Word: theft
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...carrying pistols. In the van, officers discovered a sawed-off shotgun, a rifle, several hundred rounds of ammunition and radio equipment. Just what was up is still a mystery, but Police Chief William McHugh is convinced that "something bizarre and dangerous was imminent." The eleven were all charged with theft and unlawful use of weapons; one of them was also charged with armed robbery...
...courts have their comic aspects (except for the defendants) but both the sequence and the outcome of Mr. Ezera's trial appear to provide the very antithesis of a parody. Of two things choose one: either Mr. Ezera lied (which seemed doubtful) when he denied involvement with the theft; or the plaintiff McGaw made a serious mistake when she originally identified the defendent. The arresting officer was formal as to Ms. McGaw's certitude about Mr. Ezera: why doubt his word any more than Mr. Ezera's? But in the "courtroom parody" the error was corrected. The plaintiff, for motives...
...asked her if she was absolutely certain. I asked her if there was any shadow of a doubt and she said 'no.'" he said. He said he then followed normal police procedure and called in to request information of the alleged theft...
...least three or four hours and eventually escaped, obviously, by truck. Richard Andrews, the insurance investigator on the case, estimates that the gold and silver could be worth as much as $7 million on the retail market. If so, that would make the Miami robbery the biggest theft of precious metals in the nation's history...
...European buyer who had planned to look over some merchandise had been delayed. The thieves also took advantage of the fact that Owner Al Weinberg was on a business trip to South America and had closed Trendline on Friday night instead of Saturday. He did not discover the theft until his return at least 12 hours after the crime. Looking for leads, police questioned all 20 Trendline employees but got no useful information...