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City police had little difficulty identifying a suspect in a weekend strong-arm robbery in downtown Scranton. He dropped his wallet while running away. David J. Ayre II, 22, of Tunkhannock, faces charges of robbery and receiving stolen property after the incident early Sunday in the 300 block of Mulberry Street, police said. According to police, two women were walking on Mulberry near Penn Avenue about 1:40 a.m. when they noticed a man later identified as Mr. Ayre following them. The man asked them if they wanted to make $50, and the women replied "no" and kept walking. The suspect then...

GARFIELD, N.J. -- The leader of a gang of teens charged with robbing taxi drivers recorded a song boasting about the attacks, authorities said. A compact disc recovered from one of six teens arrested in the case contains a song in which he brags about committing "stickups" as a way to make money, Bergen County Prosecutor John Molinelli said.

A drug-smuggling suspect was arrested Friday after he led authorities on a chase from Santa Cruz County to Interstate 10 and Houghton Road, tried to steal a car, and was detained by off-duty deputies. The incident started on Arizona 83 when Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Department depu-ties began following a late-model SUV with a large amount of marijuana visible inside. Deputies stopped their pursuit and Department of Public Safety officers attempted to stop the vehicle, said DPS Lt. Brant Benham. DPS officers twice tried stopping the SUV with tire spikes, but the driver avoided them. Officers stopped their pursuit when...

Burglars nabbed by college student, cops say Two burglars looking for money to buy drugs instead found themselves staring down the barrels of two guns after they were ambushed during a break-in, authorities said. Jacob A. McKissick, 26, of Seward, and Tara Ann Resch, 23, of the 300 block of Cypress Avenue, Johnstown, were captured by a gun-toting relative and his friend, authorities said. The pair forced their way into the Aaron and Jessica Stuart residence in the 600 block of Fairfield Avenue, Lower Yoder Township, around 6 p.m. Tuesday, cops said. Thinking no one was home, they forced the...

A pair of would-be burglars picked the wrong home to visit over the weekend when they allegedly broke into the residence of one of Dallas's best-known police officers. One suspect was shot in the leg trying to flee the scene and both men were arrested after they allegedly tried to rob the home of Senior Cpl. Chris Gilliam, a spokesman for the Dallas police, who was home at the time, police said on Monday. Gilliam, who is often seen in the local media delivering news on crime in Dallas, made the news by giving chase to the suspects, shooting one...

SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) -- Police in Silver Spring, Maryland, can thank a forgetful robber for some good evidence: his picture. Officers say the bandit robbed a camera store after asking for a passport picture. When the clerk opened the register, the suspect drew a gun and demanded money. While he got away with some cash and the photo, police say he forgot about the negative. Detectives have made new prints and are distributing the photo to the media.