3 days ago · Meanwhile, Tharpe led cars used to transport the robbers and the getaway vehicle to the location. Bell was one of the getaway drivers. Tharpe also conducted surveillance and acted as the lookout for the robbers, papers filed in Los Angeles federal court show. Vernon removed jewelry and other items from the store valued at nearly $2.7 million.

The James–Younger Gang was a notable 19th-century gang of American outlaws that revolved around Jesse James and his brother Frank James. The gang was based in the state of Missouri, the home of most of the members. Membership fluctuated from robbery to robbery, as the outlaws' raids were usually separated by many months.

The Stopwatch Gang was a group of three Canadians, Paddy Mitchell, Lionel Wright, and Stephen Reid, who made a living robbing banks in the United States and Canada. From 1974 [ 1 ] [ 2 ] to 1980, they robbed more than 140 banks and stole the equivalent of about $15 million Canadian dollars .

Jul 15, 2024 · A group law enforcement dubbed the "Fentanyl Robbery Gang," or F.R.G., would lure victims with the promise of prostitution and then drug them — resulting in four deaths — in a crime ring that...

The Dillinger Gang was a group of American Depression-era bank robbers led by John Dillinger. [1] The gang gained notoriety for a successful string of bank robberies , using modern tools and tactics, in the Midwestern United States from September 1933 to July 1934.

Jul 16, 2024 · Seven people have been charged in a case in which federal prosecutors allege that a group they call the Fentanyl Robbery Gang arranged fake dates online with people and then drugged them with...

Apr 13, 2022 · More than a dozen gangs in the Los Angeles area are targeting people and robbing them of watches, jewelry and expensive items, police said.

Updated on: July 15, 2024 / 6:51 AM EDT / CBS/AP. A group of gang members who trafficked drugs and guns and used dating websites to connect with people interested in hiring prostitutes were...

Mar 18, 2025 · Three alleged "Getlow" gang members were arrested for pistol whipping, robbing, and stranding a man in a secluded Ocala park.

Some 33,000 violent street gangs, motorcycle gangs, and prison gangs are criminally active in the U.S. today. Many are sophisticated and well organized; all use violence to control...