remains at large.

Akeem Williams, 20, of Alexandria, was arrested and charged with robbery.

Police found Williams after a citizen called police to say they saw a suspected bank dye pack exploding. Vienna Police and FBI agents investigated and secured a warrant for Williams. A search of Williams also yielded suspected marijuana; police secured a warrant charging him with possession of marijuana.

Williams was taken to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center and formally
charged with both offenses. He is being held without bond.

Police continue to look for the second suspect.

Original: The Vienna Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are looking for two men they say robbed the M and T Bank on Saturday afternoon.

At 11:51 a.m., two black males entered the M and T bank at 527 Maple Avenue SE in Vienna. One of the men handed a teller a note demanding money. The men implied they were armed, Officer Bill Murray said.

Tellers handed over an undisclosed amount of money and a dye pack to the men. The pair then fled.

The Fairfax County Police K-9 unit responded to search for the suspects. They were unsuccessful. Vienna Police detectives are currently investigating the case with the FBI.

'Don't be stupid,' bank robber told teller

by Ray Kisonas , last modified January 27. 2012 8:58AM

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A man walked into the Monroe bank, approached a teller and, with a Tootsie Roll sucker in his mouth, handed over a note that instructed her to give him money and said "don't be stupid.' He then escaped, reportedly with more than $2,000.

Police took a suspect into custody the next day. Described by Monroe Police Detective Bryan Gee as a homeless drug addict, the 24-year-old man was arrested and reportedly had a large amount of money and suspected heroin in his pockets.

"He didn't offer any resistance," Detective Gee said.

Today, the man who police believe robbed the Bank of America branch on S. Monroe St. Wednesday was expected to be in court to face a judge. His name is being withheld until charges are filed.

Acting on a tip, police found the man they were looking for and arrested him shortly before 5 p.m. Thursday as he was walking in the 1000 block of E. Fourth St. Just before his arrest, Detective Gee said the man visited a nearby party store, and then was confronted by officers.

From the man's pockets, police say they recovered a large sum of money, some packets of what they suspect is heroin and drug paraphernalia.

Police reports indicate the thief left the bank with more than $2,000. The man they arrested Thursday had about half that amount on him.

Police do not believe the robber was armed during the heist.

After the robbery, Detective Gee said he looked at bank surveillance photographs and thought he recognized the man in the photos as someone he has seen previously around town.

Police believe the thief may have visited and studied other area banks before the Bank of America branch was robbed Wednesday.

According to court records, the arrested man served time in prison and is on parole until 2013 for breaking into vehicles.

He also has a long criminal history that includes larceny, burglary, writing bad checks and drug possession.

Photos released of man dressed as woman robbing Myrtle Beach bank

Posted: Jan 27, 2012 9:21 AM Updated: Jan 27, 2012 9:22 AM

MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - The Myrtle Beach Police Department continues to search for a suspect responsible for robbing a bank just before noon Thursday.

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Capt. David Knipes, spokesman for the Myrtle Beach Police Department, told WMBF News police are searching for a black male supposedly dressed as a woman who robbed the TD Bank at 2003 N. Oak Street.

The suspect was last seen heading toward the Sheradon. Knipes said police believe the suspect had been casing out another bank within the city earlier in the day but did not provide further details on that investigation.

Around 9:30 a.m., officers responded to a suspicious person at the Conway National Bank located on North Gate Road. Knipes confirmed to WMBF News that incident is not related to the robbery at all and was closed.

The suspect appears to have been wearing a silver dress, black leggings or stockings and silver or white high heeled shoes at the time of the robbery. They were also wearing black gloves with the fingers of the gloves missing.

Anyone with information should contact MBPD as soon as possible.

Further details surrounding the robbery have not been released at this time.

FBI pursuing I-80/94 bank robber

Post-Tribune staff report January 27, 2012 6:58PM

Bank surveillance photos show a man who is believed to have robbed banks in Lansing, Ill., Munster, Ind., South Bend, Ind., and an armed robbery in Toledo, Ohio. | Photos courtesy the FBI.

Updated: January 27, 2012 8:56PM

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is searching for a man they believe is involved in a crime spree that started Dec. 18 and includes bank robberies and stolen credit cards in Illinois, Indiana and Ohio.

The suspect is described as a black man in his 40s or 50s, wearing light-colored jeans, tan work books, aviator sunglasses, and a blue or black winter toboggan hat. He was seen driving a 2010-2011 white Nissan Maxima with a sunroof and Illinois license plates, with possible damage to a taillight on rear driver’s side.

The man was involved in the Jan. 12 armed bank robbery at the Fifth Third Bank, 8007 Calumet Ave., Munster, where he displayed a handgun. On Jan. 9, he robbed a U.S. Bank in Lansing, Ill. He also is suspected in a South Bend bank robbery and one in Toledo, Ohio, which occurred Thursday.

The locations of the crimes led police to believe he commits his crimes near Interstate 80/94.

The man is suspected in five robberies of a person, including one in which a firearm was displayed, four fraud activities related to his use of credit cards stolen from the victims, and four armed bank robberies in three states.

Anyone with information can contact the FBI, Indianapolis Division, at (317) 595-4000.

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Meth use, ‘super labs’ make comeback
According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, two-thirds of the meth supply in the U.S. is produced by “super labs” in Mexico and southern California and trafficked throughout the country.Thursday
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A call about a suspicious person at a Steuben County gasoline station ended in multiple drug and weapons charges Wednesday afternoon.Thursday

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Last updated: January 26, 2012 3:34 p.m.

Pre-dawn bank robbery is thwarted

The Journal Gazette

FORT WAYNE – A Grabill Bank employee was forced inside the bank by two suspects about an hour before dawn Thursday, but the robbers took off empty-handed when they were unable to get any cash.

The clerk told police he was approached from behind in the parking lot at 5217 Merchandise Drive before 6:44 a.m. by a man using a Spanish accent, according to a written statement issued by Raquel Foster, Fort Wayne Police Department spokeswoman.

Police said two men fled on foot after the robbery attempt.

A weapon was not displayed, but the threat of a weapon was made, the statement said.

Anyone with information about this investigation is asked to contact the police department at 427-1222, or CrimeStoppers at 436-7867.

This robbery attempt remains under investigation by the North East Indiana Bank Robbery Task Force.

Bank robbery suspect with two guns eludes capture
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Bank security camera image shows the suspect with abig gun and bad attitude

By WKBW News

January 26, 2012 Updated Jan 26, 2012 at 5:13 PM EST

(WKBW release) The East Aurora Police Department said it is investigating a bank robbery that occurred on Thursday at 10:26 a.m. at the Five Star Bank at 211 Main Street.

According to a news release from East Aurora Police:

The suspect entered the bank and handed the teller a note demanding money. He then was given an unspecified amount of cash by the teller and fled out of the front entrance, traveling in an unknown direction.

The suspect is described as a white male, approximately 5-feet-10 and 220 pounds, and wearing a full beard. He was wearing a black and white checkered flannel shirt or jacket, black pants, and a blue Buffalo Sabres logo baseball cap.

Anyone who recognizes the suspect in the photograph, or has any information regarding the robbery are asked to contact the East Aurora Police Department or Detective Rick Daminski at (716) 652-1111. They may also call the Department’s confidential tip line at 652-5404.

Updated: 7:28 PM Jan 25, 2012

FBI searching for bank robbery suspect

The suspect in a local bank robbery is now being linked to a string of crimes throughout Northwest Indiana, Illinois and Michigan.

Posted: 12:27 PM Jan 25, 2012
Reporter: NewsCenter 16 Staff
Email Address: newscenter16@wndu.com

The suspect in a local bank robbery is now being linked to a string of crimes throughout Northwest Indiana, Illinois and Michigan.

The St. Joseph County Police have been working with the FBI to identify the man they say is responsible for several purse thefts, fraud and two other bank robberies in Lansing, Illinois and Munster, Indiana.

The photos in the FBI wanted poster are of the suspect and the vehicle believed to be used during the crimes.

The St. Joseph County Police got involved in the investigation after an armed robbery in the area on January 5. It happened at the Mutual Bank in the 23000 block of State Road 2.

Police say a man walked into the bank, said he had a weapon, and asked the teller for cash.

The suspect is described as a black male in his 40's, between 6' and 6' 2", with a medium build, and has a 'crater' type acne scar on his face.

He drives a newer model Nissan Maxima with Illinois plates and rear tail light damage.

Anyone with information about the suspect or his whereabouts is asked to call 235-9569 or crime stoppers at 288-STOP.

Bank robber believed to have struck twice

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SANTEE — A Pacific Western bank was robbed Tuesday, and the thief is believed to be the same man who robbed the bank on last Tuesday, the FBI said.

In the latest heist, a man walked into the bank on Mission Gorge Road, east of Cuyamaca Street, about 1:35 p.m., approached a teller and made a verbal demand for money, said FBI Special Agent Darrell Foxworth. He fled with cash and was last seen walking south on Mission Gorge Road.

Witnesses said the robber was white, about 40 years old, about 6 feet tall and 180 pounds. He had a gray scruffy bear and was wearing a white T-shirt, navy blue jacket with a zipper and a baseball hat.

The Jan. 17 robbery occurred about 10:45 a.m. In that heist, the robber said he had a gun and told the teller he would shoot if he did not get money.

The thief was seen getting into the passenger side of a full-sized maroon pickup with no tailgate. The robber wore an orange shirt, a hooded black jacket, bluejeans and a black baseball cap.

A NEWLY-freed convict was arrested over a bank holdup in Oregon just hours after being released from prison.

Adam Parrish Ashe, from Eugene, Oregon, was back behind bars following a 10:00am local time heist at a Home Federal Bank branch in his hometown on Tuesday, The Register-Guard reported.

Ashe was arrested just three minutes after the robbery was reported, a police officer said.

He later confessed to stealing more than $US2000 ($1911) from the bank after handing a female teller a note saying that he was armed with a gun, according to a sworn affidavit filed in US District Court.

The 48-year-old had just been released from the Coffee Creek Correctional Facility in Wilsonville, Oregon, earlier on Tuesday morning and traveled back to Eugene, about 148 kilometres away, on the bus, the newspaper reported.

He was originally jailed in May 2009 after he broke into a post office and set a trash can on fire.

At the time, Ashe told cops he tried to burn the building down because he was angry at the government for sending troops to Iraq and Afghanistan.

Ashe is being held at Lane County Jail and is expected to face a federal bank robbery charge

FBI releases surveillance photos of bank robbery suspect

By Rosemary Sobol Tribune reporter

5:48 p.m. CST, January 24, 2012

A man pointed a gun at a Far South Side teller during a “takeover” bank robbery yesterday remains at large, authorities said.

The FBI spokesman Ross Rice said the lone, masked suspect pointed a handgun at the U.S. Bank branch teller and “took over’’ the bank but did not injure anyone yesterday at 3501 E. 106^th St.

It happened at 2:36 p.m. Monday, according to police News Affairs Officer Daniel O’Brien.

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Rice defined a “take over” robbery as one in which one or more suspects enter a bank armed with and brandishing weapons and take over the bank by ordering customers or employees to lie on the ground or stand in one area.

The suspect fled after taking an undisclosed amount of cash, O’Brien said.

The robber is 5-foot-5 to 5-foot-8, and was wearing a neoprene mask, according to the FBI. Rice said the suspect was not immediately believed to be responsible for any other ones.

Anyone with information is urged to contact the FBI, (312) 421-6700.

Mobile man arrested, charged with robbing branch of RBC Bank (video)

Published: Tuesday, January 24, 2012, 1:40 PM Updated: Tuesday, January 24, 2012, 1:47 PM

By Rhoda A. Pickett, Press-Register
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Robert Aaron Williams is charged with robbing a branch of RBC Bank.

MOBILE, Alabama -- Mobile police arrested a 55-year-old Mobile man Monday and charged him with robbing the RBC Bank at U.S. 90 and Rangeline Road.

Robert Aaron Williams was taken into custody at a residence in Chickasaw and charged with first-degree robbery, a firearms violation and second-degree marijuana possession, officials said. The Saraland Police Department assisted in the arrest.

About 11:15 a.m. Monday, a man armed with a gun walked into the bank and demanded money from a teller. The robber left the bank in a blue-green mid-sized car.

Williams remained in Mobile County Metro Jail on Tuesday afternoon, records showed. He was scheduled for a bail hearing Wednesday, records indicated.

RBC Bank Robbery Suspect Police are searching for the man in this video as a suspect in a bank robbery that occurred on the morning of Monday, January 23, 2012, officials said in a news release. Police were called at 11:15 a.m. to the RBC Bank at U.S. 90 and Rangeline Road for a report of a bank robbery. An older white male -- armed with a gun -- entered the bank and demanded money from the teller, police said. The robber then left the bank in a blue/green mid-sized vehicle. Watch video

T-E Patch: Willistown PD Assisting in Devon Bank Robbery Investigation

An unidentified, armed man robbed the Citizens Bank at Lancaster and Waterloo avenues Tuesday afternoon.

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Breaking news from Tredyffrin-Easttown Patch.

Easttown police and several K-9 units from the Chester County Sheriff's office are searching for a gunman who robbed the Citizen's Bank branch on Lancaster Ave at Waterloo Ave. in Devon just before 3 p.m. Tuesday.

Easttown Police Chief David Obzud says the suspect is a 6'4" tall black man who was wearing goggles and a hoodie. "He was covered from head to toe," Obzud tells Patch, meaning it was hard for witnesses inside the bank to get a more detailed description.

Willistown Police are assisting in the search. Anyone with information about the suspect is asked to call Easttown Police at 610-341-9780.

Read the full story at Tredyffrin-Easttown Patch.

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Paul Kitagaki Jr. pkitagaki@sacbee.com "The Sacramento FBI office is ranked third in the FBI in solving bank robberies," says Herb Brown, special agent in charge of the capital office.

Sacramento FBI chief answers readers' questions

By Sam Stanton and Kim Minugh
sstanton@sacbee.com

Published: Monday, Jan. 16, 2012 - 12:00 am | Page 1B

Last Modified: Monday, Jan. 16, 2012 - 2:44 pm

Herb Brown, special agent in charge of the FBI's Sacramento office, stopped by The Bee last week for a live chat with readers to address everything from copper theft investigations to mortgage fraud probes

Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2012/01/16/4190534/sacramento-fbi-chief-answers-readers.html#storylink=cpy

What's the stance on local cannabis dispensaries?

HB: The U.S. attorneys in the state of California, along with our federal partners, are looking at the larger issue of people violating federal marijuana laws and who are working with major Mexican drug trafficking organizations.

Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2012/01/16/4190534/sacramento-fbi-chief-answers-readers.html#storylink=cpy

Bank Robbery Suspects in Surprise, AZ

23 January 2012 by admin | Category: Criminal Defense Law, Theft Crimes

Robbery is different from other forms of theft crimes – such as credit card theft, identity theft, shoplifting or stealing – because robbery involves the use of intimidation and force to take another person’s property. As a result of its violent nature, robbery is almost always charged as a felony. If convicted of a severe theft crime like bank robbery in Arizona, an individual can face jail time in addition to hefty fines and restitution.

When instances of robbery occur in Arizona, investigating detectives with the police department may obtain video security cameras to start gathering case evidence against a suspect. Over the weekend, I read an article about a bank robbery suspects in Surprise, AZ. Police officers are currently searching for three individuals who are suspected of robbing a Wells Fargo bank this past Saturday afternoon. Although the suspects escaped and left the scene, the police have obtained video footage and released descriptions of the suspects and their getaway car. This is why it is so important to contact a Surprise criminal defense attorney if you think you might be charged with a crime. If you get in touch with an attorney early on in your case, that attorney will have more time to prepare for your defense in court.

Judges and prosecutors do not normally show a lot of sympathy towards those accused of robbery in Arizona. Therefore, you will want to make sure that you contact someone who can help. At JacksonWhite, we have experience defending individuals facing charges for violent crimes such as robbery. Our dedicated staff works hard to give our clients the best chance at obtaining a fresh start. For more information, or to schedule a free confidential consultation with a JacksonWhite Surprise criminal defense attorney contact our office immediately at 480-818-9943.

Just a few more photos from past 3 weeks... (Ain't me it's my twin brother / the cops altered the film or I was stoned on Maryjane)

Occurred on 01-17-12 in Mesa

Late 50's, 150lbs, white mustache, wearing a grey zip-up hoodie, black hat with unknown logo, dark jeans, dark shoes and prescription sunglasses....

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Occurred in Glendale on 01-07-12

35-45 yrs, 220lbs, black beard short, short black hair, unshaven, wearing a black leather jacket, large silver cross, grey shirt or sweatshirt, blue j...

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Occurred on 01-05-12 in Avondale

37-45yrs, 210-230lbs, fair complexion, clean shaving, wearing a grey fishing hat, blue and black checkered jacket, black undershirt with unknown logos...

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Occurred on 01-04-12 in Peoria

30-35 yrs, 200-210lbs, with brown facial hair slight beard, wearing a brown fedora hat, possibly a brown wig shoulder length, large black wire sung...

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Bank employee shot during robbery at Guaranty Bank

Riverside news headline provided by the Riverside Police Department:

On September 25, 2009, at approximately 2:34 p.m., Riverside Police received a call of an armed robbery with a person shot at the Guaranty Bank located in the 5200 block of Arlington Avenue in the city of Riverside. Police officers from the Riverside Police Department and personnel from Riverside City Fire Department and American Medical Response (AMR) responded to the business.

Based on statements provided by witnesses inside the bank, two adult male subjects had entered the bank armed with a handgun. During the suspects contact with bank personnel, an employee of the bank was shot by one of the suspects. The suspects exited the bank with an unknown amount of currency. The suspects got into a waiting vehicle that was occupied by a third person and fled the scene.

The bank employee was transported to a nearby local hospital and treated for a non-life threatening gunshot wound to the leg.

Anyone with information regarding this inci dent is asked to contact Detective Jim Brandt at (951) 353-7137


Updated: 5:24 PM Jan 23, 2012 Police release picture of First People's Bank robbery suspect Police have released few details regarding a bank robbery in West Knoxville on Monday afternoon. Posted: 3:11 PM Jan 23, 2012	First People's Bank robbery suspect (Courtesy: FBI)

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) -- Members of the FBI, the Knoxville Police Dept., and the Knox Co. Sheriff's Office are asking the public for its help tracking down the man suspected of robbing a West Knoxville bank branch on Monday afternoon.

Authorities said the suspect robbed the First People's Bank, 7100 Kingston Pike, at gunpoint shortly before 2:30 p.m. They described the suspect as a thin, white man, between 35 and 45 years old, about 5'8" to 5'10" and approximately 140 to 150 lbs. He was wearing white shirt and a black sweater, jeans, and a black hat. He was reportedly carrying a Glock pistol

The FBI said a reward is being offered for information which leads to his arrest. Anyone with information is asked to call the FBI at 865-544-0751 or the KPD at 865-215-7212.

Search Continues for Armed Men After Armored Car Robbery

Elementary school placed on lock down during manhunt

By Frank Heinz

| Tuesday, Jan 24, 2012 | Updated 2:37 PM CST

Two people still on the run following an armored car robbery in Dallas Tuesday afternoon.

The robbery took place along the 8100-block of Lake June Road early Tuesday afternoon, Dallas police said, when the Dunbar Armored Car stopped to drop off cash at a check cashing business at 12:40 p.m.

While preparing to transfer the cash, a car pulled up and an armed man got out of the vehicle and ordered one of the armed guards to hand over the bag of cash.

The guard complied and the men then drove off in a Nissan Altima.

The getaway car, which turned out to be stolen, was found a short time later on the 1400-block of Conner Drive.

Officers began to search the area for the two men using K-9 units and the Dallas police helicopter. While the search continued through abandoned buildings and residential backyards, the Dallas Independent School District responded by locking down nearby John Quincy Adams Elementary School.

Though officers were spotted talking to two people during the course of the neighborhood search, they said they have made no arrests in connection with the heist and that they are actively looking for the men involved in the robbery.

Officials have not said how much cash was in the bag taken by the men.

The armored car employee was not injured in the robbery and he has been talking with police.

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“Decapitated body found near Tucson Mountains.” Arizona Daily Star. Saturday 7 January 2012:

A man’s decapitated body was found on the side of a dirt road Friday morning west of the Tucson Mountains.

The hands and feet also had also been removed from the body discovered in the 2300 block of North Reservation Road and West Mile Wide Road. None of the missing body parts were found at the scene, Pima County sheriff’s Bureau Chief Rick Kastigar said.

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 09:10 PM PST

By Robert Bunker

Small Wars Journal

Mexican Cartel Tactical Note #9: Decapitated Adult Male with Hands and Feet Removed:

Found on Side of a Dirt Road Near Marana (Pima County) Arizona.

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Via Veronica M. Cruz, “Decapitated body found near Tucson Mountains.” Arizona Daily Star. Saturday 7 January 2012:

A man’s decapitated body was found on the side of a dirt road Friday morning west of the Tucson Mountains.

The hands and feet also had also been removed from the body discovered in the 2300 block of North Reservation Road and West Mile Wide Road. None of the missing body parts were found at the scene, Pima County sheriff’s Bureau Chief Rick Kastigar said.

The body was discovered by two men cutting grass along the road to feed their animals, he said.

The men flagged down Bureau of Land Management Rangers and border patrol agents in the area, but were released before deputies could question them, Kastigar said.

“We don’t know who they are or where they came from,” Kastigar said of pair who reported the discovery. “We don’t know their association to the crime.”

Other evidence was found at the scene but Kastigar could not provide details, citing the ongoing investigation.

Kastigar said that neither he nor the department’s veteran investigators have dealt with a case like this before.

“I can tell you that the crime of murder is not necessarily new to that part of the county,” Kastigar said. Homicide victims have been found in the remote area.

An autopsy is scheduled for today.

Sheriff’s deputies are asking for anyone with information to call to call 911 or 88-CRIME (882-7463).
See Kvoa.com (Ch 4 News Tucson, AZ) 1:23 minute video at http://www.kvoa.com/videos/body-found-near-marana-was-decapitated-sheriffs-say/.

For information on this incident and on other Mexican cartel beheadings in the US see Krgv.com (Ch 5 News Rio Grande Valley, TX) 1:45 minute video at http://www.krgv.com/news/expert-says-beheadings-in-u-s-look-like-work-of-cartels/.

Who: Unknown adult male. Ethnicity and/or distinguishing features not provided.

What: Beheading and partial dismemberment; hands and feet removed.

When: Estimates are that the body was not at the location more than 24 hours which would place the body dump on roughly Thursday 5 January 2012.

Where: On the side of a dirt road near Marana (Pima County) Arizona— 2300 block of North Reservation Road and West Mile Wide Road. This is a rural area North-West of Tucson with the interstate I-10, linking Phoenix and Tucson, about 15 miles to the East.

Why: The working assumption is that this is Mexican cartel related, though the homicide is still under investigation. The lead investigative agency is the Pima County Sheriff’s Office.

Tactical Analysis: The beheading and partial dismemberment of the adult male has all the trademarks of a Mexican cartel killing although this homicide will likely never be solved in the near term. No mention of tattoos on the body or personal items have been made in the news reports which would help to identify potential cartel and gang linkages.

None of the victim’s removed body parts have been located and investigating detectives said that the body also suffered other obvious signs of trauma. Lack of the head and other body parts at the body dump scene (potential crime scene unlikely) indicate that the perpetrators did not want the victim identified. The mention of ‘obvious signs of trauma’ is assumed to mean physical abuse and/or blunt force or penetrating trauma [eg. bladed weapon or gunshot(s)]. It is noted that the body was dumped by the side of a dirt road.

The body could have instead been buried in a shallow grave further away from the road which could mean (a). The perpetrators wanted the body found (possibly as a warning to others linked to their activities) or (b). Due to time or operational security (OPSEC) reasons they decided to leave the body out in the open. Past cartel TTPs (tactics, techniques and procedures) would suggest that the perpetrators wanted the body found to make a statement to other illicit narcotics and/or human trafficking smugglers.

A body dump to dispose of a kidnapping victim (for family extortion purposes) also has to be considered but would appear highly unlikely. This incident will now likely end the debate concerning whether beheadings have taken place in the Arizona desert— though technically the victim may have been killed indoors for OPSEC reasons. While no such Arizona desert beheadings had been identified prior to this incident this cartel violence spillover ‘firebreak’ now appears to have been crossed.

Significance: Beheading; Cartel Tactics; Cartel TTPs; Cross Border Violence.

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FBI releases surveillance photos of bank robbery suspect

By Rosemary Sobol Tribune reporter

5:48 p.m. CST, January 24, 2012

A man pointed a gun at a Far South Side teller during a “takeover” bank robbery yesterday remains at large, authorities said.

The FBI spokesman Ross Rice said the lone, masked suspect pointed a handgun at the U.S. Bank branch teller and “took over’’ the bank but did not injure anyone yesterday at 3501 E. 106^th St.

It happened at 2:36 p.m. Monday, according to police News Affairs Officer Daniel O’Brien.

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The suspect fled after taking an undisclosed amount of cash, O’Brien said.

The robber is 5-foot-5 to 5-foot-8, and was wearing a neoprene mask, according to the FBI. Rice said the suspect was not immediately believed to be responsible for any other ones.

Anyone with information is urged to contact the FBI, (312) 421-6700.

Mobile man arrested, charged with robbing branch of RBC Bank (video)

Published: Tuesday, January 24, 2012, 1:40 PM Updated: Tuesday, January 24, 2012, 1:47 PM

By Rhoda A. Pickett, Press-Register
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Robert Aaron Williams is charged with robbing a branch of RBC Bank.

MOBILE, Alabama -- Mobile police arrested a 55-year-old Mobile man Monday and charged him with robbing the RBC Bank at U.S. 90 and Rangeline Road.

About 11:15 a.m. Monday, a man armed with a gun walked into the bank and demanded money from a teller. The robber left the bank in a blue-green mid-sized car.

Williams remained in Mobile County Metro Jail on Tuesday afternoon, records showed. He was scheduled for a bail hearing Wednesday, records indicated.

T-E Patch: Willistown PD Assisting in Devon Bank Robbery Investigation

An unidentified, armed man robbed the Citizens Bank at Lancaster and Waterloo avenues Tuesday afternoon.

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Breaking news from Tredyffrin-Easttown Patch.

Easttown police and several K-9 units from the Chester County Sheriff's office are searching for a gunman who robbed the Citizen's Bank branch on Lancaster Ave at Waterloo Ave. in Devon just before 3 p.m. Tuesday.

Easttown Police Chief David Obzud says the suspect is a 6'4" tall black man who was wearing goggles and a hoodie. "He was covered from head to toe," Obzud tells Patch, meaning it was hard for witnesses inside the bank to get a more detailed description.

Willistown Police are assisting in the search. Anyone with information about the suspect is asked to call Easttown Police at 610-341-9780.

Read the full story at Tredyffrin-Easttown Patch.

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Paul Kitagaki Jr. pkitagaki@sacbee.com "The Sacramento FBI office is ranked third in the FBI in solving bank robberies," says Herb Brown, special agent in charge of the capital office.

Sacramento FBI chief answers readers' questions

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Published: Monday, Jan. 16, 2012 - 12:00 am | Page 1B

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Bank Robbery Suspects in Surprise, AZ

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Bank employee shot during robbery at Guaranty Bank

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The bank employee was transported to a nearby local hospital and treated for a non-life threatening gunshot wound to the leg.

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Updated: 5:24 PM Jan 23, 2012 Police release picture of First People's Bank robbery suspect Police have released few details regarding a bank robbery in West Knoxville on Monday afternoon. Posted: 3:11 PM Jan 23, 2012	First People's Bank robbery suspect (Courtesy: FBI)

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The FBI said a reward is being offered for information which leads to his arrest. Anyone with information is asked to call the FBI at 865-544-0751 or the KPD at 865-215-7212.

Search Continues for Armed Men After Armored Car Robbery

Elementary school placed on lock down during manhunt

By Frank Heinz

| Tuesday, Jan 24, 2012 | Updated 2:37 PM CST

Two people still on the run following an armored car robbery in Dallas Tuesday afternoon.

While preparing to transfer the cash, a car pulled up and an armed man got out of the vehicle and ordered one of the armed guards to hand over the bag of cash.

The guard complied and the men then drove off in a Nissan Altima.

The getaway car, which turned out to be stolen, was found a short time later on the 1400-block of Conner Drive.

Officials have not said how much cash was in the bag taken by the men.

The armored car employee was not injured in the robbery and he has been talking with police.

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Robbery in progress.

Only weeks after RAND took a controversial study of marijuana dispensary crime off the shelf following questions about its validity, a Fox 11 News report gives at least anecdotal evidence that some pot shops are dangerous places (especially for people who work there).

The station unearthed video after video (after the jump) of scary situations -- mostly armed takeover robberies, mostly in the San Fernando Valley.

The report states that ...

... there have been 10 dispensary shootings in a section of the Valley that covers the LAPD's Devonshire and Topanga stations since 2008.

In one security video robbers enter a dispensary, push a female clerk around, stuff marijuana into a bag, hit a safe (for its marijuana) and last, but not least, empty the cash register.

(At least they have their priorities straight). Two of the robbers open fire on the door so they can get out.

LAPD Det. Robert Holcomb told the station that, increasingly, the crimes aren't reported, and the shops chose to handle the robberies with street justice via "organized crime, Mexican Mafia, cartels, Armenian mafia." (His words, not ours).

RAND ran into trouble recently when it published a study claiming that crime actually went down around dispensaries that had closed, indicating that dispensaries might actually lower crime in their neighborhoods, possibly as a result of their security teams.

But we were one of the first to question the research: It didn't mirror LAPD statistics, and it wasn't clear even to the city exactly which dispensaries had actually closed (many had been ordered to shut their doors but defied the city).

RAND pulled the study.

Holcomb says that although the number of dispensaries in Devonshire has been reduced to 3 from 60, they're still juicy targets for crime:

They put a big green cross on their door and they told everyone, including their customers, that there''s marijuana in there -- high quality, high grade -- and there's money in there.

Fabian Richard was arrested by police after stabbing another man. Police also found a large amount of packaged marijuana and plants inside Richard's home.

Crimes Nearby: RVC Bank Robbery, Five Pounds of Marijuana

A North Woodmere man was arrested after a bank robbery that occurred Friday morning in Rockville Centre.

According to Nassau County detectives, around 9:20 a.m. the defendant, Jamie Bernard, 22, entered the TD Bank at 290 Merrick Road and allegedly handed a demand note to a teller. After obtaining an undetermined amount of money, Bernard fled out the rear door into a municipal parking lot.

At 10:50 a.m., Bureau of Special Operations officers located Bernard, who was hiding behind a garage on S. Marion Place and placed him under arrest without incident, police said.

Man Arrested With More Than Five Pounds of Marijuana

A Baldmin man was arrested on Friday in Lynbrook for possessing more than five pounds of marijuana, according to the Nassau County Narcotics Squad.

Around 2:10 p.m., Haja Ramalanjaona, 26, of Baldwin, was allegedly observed in Lynbrook by Narcotics/Vice Bureau detectives, who were assisting the Lynbrook Police Department with an ongoing investigation, in possession of the drugs, police said.

Ramalanjaona was charged with criminal possession of marijuana in the second degree.

Arrests:

Junior R. Suriel, 27, of Rockville Centre, was arrested on Aug. 25 regarding an open case for an incident that reportedly occurred in the Nassau County Fifth Precinct.
Gregory Flagg, 25, of Lakeview, was arrested on Aug. 26 for disorderly conduct and obstructing governmental administration following an investigation by police personnel in the vicinity of 324 Merrick Road in Rockville Centre.
Bryant S. Bethea, 22, of Rockville Centre, was arrested on Aug. 29 for petit larceny following a police investigation at CVS, located at 155 Sunrise Highway in Rockville Centre.
Yelena Fridrickson, 58, of Brooklyn, was arrested on Sept. 4 and charged with shoplifting assorted merchandise at Costco on Rockaway Turnpike in North Lawrence.
Russell Moskowitz, 44, of Long Beach was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated at East Park Avenue and Lincoln Boulevard on Sept. 4.

Bradley Vercosa, 19, of Valley Stream, was arrested on Aug. 31 on Merrick Road and charged with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.
Baldwin resident Haja Ramalanjaona, 26, was arrested on Sept. 2 on Broadway and charged with possession of marijuana.

On Sept. 5 at 7:15 p.m., Dominick Morda, 32, of Lynbrook, was arrested on Sunrise Hwy and charged with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.

Armored car employee robbed, shot in SouthPark

Posted: 9:05 am EST January 23, 2012Updated: 12:49 pm EST January 23, 2012

SOUTHPARK -- Police are searching for the person who shot an armored car employee at the Foxcroft Shopping Center in SouthPark.Police said the incident involved a robbery of a Loomis armored car at a Wells Fargo ATM in the shopping center.The armored car had two employees in it when one of them got out to service the ATM, police said. That's when she was shot in the shoulder by a young black man, police said.The armored car was then on its way to the hospital when a 911 operator told them to pull over at the corner of Providence Road and Cavendish Court so the woman could receive medical attention. SLIDESHOW: Armored car employee robbed, shot in SouthPark Medic said that the victim was transferred to Carolinas Medical Center Main with life-threatening injuries.Charlotte Country Day, which is nearby, was placed on lock down at about 9 a.m. after the shooting for about an hour.Police have not said an arrest has been made.Stay with wsoctv.com for updates on this developing story.

ATM Service Worker Shot in Armored Car Robbery in Charlotte

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10:02 a.m. EST, January 23, 2012

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WGHP)—

Police are investigating an armored car robbery that left an ATM service worker wounded Monday morning in Charlotte.

The robbery happened at an ATM in the Foxcroft Shopping Center in SouthPark around 8:45 a.m.

According to WSOCTV.com, police said one of two employees in the armored car stepped out to service the ATM when she was shot in the shoulder.

The driver of the armored car started toward the hospital after the robbey, but pulled over at the corner of Providence Road and Cavendish Court so nearby EMS could treat the woman's injury.

Nearby Charlotte Country Day School was temporarily locked down after the shooting.

It was not clear if any suspects are in custody.

Robbery at Chase Bank in Wicker Park

Man suspect in three other bank robberies

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7:20 a.m. CST, January 22, 2012

A man robbed a Chase Bank branch on the Near Northwest Side in the Wicker Park neighborhood on Saturday afternoon.

The FBI believes he is a suspect in three other robberies which occurred in the last two months.

The robbery happened at 1:59 p.m. at a Chase Bank branch in the 1900 block of West Division Street, police News Affairs Officer Darryl Baety said.

The man passed a bank employee a note demanding money and took off on foot after taking it, police said.

He was caught on surveillance cameras and appears to be a bearded man about 35 years old and 6-feet or 6-feet-1 wearing a black hat, white shirt and blue jeans.

He was not carrying a weapon and there were no injuries.

The police and FBI are investigating.

The first robbery happened on Nov. 29, 2011 at a North Community Bank branch, the second was at Chase Bank in Lincoln Park on December 7, 2011, and he is also a suspect in the Chase Bank in Downtown Chicago robbery according to the FBI.

A different man known as the “Wicker Park Bandit” allegedly robbed the same North Community Bank branch Dec. 20, 2011. There is no indication the two incidents are related or that the men work together.

A reward is being offered for information leading to both suspects, the FBI said.

Chase Bank in Pompano Beach is robbed

BSO detectives with FBI at the scene of Chase Bank near the corner of Powerline Road and West Atlantic Boulevard. (Ihosvani Rodriguez)

By Ihosvani Rodriguez, Sun Sentinel

11:44 a.m. EST, January 23, 2012

POMPANO BEACH—

– Investigators are searching for a man who robbed a Chase Bank branch on Monday.

According to the FBI, the man entered the bank located near the corner of South Powerline Road and West Atlantic Boulevard at about 9:30 a.m. and flashed a weapon at an employee.

He then demanded money.

Customer were in the bank at the time, but nobody was hurt, said FBI spokesman Jim Marshall.

A sheriff's helicopter was circling the area early Monday, while investigators with the FBIwere seen questioning bank employees.

The parking lot at the bank was closed, but all the other businesses inside the Palm Aire Marketplace shopping center remained open.

The FBI released photos of the suspect in hopes someone recognizes him.

Check back for more information on this breaking news story

Bank robber hits Comerica in Boca Raton

Surveillance cameras caught him in the act

January 20, 2012|By Wayne K. Roustan, Sun Sentinel

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A Comerica Bank branch was held-up on Friday afternoon and police are searching for the man who escaped with an unknown amount of cash, according to investigators.

It happened shortly after 1:30 p.m. when a "heavyset" man walked into the bank located at One South Federal Highway and passed a note to the teller. Once he got the cash, the suspect calmly walked out of the bank, police said.

The bank's surveillance cameras did take a photograph of the suspect.

He is described as heavyset, standing 5-foot-10, wearing a blue baseball cap, a light colored shirt and blue pants. No weapon was seen, police said.

How Safe is Your Phoenix AZ Bank? Up-Dates 1-22-12

2012-01-22T10:12:00.000-08:00

Surprise Police looking for Armed Take-Over Bank Robbers

Posted: Jan 21, 2012 8:32 PM Updated: Jan 21, 2012 8:41 PM

By Colton Shone - bio | email

SURPRISE, AZ (KPHO) -

Three suspects robbed the Wells Fargo bank located at 19450 North Sunrise Boulevard just before 1 p.m. Saturday, according to officials.

Witnesses told police that one of the suspects demanded money from bank employees while pointing a handgun at them. The suspects fled from the bank with the stolen cash in a dark colored two door BMW.

Two of the suspects were described as adult males in their early twenties, with dark complexions, approximately 5'8" tall, weighing between 150 and 180 lbs. Both suspects were wearing long-sleeved shirts, beanies and sunglasses. The third suspect was described as a tall, white male who was also wearing a beanie and sunglasses.

Police are asking anyone with information regarding this robbery to call the Surprise Police Department at 623.222.4000 or the investigating detective at 623.222.4147. The investigation is ongoing.

Surprise police searching for Wells Fargo robbers

by Maria Polletta - Jan. 21, 2012 10:04 PM
The Republic | azcentral.com

Surprise police are looking for help to find three men who robbed a Wells Fargo bank Saturday afternoon.

The men reportedly entered the bank at 19450 N. Sunrise Blvd. just before 1 p.m. Witnesses told police one of the men demanded money from bank employees while pointing a handgun at them, according to Surprise Police spokesman Sgt. Bert Anzini.

The men then fled in a dark-colored, two-door BMW, Anzini said.

Authorities are asking anyone with information to call Surprise Police at 623-222-4000 or the investigating detective at 623-222-4147.

Tucson police seek another Armed Take-Over bank robbery suspect

Associated Press

Posted on January 22, 2012 at 9:02 AM

Updated today at 9:02 AM

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Tucson police say they're looking for a young man who ordered bank employees and customers to get on the ground at gunpoint while robbing a bank.

Police say the man entered the Tucson federal Credit Union branch on Speedway Boulevard just before 1 p.m. Friday. He ordered everyone but the teller to get on the floor while demanding cash.

He fled with an undisclosed amount of cash before police could arrive.

Washington Federal bank robbery suspect seen on Jan. 18, 2012.

FBI Searches for Bank Robbery Suspect in Goodyear AZ

Updated: Friday, 20 Jan 2012, 3:00 PM MST
Published : Friday, 20 Jan 2012, 2:55 PM MST

GOODYEAR, Ariz. - The FBI is asking for your help to track down a bank robbery suspect.

The surveillance pictures were taken at the Washington Federal Bank near Litchfield and McDowell Roads on Wednesday.

The suspect handed a teller a note demanding money and asked for the branch manager. The suspect then escorted the manager and the rest of the bank's staff behind the teller counter and approached the teller.

After he was given a known amount of cash, he left the bank heading northbound, then in a westbound direction.

Authorities say a black handgun was shown during the robbery.

He's described as a white male, 6' 0" tall, 180 to 200 pounds, with a dark, scraggly beard and a medium complexion. He was wearing a gray beanie hat with dark trim, dark sunglasses, a gray long sleeve sweatshirt, blue jeans and dark shoes.

If you have any information about this case, call the FBI.

Great revised crime article, decent photo and information, obviously not the serial bandit mentioned prior. This smuck is nothing more than a pot smoking ex-con left over from the "Occupy Phoenix Hippies " last month now enroute on a Greyhound back to Santa Cruz Calif.. Looks more like a child molester than bank robber

Arizona was one of most prolific states for bank robbery on a per capita basis. Arizona experienced 238 bank thefts in *2010. That's almost the same number as Florida, even though Arizona has about one-third the population.
*No stats for 2011, just skip last year!

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US Bank in downtown Phoenix targeted in apparent robbery

Phoenix Business Journal by Lynn Ducey, Reporter and Mike Sunnucks, Senior Reporter

Date: Tuesday, December 20, 2011, 2:36pm MST - Last Modified: Tuesday, December 20, 2011, 4:15pm MST

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Phoenix police in front of the downtown Phoenix U.S. Bank branch Tuesday afternoon.

Phoenix police were inside the downtown branch of U.S. Bank Tuesday afternoon investigating an apparent robbery.

The incident occurred at about 1 p.m., and signs were posted on the door saying that the bank was closed because of an emergency.

Phoenix Police detectives were at the bank but refused comment, saying the incident was being investigated. The branch is located at 101 N. 1st Ave. in downtown Phoenix.

“We are cooperating with federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies as they investigate this matter. U.S. Bank does not comment on ongoing criminal investigations,” said Nicole Garrison-Sprenger, vice president of corporate public relations for U.S. Bancorp.

A call to the Phoenix Police Department seeking more information was not immediately returned.

This is at least the second robbery in the Phoenix area in the past week. On Friday, a man robbed a Chase Bank at 103rd Avenue and Thunderdbird Road in Sun City. No one was hurt in that incident.

According to the FBI, Arizona had more bank robberies per capita last year than any other state.

*Arizona had 238 bank robberies in 2010*. That’s more than all but five states: California, Texas, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Florida, all which also have far larger populations than Arizona.

Florida and Arizona had roughly the same number of bank robberies last year: 243 vs. 238. But Arizona’s population is 6.4 million, while Florida has 18.9 million residents.

Arizona has seen an increase in bank robberies since 2007, according to bank crime statistics kept by the FBI. Those show 166 bank robberies in 2006 and 2007, 236 in 2008, 267 in 2009 and 238 last year.

* Assuming FBI doesn't know how many bank robberies in 2011

Hostages freed after bank robbery ordeal

Bank Robbers, "Maryjane" and Pot Heads 1-21-12

2012-01-21T22:13:00.000-08:00

How do Pot Heads pay for "Maryjane"?...... They Rob,Steal and Kill for a joint!

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By Michael Smothers

Pekin Daily Times

Posted Dec 30, 2011 @ 10:18 AM

Last update Dec 30, 2011 @ 12:18 PM

PEKIN, Ill. —

Pekin police believe they know who robbed the Herget Bank this week, and on Thursday sought the public’s help in catching him.

A warrant was issued for the arrest of Casey W. Rice, 24, whom police say is a Pekin-area man but is considered homeless.

Rice is wanted on a charge of aggravated robbery for the heist that took place shortly after 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Herget branch at Broadway Street and Parkway Drive. He allegedly took an undisclosed amount of cash after implying that he was armed. He never showed a weapon and no one was injured in the crime.

Pekin Deputy Police Chief Dennis Franks said the Peoria Police Department received information Wednesday night that points to Rice as the prime suspect. The robber walked from the bank within a minute after his entrance and entered a blue two-door sedan parked nearby that was last seen heading toward Broadway.

Franks said it “remains unverified” whether another person was in the car with the robber. The car has not yet been recovered, he said.

Rice is no stranger to the Tazewell County criminal court system. He was sentenced in 2008 to two years in prison for aggravated battery. Last June he received a six-month jail term, with credit for about two months served, on a misdemeanor battery charge.

Court records also show he was released from jail on Dec. 16 after serving 76 days for possession of a hypodermic syringe and marijuana. He listed a Morton address at the time of his arrest in that case.

Franks said anyone with information on Rice’s whereabouts is urged to call the police department at 346-3132 or CrimeStoppers at 347-9000 or 673-9000.

Mandeville bank robbery suspect captured

Published: Friday, January 13, 2012, 9:05 PM Updated: Friday, January 13, 2012, 9:09 PM

By Claire Galofaro, The Times-Picayune
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A Covington man robbed a Mandeville bank at gunpoint Friday afternoon, police said, then dodged two bullets fired by an officer as he fled and led police on an eight-mile chase before crashing into two cars and a ditch near Monteleone Junior High School. Jonathon David Laporte, 26, of West Fifth Avenue in Covington, was arrested 20 minutes after the robbery and taken by ambulance to Louisiana Medical Center & Heart Hospital with moderate injuries.

Jonathon David Laport

About 3:30 p.m. Friday, Laporte walked into Citizens Bank & Trust on East Causeway Approach, across from City Hall, wielding a handgun and demanding cash, according to Mandeville police Lt. Gerald Sticker. Laporte, who's been arrested at least a half-dozen times before, left the bank with an undisclosed amount of money and climbed into his blue and tan Ford pickup in the parking lot. An officer with the Mandeville Police Department approached.

Sticker said Laporte charged at the officer in his pickup. The officer fired his pistol twice at the truck.

Laporte was not hit, nor did he aim his weapon or shoot at officers, Sticker said.

Laporte, whose license was suspended for prior drunken-driving arrests, left the bank's parking lot and, chased by a police unit, drove a mile and a half along East Causeway Approach and turned into the Old Golden Shores subdivision. He turned around in the subdivision, doubled back along East Causeway Approach, passed the bank, then headed east along U.S. 190. At least two more police units, including one from the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office, joined the chase, following Laporte for five miles. Sticker did not know how fast Laporte and the officers were driving.

Near Monteleone Junior High School, Laporte crashed into a 1997 Toyota 4Runner and a 2002 blue Chevrolet Corvette, tearing off the back bumper.

Laporte then slammed his truck into a ditch. He was taken by ambulance to the hospital, with Mandeville police investigators in tow, and was expected to be kept overnight under guard.

The woman driving the Toyota and two small children in her car were taken by the 3rd Fire District to the hospital with minor injuries, according to Louisiana State Police. The driver and passenger of the Corvette were also transported with minor injuries.

Traffic was at a standstill for hours along U.S. 190 as police investigated the crash and hauled the smashed truck and Corvette off in wreckers.

State Police have charged Laporte with driving on a suspended license and reckless driving. The Mandeville Police Department has not yet filed charges, though it expects to book him with armed robbery, aggravated flight from an officer and attempted murder of a police officer when he is released from the hospital.

Laporte is already awaiting a March trial in his second driving-under-the-influence arrest and charges of speeding and driving on a suspended license. He has an outstanding warrant for failing to appear for an October 2009 hearing on three theft misdemeanors and convictions for driving under the influence, careless driving and reckless driving. He has also been arrested, though not prosecuted, in a hit-and-run in 2007, simple burglary in 2004, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia in 2003, and domestic abuse and criminal damage to property in 2009.

Monroe County Arrests
Justin Eli Walden , 19, was arrested 1/10/12 by Monroe County Sheriff's Office for Possession of marijuana with intent. Mr. Walden was in possession of 4oz of marijuana. Mr. Walden is being held on an MDOC violation. No bond has been set as of yet for the current charge.

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Plumville man jailed for alleged Wal-Mart robbery

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A 20-year-old Indiana County man was behind bars less than 24 hours after he allegedly robbed a Wal-Mart in White on Thursday.

Jesse James VanHorne of 158 Route 85, Plumville, was arrested by state police in Indiana on multiple criminal charges, including robbery and receiving stolen property.

Police received a tip that he was at a residence near Indiana. When he was arrested about 5:30 p.m. in a residence at 403 Millay Circle, White, police said he was carrying a small amount of marijuana.

According to an affidavit of probable cause filed by Trooper Deana Kirkland, VanHorne told troopers when he was taken into custody that he robbed the store for money "for drugs."

State police allege VanHorne entered the store with a black scarf covering his face, wearing a hooded sweatshirt, and grabbed two bank bags from a customer service manager as she was counting receipts from two registers. VanHorne then fled the store on foot with about $2,600.

VanHorne was committed to the county jail in lieu of $25,000 bond pending a preliminary hearing scheduled for Thursday before Indiana District Judge Guy Haberl.

Read more: Plumville man jailed for alleged Wal-Mart robbery - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/regional/s_777753.html#ixzz1k9zGOCDL

EDWARDSVILLE > Driver gets 7 years in fatal crash • Brittney Rhea Butler, 24, was sentenced Thursday to seven years in prison for causing a traffic crash that killed a passenger in her car. Butler, of Wood River, pleaded guilty in November of aggravated driving under the influence and must serve at least 85 percent of her sentence. Jeffrey L. Davis, 35, of Edwardsville, was killed Oct. 22, 2010, when a 1985 Cadillac Fleetwood struck the rear of a truck as it slowed to make a left turn from Illinois Route 143 onto Bender Road, near Edwardsville. Butler suffered minor injuries. Police found no skid marks and said the car's speedometer stuck at 80 mph. Butler's blood-alcohol level was 0.162 percent, more than twice the legal limit for driving. Associate Judge James Hackett also revoked probation sentences she had received after three previous convictions and sentenced her to four years in prison for cocaine possession and two terms of two years each for delivery of marijuana. Those sentences will be served concurrently with the aggravated DUI term.

Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/4017dcb1-e3d2-56dd-a07f-ee4dfbfde3af.html#ixzz1k9zz5hl0

Judge: Bank Robbery, Shooting Charges Admissible In Fugitive's Trial

Lee Grace Dougherty Accused In Three-State Crime Spree

Deb Stanley, 7NEWS Producer

POSTED: 10:29 am MST January 10, 2012

UPDATED: 11:09 am MST January 10, 2012

The siblings are accused of robbing a bank in Georgia and shooting at police officers in Florida and Colorado.

The Crime Spree

The Dougherty siblings had been on the run since Aug. 2, when police said they fired 20 shots at a Florida police officer attempting to pull over their white Subaru Impreza for speeding."At first it was like, 'Wow, you know, they're shooting at me.' And then it turned to, 'I just want to catch them before they hurt anybody,'" Zephyrhills, Fla., police officer Kevin Widner said of the confrontation.Five hours later, the trio, wearing masks, robbed a bank in Valdosta, Ga., police said. One of them fired an AK-47 rifle into the ceiling as they walked through the front door, police said. Another was armed with some type of machine gun, while the third collected the cash, police said.Ryan Dougherty, a convicted sex offender, has 14 previous felonies on his record and was accused of sending hundreds of explicit text messages to an 11-year-old girl he had met online. Dylan Dougherty has arrests for marijuana possession.Lee Grace worked as a stripper at a club called Cheaters and had been arrested for five felonies, including battery and hit-and-run, and six misdemeanor offenses.

January 10, 2012 in City

In brief: Police probe baby’s injuries

Police are investigating after a 3-month-old Spokane girl was treated for broken bones, skull fractures and bruises Friday.

Medics called police on Friday after treating the girl for injuries they believe were consistent with abuse, the Spokane Police Department said Monday.

The girl’s parents brought her in for an arm injury, but doctors determined the baby also had scratches and bruises on her face and forehead, as well as multiple bone fractures, including skull fractures, police said Monday. Medics also saw signs of previous injuries.

Major crimes detectives obtained a search warrant for the baby’s home in the 100 block of East Baldwin Avenue to look for evidence of the assault. A small amount of marijuana was discovered, police said.

The investigation is ongoing, and police have notified Child Protective Services.

Williston police interview drug suspects about armed robbery

By Karen Voyles
Staff writer

Published: Monday, January 16, 2012 at 9:54 a.m.

Last Modified: Monday, January 16, 2012 at 10:33 p.m.

Williston police investigators will be interviewing three drug suspects this week about an armed robbery at an ATM on Friday night.

Sgt. James Bond said the hold-up happened at about 8 p.m. at the Capital City Bank ATM on U.S. 27. The drug suspects were arrested about a half-hour later, according to Bond, and had a gun in the car with them.

A woman told police she was robbed at gunpoint after using the ATM. Bond said the camera on the ATM photographed the woman and a gun-carrying black man dressed in a black hoodie, black pants and black shoes.

Bond said the man had a large nose with a high ridge and what appeared to be significant acne scars on both cheeks. The man also was carrying a handgun.

In addition to questioning the men being held on marijuana and cocaine charges, Bond said the victim would be talking to police again to help provide additional details about the incident.

Anyone with information is asked to call Williston police at 528-4991.

January 6, 2012

BREAKING NEWS: EKU professor resigns after drug arrest

By Lorie Love Hailey Register Editor

RICHMOND — An Eastern Kentucky University professor resigned Friday after being arrested on a drug charge.

Dr. Larry Belknap, a tenured professor in EKU's Department of Recreation and Park Administration, was arrested Thursday for trafficking in marijuana over five pounds. He was booked in the Madison County Detention Center at about 4:30 p.m. and was released Friday at about 11:30 a.m. on 10 percent of a $10,000 bond, according to jail records.

Belknap was arrested at his home on Phelps Road by officers of the Kentucky State Police Cannabis Suppression Branch, the governor's marijuana strike force, according to KSP spokesperson Trooper Paul Blanton.

Officers asked Belknap if they could look around his home, Blanton said, and the professor gave his consent.

Inside the home, officers discovered 8.6 pounds of marijuana in 27 individual plastic bags, Blanton said.

Marc Whitt, vice president of marketing and communications at EKU, said Friday afternoon that Belknap had been "relieved of his teaching responsibilities pending the resolution of this matter."

Later in the evening, however, Whitt said Belknap had voluntarily resigned from his position at the university.

Belknap has a doctorate degree in Recreation and Park Administration.

He taught undergraduate and graduate courses in outdoor recreation, park management, planning and design, research/evaluation, nature tourism and interpretive services, according to EKU's website.

70 tied to Mexico drug cartel busted in Arizona

Proceeds from smuggling over five years estimated at $2 billion

Joshua Lott / Reuters

Seized guns and bundles of marijuana are displayed at a news conference in Phoenix, Ariz., on Monday.

PHOENIX — Law enforcement authorities have arrested over 70 people in raids that dismantled a narcotics trafficking network suspected of smuggling nearly $2 billion worth of drugs through Arizona's western desert, officials said on Monday.

The announcement in Phoenix caps a 17-month investigation culminating in a series of three "large-scale enforcement actions" tied to the probe, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Arizona Attorney General's Office and the Pinal County Sheriff's Department.

During last week's series of raids alone, authorities seized more than two tons of marijuana, 19 weapons and nearly $200,000 in cash.

Intelligence gathered as part of "Operation Pipeline Express" found the drug-smuggling ring was tied to Mexico's Sinaloan cartel and has been in existence for at least five years.

Authorities estimate the drug operation during that time smuggled more than 3.3 million pounds of marijuana, 20,000 pounds of cocaine and 10,000 pounds of heroin into the United States.

Illicit proceeds generated from those drugs were estimated at nearly $2 billion, authorities said.

Drugs were smuggled from Mexico into Arizona by car, plane, on foot, and through tunnels.

The cartel is headquartered in the northwestern state of Sinaloa on Mexico's Pacific coast, an area home to big marijuana and opium poppy plantations and considered the cradle of Mexican narcotics trafficking since the 1960s.

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The cartel is believed to handle 65 percent of all drugs illegally transported to the United States, drug experts say.

Law enforcement officials are still looking for dozens of people in connection with the operation.

Tens of thousands of people have been killed in drug-related violence since Mexican President Felipe Calderon launched his military campaign against the cartels after he took office in late 2006.

1-21-12 Great revised up-dated report from Goodyear AZ bank 211

2012-01-20T23:10:00.000-08:00

Washington Federal bank robbery suspect seen on Jan. 18, 2012.

FBI Searches for Bank Robbery Suspect in Goodyear AZ

Updated: Friday, 20 Jan 2012, 3:00 PM MST
Published : Friday, 20 Jan 2012, 2:55 PM MST

GOODYEAR, Ariz. - The FBI is asking for your help to track down a bank robbery suspect.

The surveillance pictures were taken at the Washington Federal Bank near Litchfield and McDowell Roads on Wednesday.

After he was given a known amount of cash, he left the bank heading northbound, then in a westbound direction.

Authorities say a black handgun was shown during the robbery.

If you have any information about this case, call the FBI.

"Boomer Bandit" Terrorizing L.A. County Banks (With photos) 1-19-12

2012-01-19T22:05:00.000-08:00

The FBI is seeking the public's help in identifying a man wanted for multiple bank heists throughout the region.

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