Subject: Robbery

• Claire Mitchel Tribute

  March 27, 2007

• S.I.: Serious Idiots

  March 9, 2007

• Everyone Look At The Bad Guy

  January 24, 2007

• It's Hard to Be A Pimp (Really)

  April 26, 2006

• Coolest Bank Robbery Pic In Years

  June 6, 2007

• Miami-Dade Police's Parker Wants Payday

  July 11, 2007

• Jah Cure Released from Prison Today

  July 28, 2007

• Mavado Gets Robbed in Toronto

  September 27, 2007

• R.I.P. Lucky Dube

  October 20, 2007

• Undercurrents

  November 5, 1998

• The Herald's Demarzo Carjacked

  February 15, 2008

• Why Was Melissa Britt Lewis Killed?

  March 10, 2008

• Little Shop of Horrors

  February 11, 1999

• Hit or Mrs.?

  January 7, 1999

• The Trail From a $6 Million French Art Heist Ends in Suburban South Florida

  April 2, 2009

• P.I. Says Sgt. Chris Reyka Murder Case Is Solved

  September 30, 2008

• Crist's Wedding Dress, the GOP's KKK Problem, and the Dunkin' Badass

    Crist Buys Wedding Dress, Won't Be One Wearing It If you're the type of person who laughs at the sight of a beard-wedding dress combination, you'll appreciate the news that Charlie Crist's fiancee recently bought herself a wedding gown. I say this not because the accusations that Carole Rome is Crist's beard-bride but simply because my Google Image Search skills totally suck. While I meant to find a woman wearing a similar silk dress made by a Spanish designer, what I got instea

  December 2, 2008

• Morning Juice: Broker Finds True Meaning of X-mas, Quiznos Bandit a New Holiday Special, Dave Barry Laughs at Fruitcakes

  Broker Accused of Stealing, Finding True Meaning of ChristmasToday's news is being brought to you by my coworker Stacy, the head of the accounting department and the proud owner of this super scary Grinch costume. Stacy decided to wear this costume today, which is also reserved for The Juice's "Bring Your Daughter, Son, Dog, or Ferret To Work Day." So Stacy literally scared the turd out of those poor ferrets. But as she said, "Christmas sucks, and those ferrets should know it."Case in point: Ber

  December 16, 2008

• Phony Folksy

  March 26, 1998

• The Redemption of Crime Boy

  June 17, 1999

• Best Hotel/Palm Beach County

  May 11, 2000

• Best Gas Station to Hang Out In

  May 17, 2001

• A Great Lede Spoilt

  The New Year is going to be much like the Old Year on the Pulp -- I'll be faithfully grousing about local newspaper content. My first beef of 2009 is with the lead story in the local section of the Sun-Sentinel today. More specifically it is with the lede of that lead story. Rafael A. Olmeda and Juan Ortega, or one of them anyway, had one of those rare ideas for a perfect lede paragraph. It was for a bank robbery story where the dye pack exploded but the bandit got awa

  January 1, 2009

• Morning Juice: Robber Has Pawn Problem, Homework Rules Promote Pot Smoking, Hiahleah is Blah, Blah, Blah

  Robber Who Got $4 million in Jewelry Probably Got Ripped Off TooThe robber who knocked over a Palm Beach jewelry store on Sunday made off with a cool $4 million in goods. Police released a sketch of the robber, at right, and it turns out he LOOKS LIKE EVERY WHITE GUY I KNOW! Police are looking for leads, but I think I know where they can find this guy. I'm betting he'll be spending the day returning to the pawn shops that gave him like $20 for $4 million in jewelry.After the jump, the children,

  January 13, 2009

• Dueling Detectives: Private dick Dan Riemer says he solved the murder of Broward County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Chris Reyka — no thanks to the Sheriff's Department detectives

  October 9, 2008

• Breaking: Taxi Mogul Jesse Gaddis' Airport Empire Taking Hit

  Yellow Cab czar Jesse Gaddis has been running the taxi dispatch system at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport for decades. But now the dispatch contract is being put out for bid -- and Broward County staff has effectively disqualified Gaddis from the job. In a request for letters of interest (RLI) the county forbids any company with financial interest in ground transportation at the airport from bidding on dispatch. The clause was meant to eliminate companies tha

  February 19, 2009

• Fort Lauderdale PD Busts Armed Robbery Ring

  Fort Lauderdale PDThe alleged ringleaderFort Lauderdale Police have arrested five men they believe are connected with at least 20 armed robberies, the department announced in a press conference today. Most of the robberies targeted construction sites and vacant houses. Police say the suspects would enter a construction site, produce weapons, and demand the construction workers turn over all their money and property. The men arrested are all Fort Lauderdale residents and range in age from 16 to 2

  February 24, 2009

• UPDATE: Police Searching for Robbery Suspects Near Fort Lauderdale High School

  A Fort Lauderdale Police Officer on the scene said officers were using helicopters and K9 units to search for robbery suspects on the loose near Fort Lauderdale High School. Police cars have blocked off the area between Andrews and NE 4th Avenue, just north of Sunrise. There are at least two police helicopters in the air, one from Broward Sheriff's Office and one from the Fort Lauderdale Police Department. There are dozens of squad cars and uniformed officers at the scene. UPDATE: I just talked

  April 1, 2009

• Blood Diamonds

  Violent South American thieves are stealing millions in precious gems ... and getting away with it

  August 28, 2008

• That’s Why We Have a Body!

  Opening play offers real interpersonal exploration.

  June 19, 2008

• Whodunit

  Great Tate Debate

  August 2, 2007

• Robbery at Regal Cinemas

  The Cypress Creek Cinemas 16 at the corner of Andrews and Cypress Creek in Fort Lauderdale was robbed yesterday morning. According to police, the culprit - a 5'5, 200-pound white guy - confronted the manager with a gun as he entered the theatre in the morning, rounded up and bound all the employees, and demanded access to the safe. He took an undisclosed amount of cash, the employees' cell phones, and the manager's car. Obviously this is a horribly traumatic event for the people involved. O

  May 19, 2009

• Knotty Head Bandits

  In the bank robbing business, these guys are the best. They're also the most wanted.

  November 11, 2004

• Twice Busted

  A Pompano man and his family bum-rush a judge on sentencing day

  November 28, 2002

• Trance Muted

  BT to burglars: Bring that beat back!

  January 24, 2002

• One Live Jew

  After years in the shadow of Luther Campbell, Joe Weinberger has emerged with his own label -- and a tainted reputation

  August 10, 2000

• A Family Portrait

  Meet Luis and José Cid, Elian Gonzalez's cousins, just a couple of good, old-fashioned American criminals

  January 20, 2000

• The Finger That Robbed 7-Eleven

  Flickr User: sm4rtusSeveral suspects in the robberyBroward Sheriff's Office detectives are searching South Florida for the human being who belongs to the finger who robbed a 7-Eleven in Pompano Beach. The BSO release does not say exactly what, if anything, was on the tip of that finger that made it so menacing as to cause cashiers to empty their registers. But see if you can solve the mystery by watching the video. Here's the news release:He might have thought he was clever to pull of a robbery

  July 21, 2009

• Color Bind: Are Police Looking for Johnny Cash?

  flickr.com Johnny Cash: Dressed in Black We've written about the local media's awkward refusal to mention the race of violent, uncaptured suspects in police stories a few times. (Here and here.) It's odd that a newspaper would inform its readers how violent an individual might be and mention what that individual may have been wearing (past tense) but not even begin to describe skin color. No, race isn't important in general. But yes, skin color can be somewhat helpful in describing w

  July 22, 2009

• Ironic T-Shirt an Accessory to Robbery

  Photo by Dom Cruz​At least since Bonnie and Clyde, criminals have been fashion trendsetters. Now an unidentified thief appears to be seeking similar icon status, days after wearing a "POLICE" T-shirt to an armed robbery in Pompano Beach.The BSO news release tells of a 35-year-old woman named Frances Baker who was at her Northwest 7th Avenue apartment Thursday night with her 11-year-old daughter: Baker had left the front door slightly open while she cooked. She asked her daughter to close the d

  July 27, 2009

• Robbers, Beware: South Florida Convenience Store Workers Pack Heat

  August 6, 2009

• After 30-mile High Speed Chase, Lauderdale Police Catch Armed Robbery Suspects

  Photo: Fort Lauderdale PoliceKyle Smith​Two men suspected of robbing a 71-year-old man last night in Fort Lauderdale led police on a 30-mile high-speed pursuit into Palm Beach County before being arrested near Woolbright Road in Boynton Beach.Kyle Smith, 23, and Ivan Camacho, 24, are in custody on charges of armed robbery and resisting arrest. The robbery occurred at Northeast 33rd Avenue, just north of Oakland Park Boulevard, just before 10 p.m. From the Fort Lauderdale Police Department rele

  August 17, 2009

• Body-Slamming Thief on the Loose

  Flickr: Ryan BudkeLurking in your local grocery aisle...​Just in from Broward Sheriff's Office: A masked man brandishing a handgun threw a store clerk over a counter during a robbery Monday night as the criminal demanded cash from the register. The clerk was not seriously injured, but detectives are anxious to catch the suspect before he hurts someone.Detectives say this strong-arm (literally!) robber has hit the same Winn Dixie in Pompano Beach four times this past month. But looks BSO doesn

  August 20, 2009

• BSO Looking for "Beer-Bellied Duffer"

  Flickr: compassion matt​The Broward Sheriff's Office has a rather weird streak for ridiculing its criminal suspects in advance of apprehending them. Like in this release from a few minutes ago:A casually dressed man who looked like he should have been watching golf from his recliner instead robbed a Citibank Saturday afternoon, and the entire caper was caught on surveillance video.Detectives are hoping someone recognizes the beer-bellied duffer who walked in with a threatening note and walked

  August 24, 2009

• Green is Color of the Summer for Local Criminals

  Boca bank robber goes for the green​Green may be the new buzzword in political and development circles. But green is also the new black for South Florida criminals when it comes to sartorial choices this summer. Fashion-forward scammers are tossing those dowdy stocking masks and dark T-shirts in favor of emerald baseball caps, grass-green getaway cars, and clothes more relevant to St. Patty's Day than a criminal caper. Take the Boca Bank robber who held up a SunTrust on Monday and another Sun

  August 27, 2009

• Thief Who Lost His Cell Phone, Soon to Gain a Cellmate

  Photo courtesy Broward Sheriff's OfficeSinclair photographing himself; saving time for investigators.​Losing your cell phone is not a crime. If it was, we'd all be locked up! But if you lose your cell phone at a crime scene -- say, a strong-arm robbery -- well, then you might have some trouble. Right, Scano?Scano Conrade Sinclair is the 28-year-old man from Miramar who Broward Sheriff's Office investigators say tried to rob a Palm Beach County man, failing and losing his cell phone in the proc

  October 26, 2009

• Another Lazy Bank Robber; Nickname Needed

  Photo courtesy Broward Sheriff's Office​Fortunately, they're enabled by very lazy bank tellers. Just when we finally nab the withdrawal bandit, South Florida has a new and even more complacent serial thief, who has yet to be formally nicknamed. Above, that's him from his Halloween heist. We'll work on that nickname after the jump. This is from the BSO release:Broward Sheriff's Office detectives are looking for a brash bank robber who hit the same bank so often that the tellers recognized him w

  November 2, 2009