CRIME STORIES

MAN TRIES TO STEAL LAPTOP TO CHECK FACEBOOK

BRADENTON, Fla. - Sheriff's officers said a 19-year-old man snatched a Starbucks customer’s laptop after being told he could not use it to check his Facebook account. According to officers, the man then grabbed the customer's laptop and ran out of the coffee shop, located in an outlet mall. Two people in the parking lot tackled the man and held him there until a mall security guard arrived. The victim got his laptop back and the man was charged Saturday with robbery.

Adapted from msn website

TEEN ATTEMPTS ROBBERY WITH BANANA

A US teenager tried to rob an internet cafe with a banana – then ate the ‘weapon’ before he was arrested. Police say John Szwalla entered the shop in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, with the banana hidden under his T-shirt and demanded money, reports the BBC. The shop’s owner and customers caught the thief and called for help, but the teenager ate his banana before police arrived. Officers joked they may charge the 17-year-old with destroying evidence. Bobby Ray Mabe, the owner of the store, said police officials took pictures of the banana skin instead. Mr Szwalla has been charged with attempted armed robbery.

Adapted from cbs website