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Reluctant Thief with Hungry Family Gets Pizza

Associated Press — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 23:08:53 +0000

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A man who apparently summoned the courage to rob a Montana pizza restaurant changed his mind as the clerk started to hand him money, broke down crying and ended up leaving with a pizza to feed his hungry family.

Helena Police Chief Troy McGee says just after midnight Monday, a man wearing a hooded sweatshirt and a bandanna on his face entered a Papa John's restaurant and handed the clerk a note demanding money.

80-Year-Old Woman Fights off Robbers With Mangoes

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 17:00:53 +0000

It should’ve been another boring trip to the market for 80-year-old Otilia Martins, who was doing her shopping at her son-in-law’s New Bedford, MA store Friday afternoon. But things took a turn when two gun-wielding thugs burst in and demanded money from the cash register. Martins’ first thought was to throw something at the robbers [...]

Man Uses Prosthetic Leg to Take Down Armed Robber [VIDEO]

The Web Guy — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 13:23:29 +0000

Though most would consider missing a leg to be a disability, 55-year-old Stephen Cornell used it to his advantage last Wednesday when he took down a robber at a neighborhood convenience store. The Massachusetts man said he peered inside the window at the store and saw a robber pointing a gun at the owner. Without [...]