<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Robbery: News &amp; Videos about Robbery - CNN.com</title><link>http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Robbery</link><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Robbery from CNN.com.</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Cable News Network LP, LLLP.</copyright><pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:59:51 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><image><title>Robbery: News &amp; Videos about Robbery - CNN.com</title><url>http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gif</url><link>http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Robbery</link><width>144</width><height>33</height><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Robbery from CNN.com.</description></image><item><title>'Granddad Bandit' on loose, FBI says</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/11/04/georgia.serial.bank.robber/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/11/04/georgia.serial.bank.robber/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The FBI is asking for public assistance in finding a serial bank robber dubbed the "Granddad Bandit," who is believed to have struck in at least seven states.</description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:49:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Suspect in at least 10 bank robberies arrested</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/09/13/bank.robberies/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/09/13/bank.robberies/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A man authorities believe has robbed at least 10 banks in at least four states was arrested in Missouri after a retired state trooper saw him and learned he was wanted, authorities said Sunday.</description><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:32:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>FBI names bank robbery suspect featured on billboards</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/08/27/bank.robberies/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/08/27/bank.robberies/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Federal authorities have identified a suspect in the armed robberies of 10 banks in four states, crediting surveillance photos they posted on electronic billboards throughout the South.</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 02:28:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>FBI puts bank robbery suspect's face on billboards</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/08/25/serial.bank.robber/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/08/25/serial.bank.robber/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>He has been captured by bank surveillance cameras in four states, sneering and holding a pistol sideways during heists.</description><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:54:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Three charged over $65M jewelry heist</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/08/21/uk.london.heist/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/08/21/uk.london.heist/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>London police have charged a third man in connection with Britain's largest-ever jewelry heist, they said Friday.</description><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:50:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Another arrested in London $65M heist</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/08/20/english.heist/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/08/20/english.heist/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>London police arrested another man in connection with this month's brazen jewelry store robbery of some $65 million worth of gems, Metropolitan Police said.</description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 01:32:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>London police arrest 2 in bold $65M jewelry heist</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/08/19/english.jewelry.heist/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/08/19/english.jewelry.heist/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Two men were arrested Wednesday in connection with this month's brazen London jewelry store robbery of millions of dollars worth of gems, Metropolitan Police said.</description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 01:40:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Robbers killed in gunbattle at Kabul bank</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/19/afghanistan.bank.robbery/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/19/afghanistan.bank.robbery/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Police stormed a bank and killed three armed robbers Wednesday in Afghanistan's capital after their robbery attempt had escalated into a gun battle with security officers.</description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 07:26:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Man arrested over $65M jewelry heist</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/08/12/london.heist.arrest/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/08/12/london.heist.arrest/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>London police have arrested a man in connection with a brazen daylight robbery of a jewelry store last week, they announced Wednesday.</description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:45:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sharp-suited London jewel robbers grab $65M</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/08/11/london.heist/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/08/11/london.heist/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Two men are being sought for questioning in the brazen daylight robbery of a jewelry store last week, in which some $65 million in merchandise was stolen, authorities said Tuesday.</description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:10:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>'Great Train Robber' Ronnie Biggs released to die</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/08/07/uk.biggs.release/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/08/07/uk.biggs.release/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Ailing "Great Train Robber" Ronnie Biggs -- one of the most notorious British criminals of the 20th century -- was formally released from prison to his death bed Friday after being granted his freedom on compassionate grounds.</description><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 15:39:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Suspect in Craigslist slaying indicted</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/06/21/massachusetts.craigslist.killing/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/06/21/massachusetts.craigslist.killing/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A Massachusetts grand jury late last week indicted a 23-year-old medical student on seven counts, including first-degree murder, in the fatal shooting of one woman and the robbery of another in Boston hotels.</description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 23:24:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Man sought in killing possibly linked to Craigslist</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/04/17/massachusetts.killing.craigslist/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/04/17/massachusetts.killing.craigslist/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Police in Boston, Massachusetts, are searching for a man suspected in the murder of one woman and the armed robbery of two others, all of whom, they say, he may have met through their Craigslist ads for personal services.</description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2009 00:50:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Indian villagers burn 8 suspected robbers alive</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/19/india.robbers.burnt.alive/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/19/india.robbers.burnt.alive/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Villagers in eastern India burned eight suspected 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tough economic times are fueling the trend.</description><pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 19:25:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Armed robbers grab $6m in Danish heist</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/04/01/robbery.denmark/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/04/01/robbery.denmark/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Masked robbers armed with automatic weapons stole about $6.3 million from a cash depot in suburban Copenhagen on Tuesday and left explosives in their wake to delay pursuit, police said.</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:45:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hapless robbers target biker meeting</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/28/biker.meeting/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/28/biker.meeting/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Two masked and machete-wielding men who barged into a club in Sydney, Australia, couldn't have picked a worse night for their robbery -- a monthly meeting of bikers.</description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:02:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Atlanta: Bank heist capital of nation</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/12/17/atlanta.bankheists/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/12/17/atlanta.bankheists/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>It was an image that got the nation talking: Two giggling young women in oversized sunglasses robbing a bank. The "Barbie Bandits" helped their hometown earn the dubious distinction as the nation's bank robbery capital.</description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 16:12:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Device strapped to man in bizarre Florida bank robbery</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/09/25/florida.robbery/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/09/25/florida.robbery/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Authorities disabled and blew up a device used Tuesday in a bizarre bank robbery in Hollywood, Florida.</description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2007 20:30:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bond set at $5M for suspects in NBA robberies</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/basketball/nba/08/21/bc.bkn.nbarobberies.ap/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/basketball/nba/08/21/bc.bkn.nbarobberies.ap/index.html</guid><description>A judge set bond at $5 million each for two men accused of tying up and robbing New York Knicks forward Eddy Curry at his suburban Chicago mansion.</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2007 03:56:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Feds: Woman at center of bizarre plot with collar bomb</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/07/11/collar.bomb.charges/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/07/11/collar.bomb.charges/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A woman hatched a bizarre, complicated plot to fund the murder of her father with proceeds from a bank robbery using a co-conspirator posing as a hostage, federal authorities announced Wednesday.</description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2007 08:58:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>No. 1 in auto theft: Las Vegas</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/AUTOS/04/23/auto_theft_hot_spots/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/AUTOS/04/23/auto_theft_hot_spots/index.html</guid><description>Las Vegas has the highest rate of auto theft per capita of any metropolitan area in the country, according to data from the National Insurance Crime Bureau.</description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2007 19:21:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>FBI: Agent may have been shot dead by colleague</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/05/fbi.agent.killed/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/05/fbi.agent.killed/index.html</guid><description>Preliminary information suggests an FBI agent killed Thursday during an attempted arrest of three bank-robbery suspects in New Jersey may have been accidentally shot by an another agent, the bureau said in a statement.</description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2007 23:54:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>E-mail tips police to 'bizarre' bank robbery</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/27/florida.bankrobbery/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/27/florida.bankrobbery/index.html</guid><description>A Miami Beach bank robbery Tuesday turned "bizarre," police said, after an alleged robber was arrested -- apparently unarmed -- and a man claiming to be his brother-in-law phoned threats to the bank.</description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2007 23:17:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>America's most dangerous states</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/22/real_estate/dangerous_states/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/22/real_estate/dangerous_states/index.htm</guid><description>For the fourth year in a row, Nevada has earned the dubious distinction of being the most dangerous state in America, according to a survey published Thursday.</description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2007 12:44:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Alleged Barbie Bandits were strippers, co-worker says</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/LAW/03/07/teen.bandits/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/LAW/03/07/teen.bandits/index.html</guid><description>Parents of an alleged teenage bank robbing duo said on national television this week they couldn' t comprehend how their daughters could have giggled behind fashionable sunglasses as they robbed a Bank of America branch last week.</description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2007 03:05:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>PS3 debut leads to violence, disorder</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/11/17/news/companies/playstation_craziness/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/11/17/news/companies/playstation_craziness/index.htm</guid><description>The debut of Sony's PlayStation 3 game console resulted in reports Friday of disorder outside stores throughout the United States, as well as a robbery attempt in Connecticut that left one man shot and wounded.</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Nov 2006 14:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Hostages held after foiled robbery in Maryland</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/10/18/hostage.maryland/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/10/18/hostage.maryland/index.html</guid><description>Four of six hostages from a foiled robbery were safe and one suspect was in custody Wednesday night, but a second suspect still held two people -- including a 7-year-old girl -- in a carryout restaurant in Chillum, police said.</description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Oct 2006 02:17:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Greek police recover stolen 700-year-old Christian icon </title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/09/23/greece.icon/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/09/23/greece.icon/index.html</guid><description>Greek police on Saturday retrieved one of the most sacred symbols of Greece, a 700-year-old icon of the Virgin Mary that was stolen from a remote monastery in a stunning robbery more than a month ago.</description><pubDate>Sat, 23 Sep 2006 17:57:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Today's Buzz stories</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/08/25/showbuzz/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/08/25/showbuzz/index.html</guid><description>Aerosmith bassist Tom Hamilton is recovering from radiation treatment for throat cancer and will skip the beginning of the band's upcoming tour, the band's publicist said.</description><pubDate>Fri, 25 Aug 2006 19:23:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>showbuzz</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/08/18/showbuzz/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/08/18/showbuzz/index.html</guid><description>Aerosmith bassist Tom Hamilton is recovering from radiation treatment for throat cancer and will skip the beginning of the band's upcoming tour, the band's publicist said.</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Aug 2006 12:56:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Western states tops in car theft</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/05/09/top_theft_places/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/05/09/top_theft_places/index.html</guid><description>The West has the highest rates of auto theft in the United States, according to an analysis of auto theft data by the National Insurance Crime Bureau.</description><pubDate>Tue, 09 May 2006 13:57:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Deterring car thieves</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/03/10/pf/saving/willis_tips/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/03/10/pf/saving/willis_tips/index.htm</guid><description>Buying a car is one of the biggest investments you can make. People today spend $30, $40 or $50 thousand dollars on their set of wheels.</description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Mar 2006 17:57:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>4th person charged over $92M heist</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/03/02/uk.robbery/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/03/02/uk.robbery/index.html</guid><description>A fourth person has been charged in connection with last week's robbery of $92 million (£53 million) from a cash depot in Tonbridge, south of London.</description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Mar 2006 12:14:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Three charged over $92M heist</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/03/01/uk.robbery/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/03/01/uk.robbery/index.html</guid><description>British authorities have brought charges against two men and a woman in connection with the record-setting $92 million (53 million pound) robbery of a cash depot southeast of London, prosecutors said Wednesday.</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2006 18:11:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Police: $92M heist truck found</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/02/28/uk.robbery/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/02/28/uk.robbery/index.html</guid><description>British police hunting thieves who stole £53 million ($92 million) from a security warehouse have found what they believe is the truck used in the record cash heist.</description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2006 16:48:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Police: $92M stolen in robbery</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/02/27/uk.robbery/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/02/27/uk.robbery/index.html</guid><description>British police say thieves stole £53 million ($92 million) during last week's heist at a security warehouse -- the biggest cash theft in British history.</description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2006 09:12:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>2 more held in $87 million robbery</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/02/25/uk.robbery/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/02/25/uk.robbery/index.html</guid><description>Two more arrests have been made in connection with what is believed to be the largest cash robbery in British history, Kent police say.</description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Feb 2006 15:02:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Sketches issued of heist suspect</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/02/24/uk.robbery.1410/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/02/24/uk.robbery.1410/index.html</guid><description>Detectives investigating an armed robbery at a security warehouse in southeast England thought to have netted up to 50 million pounds ($87 million) in cash have released sketches of one of the key suspects.</description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2006 19:11:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Heist: 'Robbers' car' found ablaze</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/02/24/uk.robbery0910/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/02/24/uk.robbery0910/index.html</guid><description>Detectives investigating an armed robbery at a security warehouse in southeast England thought to have netted up to £50 million ($87M) say a car thought to have been used by the robbers has been found ablaze.</description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2006 14:10:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Police: Cash found in UK heist van</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/02/24/uk.robbery/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/02/24/uk.robbery/index.html</guid><description>Police have searched for clues in a white van containing cash after what is believed to be the largest cash robbery in British history, police say.</description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2006 08:16:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Two arrested in huge England heist</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/02/23/uk.robbery/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/02/23/uk.robbery/index.html</guid><description>Two people have been arrested in connection with the multi-million-dollar armed robbery in southeast England, police say.</description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2006 08:26:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Robbers take $43M in England heist</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/02/22/uk.robbery/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/02/22/uk.robbery/index.html</guid><description>Authorities in Kent, England, have appealed to the public for help in solving the armed robbery of a security company, which involved the kidnapping of a manager and resulted in the theft of 25 million pounds, or about $43.5 million.</description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2006 20:31:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>'Cell phone bandit' pleads guilty</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/12/13/cellphone.bandit/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/12/13/cellphone.bandit/index.html</guid><description>The 19-year-old Virginia woman known as the "cell phone bandit" pleaded guilty Tuesday to bank robbery conspiracy and firearms charges.</description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2005 18:48:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>FBI: Ring pulls off $5M in mall heists</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/12/01/jewel.robberies/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/12/01/jewel.robberies/index.html</guid><description>The FBI on Thursday asked for help in apprehending members of the "Gate Cutters Jewelry Crew," which authorities say has made off with more than $5.1 million in jewelry and gems from 56 stores along the East Coast.</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2005 23:29:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Boyfriend of accused 'cell phone bandit' pleads guilty</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/12/01/cellphone.bandit/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/12/01/cellphone.bandit/index.html</guid><description>The boyfriend of the alleged "cell phone bandit" pleaded guilty Thursday to federal charges in connection with four bank robberies in northern Virginia.</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2005 17:13:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>UK woman police officer shot dead</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/11/18/uk.policeshooting/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/11/18/uk.policeshooting/index.html</guid><description>A woman police officer was shot dead and another woman officer seriously wounded while responding to a robbery in the center of Bradford, northern England, police said.</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2005 18:03:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>'Cell phone bandit' suspect put on hold</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/11/16/cellphone.bandit/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/11/16/cellphone.bandit/index.html</guid><description>The woman accused of robbing four banks while talking on her cell phone -- earning the nickname the "cell phone bandit" -- was arraigned Wednesday and ordered held without bond.</description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2005 14:09:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Police make arrest in 'cell phone bandit' case</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/11/15/cellphone.arrest/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/11/15/cellphone.arrest/index.html</guid><description>Authorities early Tuesday arrested a northern Virginia woman suspected of robbing suburban Washington banks while talking on her cell phone, police said.</description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2005 11:35:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>FBI: Violent crime rate declines 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Acura Integra is the favorite of car thieves, according to a report released Tuesday by a firm that tracks auto theft claims.</description><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2005 10:10:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ex-Jackson bodyguard may refuse to testify</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/03/30/jackson.bodyguard/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/03/30/jackson.bodyguard/index.html</guid><description>A key prosecution witness in the Michael Jackson case charged in a string of armed robberies in Nevada likely will refuse to testify at the pop star's trial, his lawyer said Wednesday.</description><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2005 02:12:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Jackson prosecution witness jailed in robbery spree</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/03/24/jackson.witness/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/03/24/jackson.witness/index.html</guid><description>In a twist likely to further complicate the prosecution's efforts to convict Michael Jackson, a former bodyguard expected to be a key witness against the pop star is sitting in a Las Vegas jail, facing a slew of felony charges stemming from four armed robberies.</description><pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2005 05:04:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Sinn Fein faces robbery sanctions</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/02/22/nireland.sinnfein/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/02/22/nireland.sinnfein/index.html</guid><description>Britain has announced it will impose new financial penalties on Sinn Fein as punishment for the IRA's alleged involvement in the robbery of a Belfast bank.</description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2005 13:43:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Police: Man puts staples and paper clip in McDonald's sandwich</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/01/28/scm/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/01/28/scm/index.html</guid><description>When Jose Rodriguez sat down to take a bite of his McDonald's chicken sandwich, he was also hoping to take a financial bite out of the restaurant.</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2005 18:48:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>$39m Belfast bank robbers hunted</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/12/22/ireland.bank.robbery/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/12/22/ireland.bank.robbery/index.html</guid><description>Police are stepping up the hunt for up to 20 raiders who pulled off one of the world's biggest bank robberies in Northern Ireland.</description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2004 08:38:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>The heist goes highbrow</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2004/11/19/pf/goodlife/heist/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2004/11/19/pf/goodlife/heist/index.htm</guid><description>NEW YORK (CNN/Money) -The Depression-era bank robber Willie Sutton famously targeted banks because "that's where the money is."</description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2004 19:06:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>'Hot spots' for stolen cars</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2004/11/16/pf/hot_spots_for_hot_cars/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2004/11/16/pf/hot_spots_for_hot_cars/index.htm</guid><description>Car-crazed California had six of the top 10 cities with the highest car theft rates in the country in 2003, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), a non-profit organization that aims to fight insurance fraud and vehicle theft.</description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2004 14:03:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>FBI: Most violent crimes decrease</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/10/25/fbi.violent.crime/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/10/25/fbi.violent.crime/index.html</guid><description>Violent crime in the United States dropped 3 percent last year, continuing the downward trend in the nation's crime rate over the past decade, the FBI announced Monday.</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2004 14:11:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Most stolen cars: Is yours on the list?</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2004/10/19/pf/autos/stolen_vehicles/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2004/10/19/pf/autos/stolen_vehicles/index.htm</guid><description>Cadillac's Escalade EXT, a $53,700 luxury pickup with chrome trim, leather bucket seats and a jazzy stereo system, is the most attractive target for car thieves, followed by the Nissan Maxima, an insurance industry study said Tuesday.</description><pubDate>Tue, 19 Oct 2004 10:45:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Report examines FBI's focus on terrorism</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/10/04/fbi.priorities/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/10/04/fbi.priorities/index.html</guid><description>The FBI's seismic shift from a broad attack on crime to an intense focus on counterterrorism has resulted in tens of thousands fewer investigations into traditional crimes since the 9/11 attacks, according to a new Justice Department study.</description><pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2004 22:04:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>'Scream' theft museum ups security</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/06/norway.scream/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/06/norway.scream/index.html</guid><description>Oslo's Munch Museum has closed for security upgrades two weeks after robbers stole its most famous exhibit, "The Scream."</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2004 10:27:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Police follow up 'Scream' leads</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/08/24/norway.scream/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/08/24/norway.scream/index.html</guid><description>Police are checking leads in the hunt for armed thieves who stole Edvard Munch's "The Scream," as new details show the robbers were more professional than first thought.</description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2004 13:09:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>'Scream' thieves face bigger challenge</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/08/23/art.underground/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/08/23/art.underground/index.html</guid><description>The thieves behind the brazen daytime heist of Edvard Munch's "The Scream" in Oslo may have a tough task ahead of them.</description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2004 03:58:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Much money in Munch?</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2004/08/23/pf/munchtheft/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2004/08/23/pf/munchtheft/index.htm</guid><description>The audacious robbers who stole the nearly priceless Edvard Munch paintings, "The Scream" and "Madonna," from the Munch Museum in Oslo seem to have gotten away clean, at least so far. 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Game developers collect feedback from critics and players, incorporating the changes into the next title in the series.</description><pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2004 20:14:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Â£40m Heathrow gold robbery foiled</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/05/17/heathrow.robbery/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/05/17/heathrow.robbery/index.html</guid><description>London police have foiled an attempted robbery of Â£40 million ($70 million) in gold bullion at Heathrow Airport.</description><pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2004 11:36:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>The oldest bank robber: No regrets</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/Southwest/03/27/oldest.robber.ap/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/Southwest/03/27/oldest.robber.ap/index.html</guid><description>J.L. Hunter "Red" Rountree shuffled into the bank and surveyed the teller windows.</description><pubDate>Sat, 27 Mar 2004 17:27:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Most stolen cars</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2004/02/27/pf/autos/nicb_most_stolen/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2004/02/27/pf/autos/nicb_most_stolen/index.htm</guid><description>The numbers are in, and thieves prefer Toyotas.</description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2004 18:53:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Thief makes off with streakers' car</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/02/02/ctv.crimes/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/02/02/ctv.crimes/index.html</guid><description>A car thief left a trio of streakers in Washington state out in the cold.</description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2004 20:14:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>12 years for 92-yr.-old crook</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2004/01/23/news/funny/old_bank_robber/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2004/01/23/news/funny/old_bank_robber/index.htm</guid><description>LUBBOCK, Texas (Reuters) - The oldest bank robber in the United States, 92-year-old J.L. 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Minds at ease, they left town only to be RIPPED O</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1991/08/01/86711/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1991/08/01/86711/index.htm</guid><description>Like most burglars, the thieves who ransacked Dan and Claire Hendrickson's Denver townhouse were in a hurry. They pulled out drawers, scattered clothes and broke furniture. ''We couldn't believe th...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 1991 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>MY CAR'S LIFE IN CRIME Our author discovers that sometimes one man's clunker is another man's getaway car.</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1991/07/01/86651/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1991/07/01/86651/index.htm</guid><description>On summer mornings in my gentrified Brooklyn neighborhood, the birdsong starts soon after daybreak. 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