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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Johns Creek police say a man tried to steal Xanax pills from a Kroger pharmacy at knifepoint after coming in for what he said was a walk-in COVID-19 vaccine appointment. He tried to rob the same pharmacy two days in a row, according to police. According to the Johns Creek Police Department, Steven Albert went to the Kroger on State Bridge Road around 2:35 p.m. on March 6. Albert gave the pharmacy employee his name and date of birth and “was accepted for the vaccination,” but once he was in the vaccination room, alone with the...

Phoenix, Arizona — A robber was apprehended today in Phoenix, Arizona after stopping to talk with none other than Bill Murray. Phoenix Police Chief Tom Downey told local news station ABC15 about the incident. “The man had just robbed a Wells Fargo ATM, ran out, saw Bill Murray walking on the sidewalk and stopped to talk to him. That’s when authorities were able to apprehend him.” Bill Murray, who is in town visiting friends, told reporters about the incident. “I saw this man on the sidewalk running towards me with a bag in his hand. Then he suddenly stopped when...

INDIANAPOLIS -- Three teenage girls with no prior criminal history appeared in court Tuesday after they were accused of involvement in a spectacularly bad bank robbery attempt on Indianapolis' northeast side...

Police in Connecticut say even they were surprised by the actions of these criminals: two would-be robbers called a bank ahead of time to get the money ready and were arrested at the scene. Fairfield police say they arrested 27-year-old Albert Bailey and an unidentified 16-year-old boy on robbery and threatening charges Tuesday afternoon at the People's United Bank branch on Stratfield Road. Sgt. James Perez says the two Bridgeport residents called the bank and told a worker to get a bag of money ready. Perez says they showed up at the bank 10 minutes later, but police had been...

A burglar took a picture of himself on his victim's cell phone, then left the phone behind, Suffolk police said. They are asking the public for help in identifying him. The burglary was reported to police the first week of June in the 200 block of Holbrook Arch. The burglar tried to make a call with a cell phone in the residence, and took a picture of himself flashing two fingers, police said. He left the phone behind. City spokeswoman Debbie George, a former police lieutenant, said it's common for suspects in crimes to make photos and video of themselves...