robberies

Wannabe carjacker gets 'punk butt' beaten by 66-year-old truck owner: 'Mess around and find out!'

A Florida thief had to visit the hospital after "getting his butt whipped" by a 66-year-old man whose truck he attempted to break into, police said.

Armed robbers posing as delivery drivers raid family home, assault children

One of the suspects stood at the door wearing a high-visibility vest and holding a box waiting for someone to answer.

Sleeping couple wakes up to truck attached to their camper being carjacked by thief: ‘Just test driving’

A bumbling thief in Colorado carjacked a truck that was pulling a camper -- which was carrying a sleeping couple who awoke during the joyride and called the cops.

Bandits storm NYC restaurant and rob diners as shocked dinner crowd looks on: cops

A pair of brazen bandits stormed a crowded Brooklyn restaurant and robbed three diners at gunpoint while the horrified dinner crowd looked on, according to cops.

NYC crook snatches Canadian man's $40K Rolex at gunpoint before fleeing on pal's moped: cops

A brazen robber pointed a gun at a Canadian man’s head and snatched his $40,000 Rolex watch in the heart of Greenwich Village before fleeing on a moped Wednesday.

Fatal NYC shooting on luxury store-lined block could have been botched robbery: sources

A 31-year-old was fatally shot early Tuesday on a SoHo block lined with posh shops -- during what appeared to have been a botched robbery, cops and sources said.

Two teens busted after posing as ICE agents to rob Hispanic victims: police

A pair of California teenagers allegedly posed as Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and robbed Hispanic victims in a brazen set of crimes, according to authorities.

Dueling porch pirates fight to steal 'very expensive' package seconds after driver drops it off: video

Shocking security footage captured the moment two porch pirates raced each other to a Pennsylvania man’s front door and duked it out over a package just seconds after a FedEx...

NYC food delivery worker stabbed by 2 robbers who stole $20 and fled on his scooter: cops

A food delivery worker was stabbed in the chest by a pair of robbers who swiped his scooter and a measly $20 in Brooklyn, cops said Friday. 

Moped-riding, armed robbers steal man's $100K watch outside iconic NYC eatery Carbone

A pair of gun-toting, moped-riding robbers stole a man's $100,000 watch outside Manhattan hotspot Carbone Tuesday night, according to police and sources.

Alleged bank robber had young child with during crime: FBI

The FBI said that a young child was in a seat of a shopping cart when Ronnie Newman gave tellers a note demanding cash. 

Florida family robbed while dropping son off at California college — now plans to pull him from school: 'It's not safe here'

Crossman, who had just graduated from Coconut Creek High School in Florida, was committed to playing football at the California school.

Shocking video shows moment gang of thieves smash into Calif. jewelry store

A hoard of about 20 thieves broke into a California jewelry store and cleared out the place in the latest brazen smash-and-grab robbery caught on camera in the Bay Area.

Masked thief holds man at gunpoint, chokes and robs him inside NYC elevator: video

The gunman approached the 21-year-old victim inside the residential building on First Avenue near East 124th Street, part of NYCHA’s Wagner Houses in East Harlem, around 11:20 p.m. May 28,...

Goldie Hawn is 'never without a guard' after experiencing back-to-back home invasions

The actress told "Let's Talk Off Camera" podcast listeners that she lost "a lot of goodies" to the first robbery and was home during the second.

Elderly homeowner arrested after fatally shooting Calif. burglary suspect: cops

A California homeowner was arrested after fatally shooting one of three robbers trying to break into his house Monday night.

Cops hunting for two migrants accused of brutally beating, mugging Times Square tourist outside 4-star hotel: sources

The two alleged perps had attacked the 44-year-old Indiana man outside the four-star Club Quarters Hotel on West 45th Street just before 2.30 am back on May 10, according to...

Robber takes 3 hostages in NYC, holds gun to victim's head during 2-hour standoff with cops

When police arrived they found the front door barricaded shut with “multiple chairs."

Poker player loses $250K bag of cash in stickup outside NYC airport hotel: sources

It's unclear why the victim was carrying so much cash or if he was staying at the hotel near LaGuardia Airport.

Disturbing footage shows accused cop-shooting NYC migrant drag woman from car in violent mugging: NYPD

A Queens woman who police believe was robbed by the migrant accused of shooting two NYPD cops revealed she suffers from PTSD-like symptoms following the violent mugging.