Tag: Armed Robbery
Lance Ryan and Rodney Whiting, Armed Robbery, Pennsylvania 2022
⏱ 3 min read In a brazen string of armed robberies, two Philadelphia men, Lance Ryan and Rodney Whiting, terrorized the city in 2022, leaving three people shot and multiple businesses targeted. The crime spree, which took place between May and October 2022, involved the pair using a privately manufactured semi-automatic pistol, also known as…
Antonio Detravion Woodard, Jr., Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Texas 2026
⏱ 2 min read A Dallas felon, Antonio Detravion Woodard, Jr., attempted to rob a Plano Lyft driver at gunpoint on January 10, 2025. Woodard, 24, called for a Lyft and then pulled out a gun, demanding the driver’s Cash App and Wallet. However, the driver had no cash, and Woodard was left empty-handed. The…
Helbert Oliveira, Hobbs Act armed robbery, Massachusetts 2026
⏱ 2 min read A Brazilian national, Helbert Oliveira, 47, has been arrested in Florida for the armed robbery of a cash courier in Framingham, Massachusetts, last November. The heist resulted in the theft of approximately $200,000. Oliveira, who was residing in the US on an expired visa, allegedly conspired with another individual, Curt Porcher,…
Maurice Harris, Armed Robbery, Tennessee 2024
⏱ 2 min read Maurice Harris, a 32-year-old Memphis man, has been sentenced to over 78 years in federal prison for a string of armed business robberies in the Western District of Tennessee. Between October 4 and 10, 2024, Harris robbed three stores: Metro by T-Mobile, Cricket Wireless, and AT&T, using a handgun to demand…
Tresonda Benefield, Armed Robbery, Florida 2024
⏱ 2 min read In a brazen series of armed robberies, a Jacksonville crew terrorized retail stores in April and May 2024, making off with over $11,000 in cash. The crew, consisting of Tresonda Benefield, Nathanial Carter, Jakeithiyan Daniel, and Jackeri Lewis, all residents of Jacksonville, used masks and firearms to intimidate store employees into…
Gareth Francis, Armed Robbery, Massachusetts 2026
⏱ 2 min read Gareth Francis, a 45-year-old North Andover man, allegedly robbed a CVS Pharmacy in Danvers, Massachusetts, at gunpoint on May 11, 2026, making off with various prescription drugs. The robbery occurred just before 8:00 PM, when Francis entered the store wearing a ski mask and carrying a black plastic bag and a…
Antwon Moore, Armed Robbery, North Carolina 2025
⏱ 2 min read Antwon Moore, a 42-year-old career offender, stabbed a clerk during an armed robbery at a Speedway gas station in Wilson, North Carolina, on April 10, 2025. At 3:30 a.m., Moore entered the minimart, placed a Bootlegger malt beverage on the counter, pulled out a knife, and stabbed the clerk in her…
Richard Conner, Armed Robbery, Massachusetts 2026
⏱ 2 min read On March 15, 2026, at approximately 10:40 p.m., two masked men, later identified as Richard Conner, 64, of Greenfield, MA, and James Ferguson, 66, of Worcester, MA, entered the T-Bird Mini Mart on Brattleboro Road in Hinsdale, New Hampshire. The duo, one of whom allegedly brandished a firearm, stole merchandise, including…
Amir A. Fagan, Attempted Robbery, Illinois 2023
⏱ 2 min read On Tuesday evening, two individuals, Amir A. Fagan and Demond Edwards, attempted to rob federal agents during an undercover operation in a Chicago suburb. The incident occurred near a residence in Country Club Hills, Ill., where the undercover officers and a confidential informant had arrived to purchase firearms as part of…
Chanse Treyvon Burge, Armed Robbery, Oklahoma 2025
⏱ 2 min read Chanse Treyvon Burge, a 32-year-old Oklahoma City man, has been sentenced to over a decade in federal prison after an armed robbery at a metro apartment. On March 18, 2025, Burge and two accomplices forced their way into an apartment, with Burge holding a firearm to the victim’s head and threatening…
