Here are 10 robberies newsworthy for their strangeness.
Some heists capture international attention for their high stakes or well-devised plans. Others get talked about mostly because they’re bizarre.
Her are 10 robberies newsworthy for their strangeness.
Number 10. Bear-shaped kiddie ride. Not only did a criminal in Belarus take the attraction, he used it as the getaway vehicle. Surveillance video shows him steering the bear out the door of a mall and then down the street.
Number 9. Bungled elevator escape. A robber entered an elevator, demanded a woman’s purse at knifepoint and then turned to exit. However, the doors had already closed and he had no choice but to take it up several floors.
Number 8. Bad humored ice cream thief. Noticing that the person in charge of a Good Humor ice cream chest was asleep, a man in Oakland Park, Florida took the opportunity to make off with the cart. Before doing so he flipped an obscene gesture