Not your average payday loan store robbery
I have read a lot of stories about payday loan stores being robbed. A striking majority follow exactly the same plot: One or two men with a gun go into payday loan store, demand money, flee with an undisclosed amount of cash, police seek [...]
A rare case of catching the bad guy
Very rarely do I read about a payday loan store robbery in which someone actually gets arrested. In fact, of the 20 or so robberies I’ve reported on this year, there have been four arrests, if I am remembering correctly.
So I was surprised [...]
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 [...]
Jackson cash advance store latest victim
Payday loan stores are common targets for robberies in the United States. Businesses that give out cash advances and payday loans are becoming targets more frequently as criminals are becoming wise to the fact that they keep large amounts of cash on hand.
The latest report [...]
Not your average payday loan store robbery
I have written a lot of posts about payday loan store robberies, and most of them go like this:
Some guy robbed a payday loan store in some state. Police are seeking him.
However, a robber in California recently was so determined to get away with [...]
Police seek suspect
Prince William County police in Virginia have released photos of a payday loan store robber in hopes that the man will be caught.
The robbery occurred a couple of weeks ago in Manasass at Fast Auto Loans and Payday Loans.
Robber carried knife
Police say the man in the video who [...]
Gun? Check. Baby? Check.
I guess this pair of robbers couldn’t get a baby-sitter. The most recent in a string of nationwide payday loan store robberies had an interesting twist.
The man who demanded money at the Texas payday loan store held a gun. The woman with him, his suspected accomplice, held [...]