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Holdups beset Durham in week
Eleven robberies reported recently,
Matt Dees, Staff Writer, N&O, Nov 30, 2006
DURHAM - Durham police are investigating 11 armed robberies that happened in the past week.
Four robberies were reported Monday and Tuesday after seven occurred in the days around Thanksgiving.
One man was shot, and two people were pistol-whipped in two of the recent incidents.
Some of the Thanksgiving-time incidents ended with robbers firing shots at their victims, but no one was hurt, police said.
Police aren't sure whether some or all of the crimes are related. They are seeking any information about the following cases:
* At 12:47 a.m. Tuesday, in the 1900 block of Taylor Street, a man was driving with a woman when she told him to stop. A man approached with a gun, and the woman told the armed man to take the driver's money.
* At 9:35 p.m. Monday, at 1611 Duke University Road, three men entered an unlocked apartment and pistol-whipped another man before shooting him in the arm when he said he had no money.
* Just nine minutes earlier, at 2112 Broad St., a man was pistol-whipped and robbed of his wallet and cell phone as he sat on stairs near his apartment. The three men fled in a white sedan.
* At 7:17 p.m. Monday, also in the 1900 block of Taylor Street, two men in a car were stopped by three men standing in the road. Two of the three men pulled guns and stole a wallet and a necklace before firing seven shots in the car. No one was hurt.
* At 9:05 p.m. Friday at 901 Chalk Level Road, two men approached another man outside his apartment and asked whether he had any marijuana.
When the man said he did not, the two robbers pulled out two handguns and demanded his money.
One suspect forced his way into an apartment, which was occupied by several people, including four children. During the robbery, a 4-year-old boy sneaked into his bedroom, dressed himself in a Power Ranger costume and got a plastic sword.
He approached the armed suspect in an attempt to protect his family.
The robbers fled with money, credit cards and phones.
* At 6:49 p.m. Friday, at 1315 Morreene Road, a man armed with a rifle robbed two men sitting in a car. The robber fled in a white car driven by another person.
* At 10:15 p.m. Thursday, at 5906 Tattersall Drive, four men wearing masks told three victims to get on the ground and robbed them at gunpoint. They fled toward Fayetteville Road.
* At 9:28 the same night, at 5011 S. Alston Ave., four men demanded money from a man and a woman carrying a baby. One man pointed a gun at the woman and demanded her purse. When she refused, police said, another man tried to grab the baby. The four men fled in a dark four-door Mitsubishi. One shot was fired.
* At 10:25 p.m. Nov. 22, at 4230 Garrett Road, five men were robbed at gunpoint by five other men. One robber fired a shot. Two assailants fled in a black Nissan Altima; the other three fled on foot.
* At 9:22 p.m. Nov. 22, at 2816 Ross Road, three men with bandannas over their faces robbed two men at gunpoint and fired shots as the victims fled.
* At 9:05 p.m. Nov. 22, three masked men demanded money from a man at 1719 Cornwallis Road. The victim ran back in the apartment. Two shots were fired.
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