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Click This Link for an interactive crime map. 05/07/2009 - Robbery - 2400 Bardstown Road, Louisville, KY A man robbed a River City Bank. The man entered the bank, brandished a handgun and demanded cash. View Details View Source 05/15/2009 - Robbery - 5565 Hendersonville Road, Fletcher, NC A man armed with a semi-automatic pistol held up United Services Credit Union at 5565 Hendersonville Road in Fletcher on Friday. View Details View Source 05/28/2009 - Robbery - 4408 Forest Dr, Columbia, SC, SC 28 May 2009: Wachovia Bank, Forest Acres, South Carolina The suspect enters the banks without any disguise or attempts to conceal his identity from surveillance video. He is very aggressive in his robberies and brandishes a black semi-automatic handgun. After receiving the cash, he flees through the front doors. According to two reports out of state, he has possibly fled in a white Ford F-250 truck or a black Ford Bronco II. View Details View Source 06/19/2009 - Robbery - 651 Johnnie Dodds Blvd,

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As many people grow older, their chances of being victims of crime decrease dramatiacally. But a lifetime of experience, coupled with the physical problems associated with aging, often make older Americans fearful. Though they're on the look-out constantly for physical attack and burglary, they're not as alert to frauds and con games—in reality, the greatest crime threat to seniors' well-being and trust. Want to conquer fear and prevent crime? Take these common-sense precautions. Be Alert When Out and About Go with friends or family, not alone. Carry your purse close to your body, not dangling by the straps. Put a wallet in an inside coat or front pants pocket. Don't carry credit cards you don't need or large amounts of cash. Use direct deposit for Social Security and other regular checks. Whether you're a passenger or driver, keep car doors locked. Be particularly alert in parking lots and garages. Park near an entrance.

Preventing Armed Robbery By Maryland Community Crime Prevention Institute Commercial Armed Robbery Wouldn't you agree that a robbery is a dangerous situation for everyone involved? Robberies are over in less than two minutes. What you do in those two minutes of time could make the longest two minutes of your life, or the last two minutes of your life. Your number one priority in any crime is your personal safety! Remember: If the robber demands cash or property, give it up! It's not worth injury or death. No one likes to think about becoming a victim of a crime. However, the time to think about a robbery is before it happens. Crimes against business are usually crimes of opportunity. If you make it easy for someone to target your business for a robbery, chances are someone will. So don't make it easy. Make it risky and unrewarding. How to Make Robbery Unrewarding Develop a plan for what to do before, during and after a robbery, and regularly check to see that policy and p

Distraction burglary is where a bogus visitor tells lies to con their way into a home, or creates a diversion so an accomplice can sneak in. Because elderly or vulnerable people are often targeted, distraction burglary can have a devastating effect – victims can lose their confidence and peace of mind, as well as money and possessions. Who are the offenders? Many are professional teams of con men or women who travel the country, choosing locations with a high density of older residents or mixed communities within easy access of main or arterial roads. Surveillance information suggests tens and sometimes hundreds of miles are travelled between offences. Offenders move on following a concentrated period of offending. The constant movement also makes detection both difficult and expensive. Who do the offenders work with? Offenders often have a network of connections. There is a close relationship with the so-called ‘prop’ men; property repairers who trick older people into par

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