Hostage situation at bank building in California ends after suspect shot dead
The suspect was pronounced dead at the scene early Wednesday morning, the Bakersfield Police Department said.
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The suspect was pronounced dead at the scene early Wednesday morning, the Bakersfield Police Department said.
Thieves apparently spent much of the weekend plundering deposit boxes inside a German bank vault after tunneling through from a parking garage.
ENCORE: A mother is forced to rob a bank to save her daughter’s life, then her abductor falsely claims the mother was in on the crime. "48 Hours" correspondent Tracy Smith reports Saturday, May 24 at 10/9c on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.
Three masked gunmen break into California bank manager Michelle Renee's home and hold her and her young daughter hostage before forcing her to rob her own bank. But in court, the defense would try to pin the plot on the victim.
At his trial, Michelle Renee's abductor falsely claimed she had masterminded the plot and that they previously had an affair.
Xaviar Babudar's sentence will be carried out after he finishes serving time in federal prison for a string of bank robberies.
ChiefsAholic, a fan who dressed in a wolf costume to attend Chiefs games, was sentenced on charges related to bank robberies across seven states.
Ann Mayers entered AurGroup Credit Union on April 19 and "demanded money while displaying a handgun," police said.
Officers stopped her less than 2 miles away, with cash scattered on the car's floorboard, prosecutors said.
On Nov. 21, 2000, three men broke into Michelle and Breea Renee's home, threatened them with dynamite and forced Michelle to rob her own bank. More than two decades later, they explain why they are able to forgive.
Breea Renee survived the biggest battles of her life: a kidnapping at 7 years old and years later, when she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and told she may never walk or talk again. "Kidnapping was a piece of cake compared to this," she said.
A mother is forced to rob a bank to save her daughter’s life, then her abductor falsely claims the mother was in on the crime. "48 Hours" contributor Tracy Smith reports.
The man arrested is a 67-year-old who police say started robbing banks in 1977.
Caught on Tape: A bank customer tackled a would-be robber in St. Francis, Wis. Police are looking at surveillance video to identify the suspect.
Authorities say he started shooting, took hostages, and demanded that police be contacted. No one was hit by the gunfire. His motive was unclear.
The string of robberies or attempts he is suspected in date back to mid-October in Southern California.
A Malaysia Airlines flight crashed over Ukraine. U.S. intelligence strongly suspects it was brought down by a missile strike. The debris was scattered in the area of the village of Hrabove, held by Ukrainian rebels, about 25 miles from the Russian border.
The heist is considered one of the biggest bank robberies in Cleveland, Ohio, history.
A mother and her 7-year-old daughter are taken hostage, strapped with dynamite and forced to rob a bank. "48 Hours Mystery" correspondent Susan Spencer reports.
A bank robbery in Stockton, California, led to a police chase and deadly shootout. Police believe the assailants were heavily-armed gang members on a mission to kill. Carter Evans reports.
During a bank robbery, three women were taken hostage and used as human shields. After a high speed police chase, investigation from the only suspect to survive ensues. CBS News affiliate KOVR reports.
An Ohio man was arrested after sending a note threatening bombs and an active shooter at a high school. Authorities said the plan appears to distract authorities from a possible bank robbery. CBS Pittsburgh's Meghan Schiller reports.
The man got in the woman's car, sipped wine in the front seat and then got out to rob a bank.
FBI arrested 35-year-old Circe Baez and 38-year-old Alexis Morales, who is believed to have been her accomplice
Authorities say Zephen Xaver opened fire inside SunTrust branch in Sebring, Florida