robbery
There are many factors that can thwart a well-planned heist, but having your mother come in and ruin the whole thing at the last minute usually isn't one of them. And yet that's exactly what happened to this Brandon, Miss. man when he tried to rip off a gas station. 22-year-old Roy Mitchell pulled up to D's 1 Stop convenience store on July 2 with big money on his mind. Security video shows his red Oldsmobile pulling into the parking lot and Mitchell making his way to the cash register. Mitchell throws a bag of Doritos on the counter before pulling out two dollar bills. It's what he pulled out next that caused all the trouble. As the security camera clearly shows, Mitchell reached into his ...
Run-of-the-mill robberies happen every day, but some criminals want to do a little more. The "big job" is almost mythological for career crooks who want to get out of the business. The idea, obviously, is to set themselves up for life, but things never seem to work out as planned. Here are 10 of the most audacious heists ever, where crooks made off with seriously big prizes. Antwerp Diamond Center, 2003 The Belgian city of Antwerp is one of the world’s leading diamond markets, and it’s not surprising that it would be an attractive target for crooks. The massive Diamond Center had serious security ...
