Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News) – One of the men charged in connection with a robbery at a Rochester cell phone business is headed to prison. Court records indicate 23-year-old Bilal Ali Hilowle entered into a plea agreement back in January and admitted to a first-degree robbery charge. He and another man, 28-year-old Ahmed Abdulqadir Ali,…
Published on: Sept 14, 2025 09:43 pm IST A UK woman shared a clip showing a “phone snatching hotspot” line in London, which quickly went viral. A woman from the United Kingdom has captured social media attention after sharing a video highlighting a warning sign on a London pavement. The clip, posted online by content…
Employees at second-hand luxury goods stores in Hong Kong have voiced fears over their safety after a Tsim Sha Tsui shop was robbed of HK$3 million (US$382,170) in Hermes and Van Cleef & Arpels products, with a saleswoman rendered unconscious during the crime. Security and insurance experts highlighted the importance of insuring luxury goods, installing…
A robber who fled to Thailand after allegedly stealing 11 pre-owned Hermes bags and a Van Cleef & Arpels necklace worth nearly HK$3 million (US$382,170) in total has been caught and will be extradited to Hong Kong, the Post has learned. The robbery happened on Wednesday afternoon, with the heavyset suspect entering the premises in…
A robber tied up a shop assistant, rendered her unconscious and made off with Hermes bags and a Van Cleef & Arpels necklace worth nearly HK$3 million (US$382,170) in total in Hong Kong’s Tsim Sha Tsui on Wednesday. The 49-year-old female victim opened the first-floor store at Supreme House on Hart Avenue at about 9.30am,…
A transport worker who turned himself in to police has been arrested on suspicion of receiving some of the HK$380,000 (US$48,717) in cash snatched during an armed bank robbery in Hong Kong, the Post has learned. The worker, 47, surrendered to police on Wednesday, two days after a Hang Seng Bank branch at the Fortune…
A robber who triggered a manhunt after he held a woman at knifepoint and stole HK$370,000 (US$47,180) from a Hang Seng Bank branch is a Hongkonger and has fled to mainland China, the Post has learned. A source said on Tuesday that police’s elite tactical unit, the Flying Tigers, was searching for the local man,…
A man has been arrested on suspicion of robbing a Hong Kong pet shop at knifepoint, with police tracking him down within nine hours of the crime after reviewing footage from cameras installed as part of a citywide surveillance push. Inspector Wong Ka-hung from the Tuen Mun district crime squad said on Sunday that the…
A man was slashed in a robbery attempt in Hong Kong’s Tsim Sha Tsui on Thursday afternoon. Two men targeted the victim outside the Golden Crown Court building on Nathan Road, near Carnarvon Road, at around 4.40pm. The assailants attempted to steal the man’s luggage, which reportedly contained a large sum of foreign currency. During…
A man pretending to represent a professional basketball player allegedly swallowed hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of stolen Tiffany jewelry, according to court documents. Police said that it took 12 days to recover the pieces. Jaythan Gilder, 32, of Houston, Texas, allegedly robbed a Tiffany & Co. jewelry store in a mall in Orlando,…