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January 2, 2014

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Ten days - 108 Robberies
and Burglaries

Everything from grocery to thrift stores were targeted by thieves between Dec. 23 and Jan. 1, but CVS, 7-Eleven and Dollar General stores lead with the number of incidents. Several of the incidents ended with an assault on employees, one convenience store owner in Detroit shot and killed.

12/23

Boost Mobile – Robbery – Hillsborough County, FL- no weapon was displayed, no injuries
Computer Advantage – Burglary – Ashley Park,GA - nearly $20,000 of computers stolen
Deals Nothing over a Dollar – Armed Robbery - Westerville, OH – 2 suspects, no injuries
EZ Mart – Armed Robbery – Indiana, PA – suspect stole cash and cigarettes, no injuries
FasMart – Armed Robbery – Richmond, VA – two area robberies within an hour
Gold Buyers – Armed Robbery – Hazlehurst, MS – Husband and Wife arrested
GoWireless – Armed Robbery – Annapolis, MD – no injuries reported
GameStop – Armed Robbery – Indianapolis, IN – 4 employees and 4 customers tied up
Kroger – Armed Robbery – Owensboro, KY – robber stole $750 from clerk at knifepoint
Richards Pharmacy – Armed Robbery – Des Moines, IA – 1300 prescription pills stolen by teenager
Salvation Army Thrift – Robbery – Montgomery Twp, PA – 2 employees forced to re-open store
Tom Thumb – Robbery – Navarre, FL – female suspect apologized and wished clerk a Merry Christmas


12/24
Blue Ridge Pharmacy –Robbery - North Wilkesboro, NC – no weapon displayed, no injuries
Carlson’s Jewelry – Robbery- Jamestown, NY – suspect arrested with $2,295 in merchandise
Chevron – Armed Robbery – Baton Rouge, LA – suspect grabbed register, fled on bike, later arrested
Circle K –Armed Robbery – N. Charleston, SC - no injuries reported
Circle K – Armed Robbery – Chillicothe, OH – male and female suspects, store has history of robberies
City Shoes – Burglary – Paradise, CA - suspect smashed glass with cinder block and head, later arrested
CVS –Robbery - Fayetteville, GA – no weapon was displayed / no injuries
CVS _Armed Robbery – Stratford, NJ- no injuries reported
CVS – Armed Robbery – Hoover. Alabama – 2 suspects in custody
Dollar General – Armed Robbery – Huntsville, AL – employee assaulted, suspect in custody
Domino’s – Armed Robbery – Billings, MO – suspect arrested
EZ Go – Armed Robbery – Lawton, OK – no injuries reported
E-Z Money – Armed Robbery – Amarillo, TX – stole register cash, employees wallet, phone and coat
Food Lion – Armed Robbery - Burlington, NC - no injuries reported
Kenjo Market – Robbery – Knoxville, TN – 3 suspects, no injuries
Metro Grocery – Burglary – Windsor, Ontario – Roof top entry, thieves make off with $4000 cash
Pizza Hut – Armed Robbery – Charleston, SC – 2 suspects armed with shotguns
Quickway – Armed Robbery – Binghamton, NY – 11 robberies in the area this month
Safeway – Armed Robbery – Anchorage, AK – suspect in custody
Sav-on Drugs – Burglary – Columbia, MS – 2 possible suspects questioned
Sunshine Gas Station- Armed Robbery – Beaumont, - employee shot, violent assault
Target – Robbery – Baltimore, MD – no weapon was displayed, no injuries
Valero – Armed Robbery – Port Allen, LA – suspects took 30 cartons of cigarettes
Zales – Armed Robbery – Vineland, NJ – gunman robbed employee during night deposit
7-Eleven – Armed Robbery – Grand Rapids, MI – 2nd time robbed this store was robbed in a week


12/25
Break Time Convenience - Armed Robbery – Moberly, MO – no injuries reported
CVS – Armed Robbery – Philadelphia, PA - suspect was arrested at  Lord and Taylor for retail theft
Kroger – Burglary – Columbus, OH – suspect fled prior to entry into the store
Lolita’s Market – Armed Robbery - Boulder, CO – suspect could have also hit a Quizno's and Subway
Macy’s – Burglary – Pittsburgh, PA – smashed 5th Ave. window to steal jeans
Rite Aid- Burglary – Lexington, KY – thieves smashed hole through an adjoining store
Walmart – Burglary – Livermore, CA – window smashed, electronics stolen
7-Eleven – Armed Robbery – Boston, MA – no injuries reported
7-Eleven – Armed Robbery – Kyle, TX - no injuries reported
7-Eleven – Armed Robbery – Lexington, NC – employee threatened with a knife, no injuries
7-Eleven – Armed Robbery – Middleport, NY - 2 armed suspects being sought


12/26
Conoco – Armed Robbery – Helena, AR – employee and customers ordered to the floor, no injuries
CVS – Armed Robbery – Philadelphia, PA – suspect fled CVS with no cash, later held up Dunkin Donuts
Honey Dew Donuts – Armed Robbery – Middleboro, MA – Suspect w/ knife demanded money by note
North Madison Garage Convenience - Burglary – Madison, CT – suspect stole 200 packs of cigarettes
Pit-Stop – Armed Robbery - Hartwick, NY – no injuries reported
Quick Stop – Armed Robbery – Fremont, CA – no one injured
Walgreens – Armed Robbery – Rochester, PA – suspect handed pharmacist note demanding drugs
7-Eleven- Armed Robbery – West Valley City, UT - female employee was punched 4 times by suspects


12/27
Baskin Robbins – Armed Robbery - Huntington, WV – suspect fled with cash, no injuries
Bealls Outlet – Robbery- Lake Worth, FL – suspect walked up to register, no weapon was displayed
Casey’s General – Armed Robbery – Sparta, WI – two area robberies connected 2 hours apart
Check-n-Go _Robbery – Visalia, CA – no injuries reported
Circle K – Armed Robbery – St Cloud, FL – machete-armed robber with a wearing a Spider-man mask
Dollar General – Armed Robbery – Davenport, Iowa – store manager held at gunpoint, no one injured
Dollar General – Armed Robbery – Lafayette, LA – 1 suspect arrested the other remains at large
Family Dollar – Robbery – Orangeburg, SC –cashier refused to give robber cash and cigarettes
Family Dollar – Armed Robbery – Pueblo, CO – suspect arrested, connected to 2 other robberies
Hastings – Armed Robbery – Albuquerque, NM – suspect demand cash, no injuries
Kwik Trips –Robbery – Viroqua, WI - suspect demanded a pack of cigarettes, was arrested
Mac’s Armed Robbery – Welland, Ontario – 2 suspects with shotguns, 1 shot into the ceiling
Stop-N-Go – Armed Robbery – Sun Prairie, WI – suspects fled with cash, no injuries
Sunset Grocery – Armed Robbery – Spokane, WA – prior felon armed with sawed off shotgun, no injuries
Verizon Wireless – Burglary – Bethel Park, PA – suspect broke glass doors at 5am
Visions – Theft / Robbery – Frederick, MD – 3 suspects stole eyeglass frames
Walgreens – Armed Robbery – Williamsburg, VA - suspect demanded drugs, later arrested
7-Eleven – Armed Robbery – San Diego, CA – two area 7-Elevens hit the same night


12/28
Dollar General – Armed Robbery – Diana, TX- suspect struck clerk, also robbed Family Dollar
Family Dollar – Armed Robbery- Conway, NH - suspect was tracked by k-9 to motel, but no arrests
Mobile – Armed Robbery – Cranston, RI - suspect was carrying a piece of wood with a nail sticking out
Ned Cash Jewelers- Burglary – Brunswick, GA – suspect fled with undetermined amount of goods
Radio Shack – Burglary – Elk Grove, CA – 17 yr old boy arrested
Tom’s– Armed Robbery - Farmington Hills, MI – Owner shot and killed, suspect arrested
7-Eleven –Armed Robbery – Southington, CT – 2 suspects being sought by police


12/29
CVS – Robbery – Bowling Green, KY – suspects gave pharmacist clerk a note demanding drugs
Dollar General – Armed Robbery – Strawberry Plains, TN – no injuries reported
Dollar General – Robbery – Huntsville, AL – no weapon displayed, appeared to be armed, no injuries
Easton-Bell Sports – Burglary –Scotts Valley, CA – two suspects apprehended by police
EZ Mart – Armed Robbery – Kilgore, TX – no injuries reported, 3 suspects arrested
Family Dollar – Armed Robbery – Austell, GA – suspect fled with cash, no injuries reported
Sunoco A Plus –Armed Robbery – Norristown, PA - same store also robbed on Christmas eve
Turkey Hill – Armed Robbery – Oberlin, PA – 2 suspects fled with cash, no injuries


12/30
Dollar General – Armed Robbery - Columbia, MO – suspect arrested by police
Mi Tierra Market – Armed Robbery – Bakersfield, CA – 1 suspect shot, 2 detained, fourth at large
Petco – Armed Robbery – Taunton, MA - suspect approached cashier with a gun, no injuries reported
Radio Shack – Armed Robbery – Medford, OR - 1 suspect fled with cash, no injuries
Vernon Express – Armed Robbery – Chipley, FL – 2 female and 1 male suspect
Village Pantry – Armed Robbery – Lafayette, IN – 1 suspect, fled with cash, no injuries

12/31
Burger King – Armed Robbery/ Employee Theft – Altoona, IA – employee set up fake armed robbery
CVS – Armed Robbery – Brockton, MA – suspect fled with the cash drawer
CVS – Armed Robbery – Oakwood, GA - suspects may have hit the same store 3 months ago
Kmart – Burglary –Lakeport, CA – spotted by night stocking crew and fled
Macy’s – Burglary – Kennewick,WA – suspect broke into the store, later apprehended by police
Starbucks – Robbery – Washington Township, NJ - 3 arrested, connected to WaWa attempted robbery
Stripes – Armed Robbery – McAllen, TX – 2 suspects taking cash and cigarettes, no one injured
Super America – Armed Robbery – Minneapolis, MN – suspect hit 5 stores within hours
Verizon Wireless – Armed Robbery – Newark, NJ – 2 suspects forced sales staff in a closet


1/1
Ace Hardware – Burglary – Stuart, FL – 3 suspects arrested
Dollar General – Armed Robbery - Jackson Township, PA - suspect with knife, no injuries reported
Duane Reade – Robbery – Hewlett, NY – 3 suspects tried to steal prescription drugs stopped by security
Thrift Mart – Robbery – Huntsville, AL - clerk w/ gun refused to give cash, suspect fled empty handed
 

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