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CHICAGO - Ever since he was laid off in March, Frank Beil has been on the lookout.

He keeps an eye out for cars moving slowly down the street or strangers walking along the sidewalk of his suburban Chicago neighborhood. He wonders about the times he answers the phone and the caller hangs up.

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TUSCUMBIA, Ala. - Police in Tuscumbia, Ala., are on the lookout for a noseless robber after a man got the tip of his nose bitten off, they say, while stealing around $100 in cash from a home.

Police said a man armed with a knife and small screwdriver entered a private home about 11:30 a.m. Monday in this small town 2 1/2 hours north west of Birgmingham. He fought with two men inside, police say, and one of them bit off the tip of his nose during the struggle.

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Vista, Calif., November 22, 2000

Three masked gunmen take bank manager Michelle Renee, her seven year-old daughter Breea, and their roommate Kimbra, hostage, strap dynamite to their backs, and force Michelle to hand over $360,000 from her bank. Once the hostages are released, Kimbra speaks to a 911 operator, hoping police can capture the robbers.

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Vista, Calif., November 22, 2000

Three masked gunmen take bank manager Michelle Renee, her seven year-old daughter Breea, and their roommate Kimbra, hostage, strap dynamite to their backs, and force Michelle to hand over $360,000 from her bank. Once the hostages are released, Kimbra speaks to a 911 operator, hoping police can capture the robbers.

FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED NEXT.

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JACKSONVILLE, Florida - It was a slug from a .357-caliber Magnum that ended Ken Cooper's 13-year career as a bank robber and started him on the path toward "redemption" and a chain of five prison ministries.

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RIVERHEAD, N.Y. - The unsuspecting homeowner thought she was just letting a doctor in the house. But prosecutors say the man who came to her door wearing a stethoscope had only ill intentions.

The result, they say, was an armed robbery with two people getting shot at the Long Island, N.Y. residence.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio - Call him the ultimate ladies man. He can steal your heart and your stuff.

Ohio police say a suspect in a robbery was arrested when he returned to the home about two hours later to ask the victim out on a date.

Police say 20-year-old Stephfon Bennett was among three men who robbed a couple late Sunday.

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NEW YORK - There must be something in the water.

Yet another brave New York store clerk managed to thwart a gun-toting robber during a caught-on-tape wrestling match that would even impress The Rock.

The courageous 21 year-old employee took two bullets to his left leg during the bitter struggle, but managed to rip the firearm out of the fleeing crook’s hands.

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NEW YORK - Crooks better think twice when trying to hold up Charles Augusto Jr.'s New York City store. They might end up six feet under.

The 72-year-old man turned his 12-gauge shotgun on four armed bandits who tried to rob his restaurant supply store in Harlem Thursday, according to New York City police. And he is a good shot, too. He killed two and wounded the others, police said.

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CHICAGO (CBS/AP) - Looks like someone got their hand stuck in the honey pot!

The man who robbed a suburban Chicago bank at gunpoint last Friday looks like a hard-boiled, tough guy straight out of Pulp Fiction... except for his sweatshirt, which featured a picture of Winnie the Pooh, the lovable bear, who's a classic of children's fiction.

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