Seattle WA Aug 25 2018 It’s like something you only see in the movies — both the crime and the bad guy: A violent heist where an armored car courier is robbed — the money bag ripped right out of his hands. It’s all real for Seattle Police, who need your help to identify the distinctive-looking […]
EL CAJON, California Aug 10 2018 — An El Cajon police officer was briefly hospitalized Wednesday after being struck in the head with a hammer by a man suspected of trying to rob an armored vehicle and smashing up a fast food restaurant, police said. The incident happened near the Jack in the Box on Main […]
Queens NY Aug 1 2018 An armored car driver at a Long Island City facility has been charged with stealing a bag containing $1.6 million, prosecutors said. Riguerson Avril, 37, of Howard Beach, was arrested on July 24, after he was caught on surveillance footage snatching the bag from the back of a truck at […]
FORT COLLINS, Colo. Aug 1 2018 A Colorado man working for an armored truck company is accused of stealing about $220,000 while on the job. The Fort Collins Coloradoan reports 23-year-old Travis Binder was arrested last week on a felony theft charge after a branch manager for armored car company Loomis in Fort Collins reported the […]
HOUSTON, Texas July 31 2018 A man is dead after an attempted robbery in southeast Houston Saturday morning. A would-be robber, according to Houston police, was fatally shot after he tried to run away with a money bag he wrestled from an armored truck guard. The incident happened at PLS Check Cashiers around noon in the […]
Indio CA July 30 2018 A man who allegedly tried to hold up an armored vehicle at an Indio bank, then fired shots at a security guard prior to a police pursuit, must stand trial for attempted murder and attempted robbery, a judge ruled Friday. Homero Palomino Ontiveros, 33, of Tulare, is accused in the Feb. […]
Chicago IL July 29 2018 An armored truck was robbed near a Chase Bank branch early Friday morning on the Southwest Side, the FBI said. About 7 a.m., the truck was robbed while it was parked in the 3800 block of West 26th Street in the Little Village neighborhood. A man described as in his […]
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. —July 29 2018 The man charged with spraying a security officer with a chemical during a robbery attempt is heading to prison. Elrod Curry pleaded no contest to robbery and battery charges Thursday morning and was sentenced to five years in prison. The armored car security officer was exchanging money at a […]
Humphrey County TN July 17 2018 A wreck involving an armored car left coins strewn across Interstate 40 in Tennessee, police said. The wreck occurred about 3:30 p.m. Monday near the Hurricane Mills Exit on I-40 in Humphreys County, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol. The wreck involved a commercial motor vehicle and an armored vehicle […]
SANTA ROSA CA July 14 2018 Two men were sentenced Wednesday in Sonoma County Superior Court for trying to rob an armored car facility in Santa Rosa in March. The two men in masks and latex gloves staked out the GardaWorld facility on North Point Parkway as employees were securing the building and leaving on […]