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Man Arrested for Allegedly Using Tree Branch in Stickup

By Ben MuessigDec 9th 2010 – 4:54PM
Irvine PD

Irvine PD

(Dec. 9) -- Police say a California man took the word "stickup" literally when he robbed a gas station armed with a tree branch. Cops in Irvine believe Herlin Mendez worked with an accomplice to hold up a Shell station on Nov. 22. The accomplice, who remains at large, reportedly approached a gas station clerk with some...

Man in Panty Mask Robs Gas Station

By Buck WolfDec 30th 2009 – 6:46PM
Johnson County Sheriff's Office

Johnson County Sheriff's Office

(Dec. 30) -- If a man likes to wear women's panties, that's his own business – except if he's using them to mask a crime. Police in Franklin, Ind., say 54-year-old Larry Bernard burst into the Clark Oil gas station on Monday evening, armed with a 12-inch knife and wearing ladies' underwear on his head. "He grabbed...

gas station robbery News From the Web

  • 07/07/11 Irvington Man Possible Bloomfield Gas Station Robber Source: Bloomfield Patch - Bloomfield NJ Police are investigating whether an Irvington man arrested last week could have robbed a Bloomfield gas station and other stations in Essex and Union counties.
  • 02/08/11 Police arrest Ridgefield Park man in ... Source: NorthJersey.com - Hackensack NJ Police arrested a Ridgefield Park man suspected in six armed robberies of gas stations in the area, including two in Teaneck, two in Little Ferry, one in Bogota and an attempt in North Bergen, authorities said.
  • 09/06/10 Two gas station robberies on same day in West Milford Source: NorthJersey.com - Hackensack NJ Two unrelated gas station robberies occurred in the township on the same day last month.

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