"I was raised on Schenck Avenue, across from the projects," said Mr. Chamble, who is 29 and sells cars in Teaneck, N.J. "I lived in a six-story apartment building -- drug-infested, urine smell in the hallways; a lot of gunshots at night, robberies".
We heard stories of land for sale for man camps, women afraid to go to the store at night, robberies, and tree houses coveted as potential housing for oil field roustabouts.
No shots were fired in the midday robbery at the store, Royal Gems, at 55 West 47th Street, the authorities said.
While the concept of high-priced collectible comic books is certainly not new, the Saturday afternoon robbery was noteworthy because of the extreme -- one might say cartoonish -- lengths that the robber went to obtain them.
Mr. Blackmon appeared in federal court in Manhattan on Wednesday night on robbery and firearms charges.
Wherever you go, exercise caution at night, as robberies do occur.
Ram Singh divided up the results of the night's robberies, distributing credit and bank cards, cash and mobiles, jewellery and the shoes.
"There's nothing else for him to do," he added, saying Brazilian officials hadn't contacted them for additional information regarding Sunday morning's robbery. .
A high-ranking police official helped arrest a suspect in a home-invasion robbery last night after seeing him in a surveillance tape, the police said.
Several robbers were holding at least seven people hostage inside a Staples store on Long Island this morning after a robbery attempt went awry, the police said.
