All Blog Posts Tagged 'robbery' (6)

1 dead, 1 wounded in Sarasota Florida shooting/robbery

1 dead, 1 wounded 1 surviver in Sarasota Florida shooting/robbery

Cornell "Pickle" Harris Jr. was found dead of an housing project apparent shooting.

Published: Saturday, March 7, 2009 at 1:35 p.m.

Last Modified: Saturday, March 7, 2009 at 3:03 p.m.

SARASOTA - A man was killed and a woman was shot multiple times this morning in a shooting at a Sarasota apartment.

Officers found Cornell Harris Jr., 21, dead in an apartment in the… Continue

Added by wint on March 7, 2009 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Man arrested after armed robbery

One person was arrested and three others are sought by police after an armed robbery in Tulsa on Tuesday.

The victim told officers four men took his vehicle at gunpoint about 4:10 p.m. in the 11900 block of East 15th Street, according to a preliminary police report.

One of the men drove off in the victim's car and the others left in another vehicle, the report states.

About 10 minutes later, the stolen car was wrecked near… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 24, 2008 at 11:21am — 3 Comments

Portsmouth shooting was random robbery, police say

The shooting and beating on a man early Saturday morning in Portsmouth appears to be a random robbery, police said Tuesday.

Investigators expect to bring more charges against the four people who were arrested, said Detective Jan Westerbeck of Portsmouth police.

The 19-year-old man who was shot remained in stable condition Tuesday at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, police said. His name has not been released.… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on July 23, 2008 at 11:26pm — 2 Comments

Police: Former U.S. congressional candidate from Monroe falsely reported robbery

Former U.S. congressional candidate Zelma Blakes was arrested Tuesday on accusations she falsely reported a robbery and kept money she claimed was stolen. Blakes, 36, 1206 St. John Street, Monroe, ran against U.S. Rep. Rodney Alexander to represent the 5th District of Louisiana in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2004.

On Tuesday, Blakes was charged with filing a false report and felony theft.

An employee of Jackpot Video Bingo,… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on July 18, 2008 at 8:33am — 2 Comments

Six charged in Germantown home invasion

Jeremy J. Munson, 19, Curtis E. Hayes, 29, Jeremiah Hoskins, 20, Robert L. Gilliam, 47, Calvin White, 39 and Cameron White, 31, all of Memphis, face charges of aggravated burglary, aggravated robbery and evading arrest.

Five of the men were taken into custody in North Memphis Thursday morning, and one other suspect was arrested overnight.

Police are still searching for one suspect.

The men are accused in a home… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on June 14, 2008 at 12:19am — 24 Comments

Man arrested month after bizarre robbery

Police arrested a man Monday suspected in an April 27 convenience store robbery where a clerk turned the tables on a gunman after she was bound with duct tape and left in a bathroom.

Marc Antoine Stovall, 21, was arrested near Loop 202 and 40th Street in Phoenix, police said.

Police said Stovall called a clerk in April and said he was a trainee who needed to come in and learn how to run the register. He apparently trained at the… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on May 31, 2008 at 10:02pm — No Comments