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Armored Car Robbery

Arlington, VA
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Men Behind $1.2M Brinks Armored Car Robbery Spree In DC Headed To Prison, Feds Say Men Behind $1.2M Brinks Armored Car Robbery Spree In DC Headed To Prison, Feds Say
Men Behind $1.2M Brinks Armored Car Robbery Spree In DC Headed To Prison, Feds Say Two DC men who used assault rifles to rob armored Brinks trucks in broad daylight — then bragged about it online — are headed to prison for decades, federal officials announced. William Brock, 33, and Anthony Antwon McNair, Jr., 36, were sentenced to 47.5 years and 31.5 years in federal prison, respectively, for their roles in a violent series of Brinks armored car robberies that took place across the region between 2021 and 2022. They were convicted by a federal jury in September 2024 of Hobbs Act robbery, bank robbery, and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence, the US Attorney’…

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by Zak Failla
Bowie, MD
Breaking News
Armored Car Robberies Under Investigation In MD (DEVELOPING) Armored Car Robberies Under Investigation In MD (DEVELOPING)
Armored Car Robberies Under Investigation In MD (Developing) There have been several attempted armored car robberies in Prince George's County to start the week, police say. The Hyattsville Police Department said that there was an attempted robbery and shooting in the 3500 block of East West Highway near an area Capital One Bank, prompting an investigation on Monday, July 3. An attempted armored car robbery has occurred at the commercial property on the 6400 block of East West Highway. Police are on the scene. Avoid area until notice. — Hyattsville Police Department (@HyattsvillePD) July 3, 2023 Later, the Prince George's County Police Departmen…

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by Zak Failla
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Cuomo Grants Clemency To Brinks Robbery Murder Convict, PBA Prez Says Ex-Gov 'Belongs In Jail' Cuomo Grants Clemency To Brinks Robbery Murder Convict, PBA Prez Says Ex-Gov 'Belongs In Jail'
Cuomo Grants Clemency To Brinks Robbery Murder Convict, PBA Prez Says Ex-Gov 'Belongs In Jail' With the 40th anniversary approaching of the cold-blooded killings of two police officers and a guard in a $1.6 million Brinks armored car robbery, the law enforcement community felt slapped in the face by now-former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Hours before leaving his office in disgrace, Cuomo commuted the 75 years-to-life sentence to the 40 years of time that self-proclaimed revolutionary David Gilbert has served for the Rockland County murders. The law enforcement community reeled from the news Tuesday. Cuomo resigned "because he sexually harassed multiple women," Rockland County PBA …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Obituaries
Legendary Rockland Police Chief Who Captured Three Brinks Murderers Dies Legendary Rockland Police Chief Who Captured Three Brinks Murderers Dies
Legendary Rockland Police Chief Who Captured Three Brinks Murderers Dies TRIBUTE: When they consider true heroes, crimefighters in North Jersey invariably include a lawman from just across the state line who single-handedly captured a trio of self-proclaimed revolutionaries after they killed two police officers and a guard following a $1.6 million armored car robbery. Alan Colsey, who died Wednesday at 69, had an impressive law enforcement career. He helped Rockland law enforcement computerize police records, get mobile data terminals in patrol cars and establish a radio system for first responders. Yet it was the Nyack native’s heroism on Oct. 20, 1981 tha…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Newark, NJ
Breaking News
4 Charged In $380K Armored Car Heist, Essex Sheriff Says 4 Charged In $380K Armored Car Heist, Essex Sheriff Says
4 Charged In $380K Armored Car Heist, Essex Sheriff Says A series of sting operations led to the arrests of four people -- including two Newark residents and an Elizabeth woman -- in connection with the robbery of an armored car,  Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura said Wednesday.  The armored car was robbed Oct. 9 in Abington, Pa., with $380,000 taken. The sheriff's office became part of the investigation when authorities learned the suspects lived in New Jersey and had warrants out for them in Essex County, Fontoura said.  Following three sting operations, Newark residents Alberto Torres, 37, and 35-year-old Christopher Flores…

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by Paul Milo