Payday loan robbers abound
The payday loan police have been pretty busy lately, tracking down and locking up men who are suspected of robbing multiple businesses, including several payday loan stores.
The first payday loan store robbery story I have for you comes out of Indiana, where a man is accused of [...]
Payday loan store not robbed
Kansas seems to be a pretty popular place for payday loan store robberies. However, the workers at payday loan stores are getting wise. Check out this story from The Wichita Eagle:
WICHITA — Two men attempted to rob a payday loan business Monday, but were foiled when [...]
Crime spree in Wichita
Wichita Police believe that the same man committed five payday loan store robberies in the city this month. The man possibly has an accomplice, but this surveillance photo was released of the man thought to be involved in all five robberies.
Police say:
In each occurrence, the suspect enters the [...]
Suspect carried gun
Police say an EZ Payday Loan location in Kansas City has been robbed twice within the last week.
The most recent robbery was Saturday, when the suspect used a semi-automatic black handgun to hold up the store.
Suspect description
Employees of EZ Payday loan report that a man fitting the same [...]
One payday loan store robbed
It seems that payday loan stores still haven’t coughed up the money to invest in equipment such as surveillance cameras and other security devices.
According to a local NBC affiliate, the same man attempted to rob two payday loan stores over the weekend in Wichita, Kansas. It [...]
Payday loans used wisely, survey says
A study from George Washington University shows that most payday cash advance loans borrowers “use the credit intelligently.”
In fact, only a tiny fraction of payday loan users said they had trouble getting out of debt because of payday cash advance loans.
A stark contrast
Opponents of payday [...]
Lie to me, I won’t believe
Jerry Harper, a Lawrence Journal-World reader from Lawrence, Kansas writes in a Letter to the Editor that he’s fed up with cash advance lenders. Then he begins to parrot up the crackers that he’s no doubt been force fed by either a media outlet with [...]
Couple also accused in pharmacy robberies
Two people accused of robbing multiple payday loan stores and pharmacies in Spokane, Wash., are now in police custody. Zachary Tyler Allen, 19, and Kimberly Ann Norman, 20, were arrested yesterday after a month long crime spree.
Police believe the two are responsible for two robberies at the [...]
A legislator in Kansas is pushing for a bill that would require students to become financially literate before they are even old enough to apply for a payday loan. In fact, Rep. Melody McCray-Miller wants children to learn about personal finance from Kindergarten through 12th grade.
Can children learn about the [...]