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    Robbery: The Victims and Offenders Julio M. Guerrero Tarleton State University DISPATCH: “Attention all units, Attention all units. A robbery just occurred at the Chase bank. Suspect is armed and dangerous. Suspect left the scene in a small car heading south.” UNIT: “Clear dispatch. Show me heading to Chase bank. Any other description?” DISPATCH: “Male suspect, approximately five feet ten inches, wearing all black and a ski mask. Suspect displayed a firearm, silver in color.” In large cities or small suburban towns, this seems to be a typical radio transmission that can occur on any given day. In the scenario above, the Chase Bank employees were lucky that the suspect did not fire his gun. According to the Texas Penal Code,…

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    In 2003, the Smithsonian Institution was gifted with one of the claims of the most notorious bank robbery of 1920’s. Bank robber Andy Kapler was shot by police nearly a century ago at the Gervasi Vineyard in Plain Township. Andy Kapler had many aliases by his side such as Harry Harpert, Harry Hartman, William Martin, and William Hoffman. By January, he was running with the “Jiggs” gang in Cleveland. When him and four gang members decided to reb a teller at a back in Pennsylvania, Kapler ended up…

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    well as show that the government was corrupt and evil. They felt as if the government was against the common man by oppressing their freedoms. That being said the Alpha Job did not turn out the way it was planned. Now let's look at how each offender and witness played a role in Alpha Job. Alpha is more than likely the leader group and the individual who planned the bank robbery. Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, and Echo are charged with a whole list of crimes under South Carolina state law. Echo…

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    Aladdin is one of many popular disney classics. A young boy living in a poor area who gets into trouble quite often and eventually falls in love with a beautiful princess. Ed, the main character of I am The Messenger, is first introduced with being a hostage at a bank robbery. Ed eventually becomes the city hero by shooting and catching the robber. Ed is in love with his best friend, Audrey, but never takes any chances. In this journal, I will be predicting, questioning, and evaluating the…

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    They left with two Renoirs, "Young Parisian" and "Conversation with the Gardner," and also a self-portrait by Rembrandt. All of these paintings combined valued at about $30 million. Their getaway was a speedboat (the museum is on the waterfront). But, less than two weeks later, the police had arrested eight men, which all of them served jail time. Another incredible heist was the Epic Banco Brazil Heist in Fortaleza, Brazil. The 2005 robbery of the Banco Central was a classic heist containing a…

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    Brink Bank Failure

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    On January 17, 1950 eleven thief’s planned and robbed the Brinks bank in Boston Massachusetts. An overall of 2.7 million dollars was stolen, 1,218,211.29 dollars were stolen in cash and 1,557,183.83 stolen in orders and checks (Federal Bureau of Investigation). For the thieves the mission was a success. There were many factors that contributed to the success of the robbery. The team had planned the robbery for a year until perfected. They went through many rehearsals. This required equipment, a…

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    Bonnie And Clyde Taboos

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    robbers Bonnie and Clyde. Arthur Penn directed what was consider a land mark film since it broke so many film taboos, starring Warren Beatty, as Clyde Barrow, and Faye Dunaway, as Bonnie Parker. The Film also won a bunch of awards such as the Academy Award for Best Picture and Actor(Wikipedia). Clyde Barrow, recently out of prison, has turned to bank robbery. He meets Bonnie Parker and together the two form the nucleus of a gang of bank robbers who terrorize the southwest in the 1920s. Based on…

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    Robbery is a crime that has a long history and difficult to prevent and prosecute. It is a serious crime and can happen to anyone. Every day there are people who experience something valuable taken from them and have that feeling of vulnerability. Even though it is difficult to completely prevent a robbery, law enforcement is continuing to try and improve the security of an individual or company’s property. Citizen reports are essential for policing efforts in stopping robberies. Police…

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    describes this felony crime. These words tells us that people are doing these things for fun, but it's not. Taking something that is not yours? That's robbery. Shoplifting? Burglary? Theft? Breaking and Entering? These are all things that represents robbery. Our community has been threatened by robbers, burglars, thieves, and shoplifters. This is what robbery is. It is pointless to do, a foolish thing to do be exact; and we need to stand up and do the right thing. Robbery has been in our…

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    used firearms put some effort into planning their crime and were likely to have investigated in advance the security arrangements of their chosen target. These offenders also claimed to have given some thought to the possibility of being caught and the likely sentence if convicted. Indeed, these researchers portrayed the gun robber as a "top-of-the-range" criminal” (1996, p. 161). Where as, other researchers have concluded other findings. It was also noted, however, by Kapardis (1988) and Haran…

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