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A Newark Police Department cruiser. (Credit: CBS 2)

Business Owner Pulls Own Gun, Kills Robber In Newark

The suspect announced a robbery, and ordered the owner to fill the backpack with money and gold. The suspect said he would shoot the owner’s family members if the owner did not comply, authorities said.

2013/06/17

Marc Gumpert, 43, of Freeport is accused of robbing a Bellmore pharmacy. (Credit CBS 2)

Report: Druggist Fired On Fleeing Robber Following Pharmacy Holdup

A druggist who bought a gun after getting spooked by a string of bloody pharmacy robberies on Long Island fired a shot at a fleeing bandit during yet another medication heist.

2013/06/15

NYPD Cruiser (file / credit: D Dipasupil/Getty Images)

Robber Slams Into Cop, Cyclist Before Ditching Car And Running

A suspected robber trying to escape in a car ran over a police officer and slammed into a bicyclist early Saturday, and ultimately ditched the car and got away after plowing into a dry cleaners in Kips Bay.

2013/06/08

Police say that this man has been robbing school kids at knife point and demanding a dollar (Credit NYPD)

Cops On The Lookout For Brooklyn Mugger Targeting School Kids

On Wednesday morning he attempted to rob two boys and was successful in robbing a third. Later that afternoon he relieved another boy of his wallet in the vicinity of Smith and President streets, police said.

2013/05/23

Hell's Kitchen Cell Phone Robbery

Police Search For Cell Phone Thief Who Struck Man In Hell’s Kitchen

Police Wednesday evening were asking the public to help identify a suspect who stole a man’s cell phone and punched him in Hell’s Kitchen last month.

2013/05/01

Bronx Subway Restaurant Robber

Police Search For Suspect In Bronx Subway Restaurant Robbery

Police were asking for the public’s help Sunday evening in finding the man who committed a robbery at a Subway restaurant in the Bronx.

2013/03/10

33rd Street Robbery

Police Seek Robber Who Impersonated Cop Near Penn Station

Police on Tuesday were asking for help form from the public in finding a man who impersonated a police officer as he robbed another man near Madison Square Garden and Penn Station.

2013/02/19

Staten Island Robber

Man Wanted In Robberies Of Bagel Shops, Liquor Store, Deli On Staten Island

Police Wednesday asked the public to help them find a man who robbed four shops, including a liquor store and a deli, on the South Shore of Staten Island over the past month.

2013/02/06

Police say this man mugged a woman in a Queens elevator on Dec. 4, 2012. (credit: NYPD)

NYPD Hunts Man Who Mugged Queens Woman In An Elevator

The victim, 58, was threatened and pushed, police said. The mugger allegedly acted as though he had a gun.

2012/12/07

Wilhelmena Griffin

92-Year-Old Woman Fights Back Against Attacker In The Bronx

It’s never advised to fight back against a robber, but a 92-year-old woman did just that in the Bronx earlier this week.

CBS 2HD–2012/10/17

(credit: NYPD)

NYPD: Bank Robbery Suspect Dressed As Postal Worker During Heists

It’s not clear if the suspect was a U.S. Postal Service employee or if he was just wearing a uniform as a disguise.

2012/07/09

Mary Dicke (credit: CBS 2)

Robber Allegedly Attacks Disabled Woman In N.J.

“This person came over, yelled ‘I am having an emergency. I am your neighbor’,” said 84-year-old Mary Dicke.

2012/01/13

Generic Handgun File Photo (credit: CBS 2)

Police: L.I. Pharmacy Robber Shot Dead

Authorities said a man entered the pharmacy and announced a robbery, then exited with cash and drugs.

2011/12/31

Surveillance video of elderly robbery in Gramercy Park on November 3, 2011 (credit: DCPI)

Police Nab Man Suspected Of Robbing Two Elderly People In Gramercy Park

The most recent robbery happened on Wednesday, November 23 around 6:06 p.m. Police say the victim, a 71-year-old, was attacked from behind as he was entering the lobby of his apartment building.

2011/11/28

Mohammed Esa (Photo/Mona Rivera)

Brooklyn Clerk Fights Off Robber With Trash Can

Investigators released surveillance video of a robber pushing the clerk at a smoke shop in Park Slope behind the counter, and grabbing fistfuls of cash from the register.

2010/11/09

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