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Nailsea mugger grabbed victim by throat  -  16 Nov 2008
Evening Post,A mugger who grabbed his victim around the throat and bent him over railings in Nailsea before taking his cash card has been spared jail.

Robbery attempt thwarted at Waldorf-Astoria, former cop injured  -  16 Nov 2008
The Money Times,The store security guard thwarted the robbery attempt as he tackled the mugger. In the process shots were fired injuring the 54-year-old guard,

NYC subway conductor's mugger pleads guilty  -  Nov 14, 2008
Staten Island Advance - SILive.com,AP NEW YORK (AP) — A man has pleaded guilty to mugging a New York City subway conductor who is accused of stabbing a bystander to death while fighting back.

Shopkeeper 'had no option' but to stab mugger, inquest told  -  Nov 10, 2008
Telegraph.co.uk,A shopkeeper has told an inquest how he felt he had no option but to stab a mugger who was trying to steal his day's takings. By Nigel Bunyan Tony Singh,

Handbag stops mugger's bullet  -  Nov 11, 2008
The Press AssociationA Tennessee student was saved by her bulging handbag when it stopped a bullet during an attempted robbery. Elizabeth Pittenger was walking to her car when a

Mobile Mugger in Park Slope-Gowanus  -  Nov 14, 2008
Brooklyn Daily Eagle,...by Charles Sweeney (charles@brooklyneagle.net), published online 11-14-2008 By Charles Sweeney BROOKLYN — A bike-riding mugger victimized two women after

Police Warn of Midtown Mugger  -  Nov 14, 2008
News/Talk 750 WSB,By Jon Lewis @ November 14, 2008 7:12 AM Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0) "He told me that he wanted $1000 and that he was going to shoot me if I

Trial begins for TV host mugger  -  Nov 13, 2008
Danwei,Qin Xuefeng, a man accused of robbery and extortion, was on trial yesterday in Haidian District Court. The victim in the case, a woman whom the newspaper

Woman mugged, mugger beaten  -  Nov 9, 2008
Jakarta Post,JAKARTA: A man was beaten by people on the street after he was caught red-handed mugging a passenger of a minibus in Gambir, Central Jakarta, on Saturday.

McCain Spokesman Implicated In Mugger Hoax  -  Oct 24, 2008
Atlantic OnlineJohn Verrilli, the news director for KDKA in Pittsburgh, told TPM Election Central that McCain's Pennsylvania campaign communications director gave one of

Mugger steals nine-year-old's bike  -  Nov 6, 2008
The Press AssociationPolice have said they are hunting for a mugger who attacked a nine-year-old boy before stealing his BMX bike. The youngster was cycling home in the

Republican claims mugger scratched 'B' on her face  -  Oct 24, 2008
Telegraph.co.uk,American police are investigating claims by a young Republican party activist that a mugger scratched a "B" on her face after seeing John McCain stickers on

Mugger is sent to jail  -  Nov 12, 2008
Perthshire Advertiser,A PERTH man who helped mug a complete stranger in a city park and robbed him of his mobile phone, IPod and earphones was jailed for three months at the

Joe The Mugger Update Update  -  Oct 24, 2008
Atlantic OnlineA hoax. She confesses. One should recall Fox news executive vice-president John Moody's statement: If the incident turns out to be a hoax, Senator McCain’s

Knife mugger scared by ringing phone  -  Nov 10, 2008
Huddersfield Examiner,A TEENAGER thwarted a mugger who tried to steal his mobile phone in Huddersfield town centre. The 17-year-old from Waterloo was on Cross Church Street at

Mugger clubbed a man for BD6!  -  Nov 3, 2008
Gulf Daily News,A ROBBER who clubbed a man to the ground for just BD6 and his mobile phone was jailed for three years by the High Criminal Court yesterday.

Mugger threatens man with knife  -  Nov 10, 2008
Cambridge Evening News,The 49-year-old victim was walking along Newnham Road in Cambridge when he was confronted by the street robber. The man was walking close to Bella Italia,

Southwest side woman thwarts mugger  -  Nov 3, 2008
The Capital Times,A 61-year-old woman scared off a would-be mugger Sunday night when she screamed as a man with a gun approached while she was getting out of her car near her

Man chases down woman’s mugger  -  Nov 7, 2008
Hamilton Spectator,Police are commending a man who chased down a thief who dumped a 64-year-old woman on her head as he stole her purse will be recommended for a commendation.

£500 put on head of the curry mugger  -  Nov 8, 2008
Portsmouth News,A £500 reward has been put up for the capture of a pair who smother elderly victims' faces in a spicy sauce before robbing them.

Mugger jailed after neighbour's sighting  -  Nov 3, 2008
Enfield & Haringey Independent,By Hannah Crown » A THIEF who snatched a pensioner's handbag and returned hours later to steal her car has been jailed for four years thanks to a neighbour.

Plucky woman struggles with gun mugger  -  Nov 1, 2008
Mirror.co.uk,Plucky Liz Clements fought back when an armed mugger slammed a gun in her face. The teenage thug demanded her handbag. But the 54-year-old refused to give

Fieldway parade is "mugger's paradise  -  Nov 5, 2008
Croydon Advertiser,By Gareth Davies A parade of shops has been branded a "muggers' paradise" because street lighting has not been fixed for five months.

The McCain fan who wasn't mugged  -  Nov 3, 2008
Baltimore Sun,Me, I found Ashley Todd's story fishy before I ever saw the B. Her mugger sounded like no mugger I've heard of before. Your typical street thug does any

Female mugger injures woman  -  Nov 3, 2008
expressandstar.com,She was punched in the face by the mugger who grabbed the handbag. There was a struggle but the attacker ran off empty-handed towards the Crossley Retail

Imagine being so close to the mugger that you can see the WHITES ...  -  Nov 3, 2008
Yale Daily News,Were they like dulls eyes ? Like the eyes of that Shark ? what was the name of the big scary shark in Jawas ? You are not logged in.

Cowardly mugger attacks frail pensioner  -  Oct 30, 2008
Kilburn Times,...by Lorraine King Police are hunting for a cowardly mugger who pounced on an 87-year-old woman as she walked along with her Zimmer frame.

Mugger gives victim his own phone  -  Oct 29, 2008
Inquirer,By Tony Dennis: Wednesday, 29 October 2008, 11:15 AM A MUGGER who handed over his own mobile phone to his victim has received a six-month prison sentence

Judge mugged near Obama's house Monday  -  Nov 7, 2008
Chicago Sun-Times,After fighting unsuccessfully to hang onto her purse, Brewer chased the mugger down the block, shouting. Former Sen. Carol Moseley Braun, who also lives in

Good Samaritan nabs mugger  -  Oct 22, 2008
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review,By Chuck Biedka A would-be lunchtime purse snatcher was slammed to the ground Wednesday by a Good Samaritan after the thief knocked down a 79-year-old

Knife boy mugger sentenced  -  Oct 22, 2008
Epping Forest Guardian,Her daughter was walking to her grandmother's house when the baby-faced mugger, who was ten at the time, approached her. He demanded she hand over her DS

Student fends off mugger Saturday  -  Oct 26, 2008
Diamondback Online,When a student was attacked by a man demanding his wallet at University Courtyards early Saturday morning, he surprised the assailant by fighting back and

Boy mugger mum rapped  -  Oct 22, 2008
Mirror.co.uk,The mother of a 10-year-old mugger was yesterday told by a magistrate: "Take responsibility - I'm a single parent too." The mum, who cannot be identified,

Democratic mugger  -  Oct 21, 2008
Waterbury Republican American,Our man was walking down a dark alley when suddenly a mugger jumped at him. "Your money or your life" the mugger barked. "You mean I have a choice?

Ho Night Mugger identified at parade  -  Oct 22, 2008
Modern Ghana,By gna Isaac Kwami Gbeve, 25, driver, alleged to be a notorious “night mugger� in Ho was identified by two of his alleged victims among 10 people paraded by

Hoodie snatches handbag from teenage girl  -  Nov 13, 2008
Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser,The mugger was described as a male, 5ft 8� tall and wearing a grey hooded top and grey trousers. A police source said: “This was obviously a very

Life for horror knife attack teen  -  Nov 6, 2008
ITV.com,A teenage mugger who left a 5in knife embedded in a schoolboy's skull has been given a life sentence. Yassin Elmansouri, 17, stabbed three youths outside a

Russian-tourist knife-mugging victim out of danger in Beijing hospital  -  Oct 31, 2008
Xinhua,BEIJING, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) -- A Russian tourist badly injured by a knife mugger in downtown Beijing was out of danger in hospital on Friday, said a hospital

Kuznicki on Binary Thinking  -  Nov 6, 2008
ScienceBlogsThe fact that a mugger purportedly shared Barack Obama's skin color says nothing about Obama himself. Indeed, the fact that the mugger purportedly shared

Young woman punched in face during mugging  -  Nov 12, 2008
Huddersfield Examiner,The 19-year-old was walking on Linden Road in Birkby at 7pm last night when a mugger came up behind her. He grabbed her bag and tried to pull it from her

New Addington woman escapes robber's clutches  -  Nov 10, 2008
Croydon Advertiser,Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman was punched in the face by a mugger who tried to snatch her handbag. The vicious attack happened in Headley

Mick adopts a chugger  -  Nov 12, 2008
Professional Fundraising,...officially make the blend of ‘charity' and ‘mugger' his own, reasoning that "it is used to describe the dedicated workers my organisation represents".

Spending power: From us to the energy companies... £75  -  Oct 21, 2008
Independent,I would chase a mugger down the street if I had that much in my wallet. (Perhaps.) Far more interesting is Allen Asher's claim on Radio 4 today that

CASSANO PREPARES FOR MILESTONE  -  Nov 15, 2008
Sportinglife.com,..."If there had not been that Bari-Inter (game), I would have become a robber or a mugger - a delinquent in any case," he wrote in his autobiography,

CHELMSFORD: Witness sought for street attack  -  Nov 10, 2008
This is Total Essex,He described the mugger as 5ft 9ins tall, clean shaven with short fair hair and wearing a light jacket and dark trousers. PC Nick Riley said: "This was a

Abby's departure sign end is near for ER  -  Oct 23, 2008
Calgary Herald,General's new chief of medicine, Cate Banfield (Angela Bassett), is forced to defend herself from a mugger after rushing out to grab a cup of coffee.

Smallville 8.07 "Identity" Recap  -  Nov 2, 2008
SF Universe,Just then Lois gets mugged and while she dominates the mugger with her kung fu skills, she gets thrown into the path of an oncoming car.

The "B" is for "Tawana Brawley"  -  Oct 24, 2008
Reason Online,The real work is being done by local cops, who have heard multiple versions of the story from Todd (one where the mugger was outraged by her campaign button

WEIRD BUT TRUE  -  Nov 9, 2008
New York Post,By KATHIANNE BONIELLO, Post Wires A British woman says a new bra saved her life after a teen mugger tried to stab her in the chest - and the blade got

Senior pinch 'shameless'  -  Nov 5, 2008
Canoe.ca,By SHARON LEM, SUN MEDIA The mugger who attacked and robbed an elderly woman of her purse as she walked home in Ajax is "desperate and shallow," a Durham




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