Robbery - Crime Count: 9 - limited
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| Date | Team_Name | Sport | Category | Link | Points | Evidence |
| 2010-07-27 | The_Goons | Colonial Athletic | Serious-Criminal | Crime Link | 80 | Two Drexel University basketball players face robbery and weapons charges after an armed robbery at a fellow student’s apartment in which they went looking for cash but came away only with two cell phones, police said.
Jamie Harris, 21, the team’s starting point guard and leading scorer, and Kevin Phillip, 21, a backup forward, turned themselves in Monday, Philadelphia police Lt. John Walker said. A third man, Devon Bond, 21, also a Drexel student, was arrested last week. Bond was charged Friday, and warrants were issued for Harris and Phillip on Saturday. All three face robbery, theft and weapons charges, Walker said. |
| 2010-03-17 | The_Criminal | Big East | Serious-Criminal | Crime Link | 40 | This is unbelievable. Here is the rundown. Resign in shame for the firing of the coach, On-Field Humiliation and Crimes against nature for the nut shot, Other felonies is for kidnapping, and the rest is straight forward.
...The loss to Texas Tech on Tuesday night was marred by the ejection of the star forward Herb Pope, who punched an opposing player in the groin. Gonzalez also received his seventh technical foul of the season. Also Tuesday, a Pirates player, Robert Mitchell, was arrested in Newark and charged with kidnapping, robbery, burglary and possession of a weapon, according to a law enforcement official in Essex County. Mitchell was accused along with another person of breaking into a house in South Orange, duct-taping eight people and stealing cash and personal items. The police have not identified the other person. |
| 2009-08-31 | The_Criminal | Mid-South | Serious-Criminal | Crime Link | 40 | This is a big one. I’ll let this section of the article, which I recommend reading in full, explain.
The once-promising football career of former University of Miami and Carol City High linebacker Willie Williams might be over. Williams, already with a lengthy criminal record, was arrested again Thursday in a suburb of Atlanta and charged with burglary and reckless driving after trying to evade police in his car. He is in the Gwinnett County Jail in Lawrenceville, Ga., after being denied bond for the burglary charge -- a felony. His preliminary hearing is Friday. Williams, 24, had unlawfully entered the residence of a family he had befriended in Suwannee, Ga., when they weren’t home. He allegedly stole items that include, according to the arrest report, an XBox 360 gaming system, a Nintendo Wii gaming system, digital cameras, four iPods, a Palm cellphone, Dell desktop computer, Dell laptop computer, several hundred dollars in cash, several pieces of jewelry -- and more. |
| 2009-08-10 | IrvinSucks | Blackhawks | Serious-Criminal | Crime Link | 40 | Chicago Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane, the top overall pick in the 2007 NHL draft, was arrested early Sunday morning in Buffalo, N.Y., and charged with robbery and other counts following an altercation with a cab driver in his hometown.
The 20-year-old Kane and his cousin, James M. Kane, 21, were taken into police custody at about 5 a.m. ET after allegedly punching the driver and taking $15 in fare they had given him after he said he didn’t have 20 cents in change, a police report says. Police say the cousins apparently caught a cab from the city’s downtown nightclub district at about 4 a.m. Sunday. Buffalo police spokesman Michael DeGeorge says the cab driver suffered cuts to his face and his glasses were damaged after being struck in the face and head. Both Kanes were charged with felony robbery and misdemeanor counts of theft of services and criminal mischief. |
| 2009-01-05 | Gold_Tooth | Big 10 | Serious-Criminal | Crime Link | 40 | Indiana offensive lineman Dennis Zeigler has been suspended indefinitely, the school announced Friday, accused of participating in a crime in which defensive back Cortez Smith is also charged.
The Bloomington Herald-Times reported that Zeigler has been charged with a conspiracy to commit burglary (a Class B felony) and conspiracy to commit robbery (a Class C felony). Smith faces two Class B felonies and has also been suspended indefinitely from the team. The second suspect entered, also dressed in black. The two went through the home, the report said, and the items taken included wallets, cell phones, an Xbox and marijuana. The victims were suspicious of Zeigler’s actions during the robbery. He crawled on the floor and shut the door, the report said. Police interviewed Zeigler, who led them to Smith and McClellon and admitted he helped the two commit the robbery, according to the report. |
| 2009-01-05 | Gold_Tooth | Big 10 | Serious-Criminal | Crime Link | 40 | Courtney "Cortez" Alan Smith, 18, faces preliminary charges of robbery and burglary, both B-felonies. Lazell C. McClellon, 19, faces preliminary charges of robbery, burglary, false informing, battery on a police officer and resisting law enforcement.
Smith is a freshman cornerback for the IU Hoosiers. |
| 2008-04-12 | IrvinSucks | Ohio Valley | Serious-Criminal | Crime Link | 15 | Murray State quarterback Jeff Ehrhardt was charged with pushing a campus police officer and taking his ticket book. The athletic director called this "a prank gone bad."
Ehrhardt, a 20-year-old sophomore, was arrested Wednesday and charged with second-degree robbery. He surrendered to the campus public safety office and returned the ticket book after a witness identified him. Ehrhardt is to appear in court April 29. The charge carries a potential prison term of up to 10 years. Ehrhardt could not be reached for comment. According to the police report, Ehrhardt said he was bet $20 he wouldn’t take such action against the officer. Athletic director Allen Ward said he already punished the player and will wait to see if further action is required. Coach Matt Griffin is also imposing discipline, including limits on Ehrhardt’s time on the field. |
| 2008-03-19 | Gold_Tooth | America East | Serious-Criminal | Crime Link | 15 | Police said Black Bears football lineman Bryan Grier was arrested on Monday night in Portsmouth after approaching a woman at her vehicle, ordering her to give him her keys, then racing away in her 2001 Jeep Cherokee.
Grier was apprehended and arrested shortly thereafter on robbery, theft and reckless conduct charges. |
| 2008-03-06 | Perpetrators | Pac 10 | Serious-Criminal | Crime Link | 40 | USC recruit, Maurice Simmons, was arrested for robbery after pointing a gun at a man and stealing is belongings. |