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Robber With Twisted Nickname Learns Fate In South Asian Virginia Jewelry Store Heist Robber With Twisted Nickname Learns Fate In South Asian Virginia Jewelry Store Heist
Robber With Twisted Nickname Learns Fate In South Asian Virginia Jewelry Store Heist A Washington DC will spend nearly 20 years behind bars for his role in a violent string of armed robberies with very specific targets in multiple states, federal authorities announced. William Hunter, 28, also known as “Ill Will,” was sentenced this week to 228 months (19 years) in federal prison followed by four years of supervised release following a crime spree that saw him and others targeting South Asian jewelry stores in multiple states up and down the East Cost. The scheme - reportedly led by DC rapper Trevor Wright AKA "Taliban Glizzy -  landed the 15-member crew millions of do…
Botched Jewelry Store Heist Leaves Would-Be Robbers Empty-Handed In VA: Police Botched Jewelry Store Heist Leaves Would-Be Robbers Empty-Handed In VA: Police
Botched Jewelry Store Heist Leaves Would-Be Robbers Empty-Handed In VA: Police A group of sledgehammer-wielding robbers came away with nothing after targeting a Virginia jewelry store on Friday night, according to officials. Officers from the City of Falls Church Police Department were called to a jewelry store in the 1100 block of West Broad Street after hours on Friday, April 28, where there was a reported attempted armed robbery that went terribly wrong. The incident was reported at approximately 8:10 p.m. on Friday night. Surveillance footage shows a black Cadillac parking in front of the business, with one person exiting the vehicle and using a sledgehammer to b…