http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tm...2&u=/ap/20041125/ap_on_fe_st/remorseful_thief Thief Beats Man, Repents, Makes Threats Wed Nov 24, 8:07 PM ET MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A masked robber who beat his victim was remorseful enough to take the man to the hospital for treatment, but his change of heart didn't last long. Within hours the thief was telephoning threats to the victim, who was an acquaintance, authorities said. The attack happened Monday, according to a report to the Shelby County sheriff by victim Hollis Studdard. Studdard was in his garage when he was struck from behind several times with a tree branch. He then grabbed the limb from his assailant, hit him back and recognized his attacker. "I know it's you, Michael," he told the robber, who pulled off his ski mask and apologized, according to police reports. "I didn't mean for this to happen," the attacker said. "You were supposed to get knocked out and I was going to take your wallet and truck." Studdard declined to give up his pickup keys. "You're bleeding," the robber said. "I'm going to drive you to the hospital." He took Studdard to Baptist Memorial Hospital, gave Studdard the truck keys and walked away. The sheriff departments in Shelby and Fayette counties are now looking for the robber, who later phoned threats to the victim's home. http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tm...u=/ap/20041125/ap_on_fe_st/bad_bank_robberies Man Robs Bank With Note on Own Check Wed Nov 24, 8:17 PM ET CARLISLE, Pa. - A man who robbed a bank by handing a teller a note demanding money written on one of his own checks was sentenced to 11 to 23 months in Cumberland County Prison for that and other crimes. In another crime, Gerald F. Rohrer Jr., 32, handed a teller at another bank a note demanding money, authorities said, but his penmanship was so bad that the teller had to ask him what he wanted. The two bank robberies netted a total of $800. Rohrer also stole more than $1,000 from a Plainfield convenience store where he worked, according to court records. Public Defender Jessica Rhoades said Tuesday that Rohrer committed the crimes to pay for his crack cocaine addiction. *This should have been in the news for at least a few days, but the following story just laughed my guts out.* http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=857&e=14&u=/nm/oukoe_life_australia_thieves Restaurant stick-up comes unstuck Mon Nov 22, 7:11 AM ET SYDNEY (Reuters) - Bemused diners watched as three hapless thieves unsuccessfully tried to kick open a sliding door in a botched attempt to rob an Australian seafood restaurant, police say. The men, wearing balaclavas, ran off empty-handed but left their bootprints on the industrial-strength glass door in a robbery bid that Australian Broadcasting Corp. radio said could have been mistaken as "a rehearsal for a slapstick comedy". Police said about 20 diners watched as the men, one of whom was carrying a knife, tried to push open the door of the restaurant in the coastal village of Gerringong, 140 km (85 miles) south of Sydney, and then began kicking the glass. "They're probably more dangerous because they're dumb," police investigator Jamie Williams said on Monday. Restaurant owner Greg Moore said diners remained calm as they watched events unfold while enjoying dessert and coffee. "The door's open, the sign says 'Slide' but obviously with their balaclavas they couldn't read too well," Moore said. Diners were given complimentary bottles of wine after the bizarre episode. Police later found what they believe to be a stolen car used in the robbery attempt, and are continuing their investigations.
