Retail robbery

• Pharmacy robbery suspect used screwdriver A man wielding what's thought to be a screwdriver "manhandled" a security guard as he robbed an Auckland pharmacy. The robber entered the Radius Pharmacy in New Lynn armed with a silver object, thought to be a screwdriver, about 6.50pm on Wednesday July 10. Detective Michael Clubb said the… more
• Aggravated robbery at Feilding supermarket A man armed with a hammer has robbed staff at the Feilding Countdown supermarket, in what's the third hold up targeted at Countdown branches in the last few days. The aggravated robbery happened just before 10pm last night, after a man in disguise robbed two cashiers of money. Acting Detective… more
• CCTV images of man wanted over robbery of pharmacy at Frenchs Forest POLICE are seeking public assistance to catch a man who robbed a Frenchs Forest pharmacy of a quantity of prescription drugs after threatening the pharmacist. Northern Beaches crime manager Insp Craig Wonders said a man entered the pharmacy in Bantry Bay Rd at 10pm on Thursday and demanded… more
• Surveillance footage of brazen robbery released Police have released surveillance camera footage showing three men wanted in connection with a recent armed robbery at a North York cellphone store. The men entered the store near Sheppard and Bayview avenues at around 7:15 p.m. on Nov. 19. Once inside, police say one of the men approached a… more
• Armed robbery at Redwood Coast Cellular The Humboldt County Sheriff's Office was notified on Tuesday at about 4:30 p.m. of an armed robbery at Redwood Coast Cellular in McKinleyville. When deputies arrived on scene they met with the store manager and a sales representative. The sales representative told the deputies she was working in… more
• Teenager charged with armed robbery A Launceston teenager has been charged with two counts of armed robbery. Police allege the 16-year-old held up a Chinese clinic in Launceston armed with a knife on Tuesday and then held up a video store last night. He was arrested and charged by police a short time later. He will appear in… more
• Supermarket robbed in brazen hold-up A supermarket manager had a firearm thrust into his stomach during a brazen armed hold-up of his Wanganui store on Saturday night. Vinod Meghwal, 33, was serving his last customers for the day at the St Johns Four Square Supermarket just before 7.30pm when an armed man ran into the store… more
• Boy, 10, charged with attempted armed robbery of Nerang convenience store The young boy on Thursday was charged with the attempted robbery of a convenience store at Nerang on the Gold Coast, a region that has seen 46 armed robberies this year alone. He has also been charged with attempted stealing and four counts of shop stealing as well as unrelated matters of wilful… more
• Shopping centre robberies drop 43 percent While the number of robberies at shopping centres around South Africa almost halved last year – falling from R39-million to just over R20- million, the Consumer Goods Council of South Africa says that shop owners must remain vigilant at all times. In a report released yesterday on the number of… more
• East Tennessee armed pharmacy robbery ring charged KNOXVILLE, TN—A federal grand jury in Knoxville returned a 13-count indictment charging Daniel D. Gibson, 23, Donald G. Hopson Jr., 56, and Mortan Dean Moore, 43, all of Knoxville, Tenn., and Dewyatt A. Hill, 54, of Bristol, Tenn., with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and the armed… more
• Portsmouth Police seeing an increase in small retail business robberies During the month of January 2011, the Police Department has seen a significant increase in small retail business robberies throughout the City. Suspects are focusing on businesses that stand-alone and have minimal employees’ working. Although some occurred during the day, most of the robberies are… more
• Retail theft a growing Issue he cost of retail crime has skyrocketed. That’s because studies on and the reporting of retail crime have been extremely segmented. Retail loss prevention and law enforcement experts believe that if taken together, the figure would be more than $60 billion. For example, a $33.5 billion figure… more
• Employee confirmed shot In violent armed robbery at Virginia Apple store Police have confirmed that a 26-year-old female Apple employee was shot in the shoulder and injured at the Apple Store Clarendon in Arlington, Virginia, during a “violent armed robbery” at about 10.15AM. The suspect rang a doorbell at the back service entrance and shot a female employee as soon… more