Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter.It’s Thursday, Jan. 6.I’m Justin Ray. This is the fourth story in a series about the Dunbar Armored robbery 25 years ago.
A fierce hand-to-hand battle ensued, but the Indian soldiers were driven back after their captain abandoned them. According to one account, the cowardly officer took refuge below deck and ordered
Apparently, annually about 0.5 percent of a bank's customers will fall for phishing scams, and the money made could be very small, break-even amounts, to the tune of $10 million. A scam set-up is
Rope takes place in real-time and is filmed to look like one shot, making it a technical marvel on top of being tension-filled and exciting throughout. Watch on Criterion 18 'Once Upon a Time in
The One That Changed It All. Perhaps one of the most famous robberies of all time is the case of William Brennan. He was a cashier that worked at the Stardust in Las Vegas in 1992, and managed to get away with around $500,000. The most stunning part about the robbery is that Brennan did not use a gun, did not have to threaten a single security
Here are the top 10 bank robbers of the 21st century: 10. The Agricultural Bank of China Robbery (6.7 Million, 2007) Executed in China. The largest bank robbery in China’s history occurred in April of 2007 when a cash total of what was equivalent to $6.7 million was embezzled from the Agricultural Bank of China. The robbery was done by two
Later, he was arrested for grand larceny in Miami Beach, car theft, and armed robbery. Morris reportedly ranked in the top 2% of the general population in intelligence, as measured by IQ testing (133). He served time in Florida and Georgia, then escaped from the Louisiana State Penitentiary while serving 10 years for bank robbery. He was
December 20, 2023. Grant Elmore Davis, Jr., has pleaded guilty to armed bank robbery, discharging a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, and possessing a firearm and ammunition
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