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ROBBERY

JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 21, 2023
Crime ring suspect served fresh warrant over Chiba robbery
The case is part of a spate of robberies across Japan allegedly committed by a group whose ringleaders are believed to have recruited people through social media posts.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jun 2, 2017
Gunman kills himself after causing panic in apparent robbery attempt and torching of Manila casino
A gunman killed himself after bursting into a Manila casino, firing shots and setting gaming tables alight, Philippine police said, sowing panic in a country on high alert after martial law was declared in the south.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 1, 2016
NYPD blue looking for man in green who snatched pot of gold off armored car
New York police are searching for a green-clad man who swiped an 86-pound (39 kg) pail of gold flakes off an armored truck two months ago and disappeared with the estimated $1.6 million in treasure.
BUSINESS / Tech / ANALYSIS
Mar 31, 2016
When mobsters meet hackers — the new, improved bank heist
No need for stocking masks and sawn-off shotguns.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 3, 2015
Armed men take $4 million in gold from armored truck in North Carolina, police report
Three armed men are on the run after they allegedly stole $4 million worth of gold from a tractor-trailer rig carrying a shipment along Interstate 95 in eastern North Carolina, police said Monday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 29, 2014
Man stabs, wounds taxi driver in Yokohama, flees with ¥4,000
A taxi driver was stabbed with a knife and robbed of some ¥4,000 late Thursday night in Yokohama. The suspect is still at large, NHK reported.

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