Stupid Criminals

October 14, 2007

MONROE — A man and woman robbed a busy Starbucks early yesterday morning and wound up serving coffee through the drive-up window for at least 30 minutes to make additional cash. They then waited until business slowed enough to make a getaway.

Neither police nor Starbucks would say how much money the pair made off with.

Police arrested two suspects Tuesday night after trailing their car from the Lake Stevens area to a service station. A witness identified the pair as the barista bandits, police said in a news release.

No one was injured in the early-morning holdup, and no property was damaged, said Jan O’Neil, Monroe police spokeswoman. But the incident was “weird and stressful” for the employees.

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July 30, 2007

ONSLOW COUNTY — A bizarre request Monday morning at the Onslow County Sheriff’s Office.

Lolita Bullock turned herself in for robbing the Bank of America in Jacksonville on May 4. But she also wanted to cash in on a reward being offered in the case.

Lolita brought a friend with her to the Sheriff’s office to claim the reward money.

It will be up to Crime Stoppers to decide if her friend deserves the reward.

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July 20, 2007

Police in Brooklyn apprehended a man suspected of burglarizing a home and leaving his resume behind at the scene of the crime.

Al Waxter, 39, faces burglary and other charges after police say he broke into the Clinton Hill home of Deputy Brooklyn Borough President Yvonne Graham. Police say Waxter made off with some money and valuables, but he left behind a bag containing his keys and his resume.

Graham was glad the suspect was captured, but she’s also relieved she didn’t encounter the burglar herself. “I am very happy I wasn’t home when it happened so I didn’t have to have a confrontation with this individual,” she told CBS 2.

Waxter didn’t waste time blowing his cover when police found him either — he was apparently wearing Graham’s diamond studded earrings when he was placed under arrest.

Waxter told police the gate to Graham’s home was left open.

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July 10, 2007

A judge refused to grant a mistrial Monday for a defendant who punched a juror as other jurors watched in court.

Richard Glawson, 46, is on trial in Suffolk Superior Court for a list of charges stemming from a crime rampage in 2001 that allegedly included shooting a Dedham police officer in the hand.

On Friday, as jurors were filing out of the courtroom at the end of the day, Glawson punched an elderly male juror in full view of the 15 other jurors hearing the case. The punch knocked the juror to the floor, but he was not hurt, said Jake Wark, a spokesman for Suffolk District Attorney Daniel Conley.

Glawson’s attorney, Joseph Griffin Jr., asked Judge Patrick Brady to declare a mistrial, but the judge refused, saying Glawson should not be allowed to benefit from his own disruptive behavior, Wark said. Griffin did not immediately return a phone message seeking comment Monday.

The judge dismissed the juror who was punched and ordered Glawson to be shackled for the remainder of the trial.

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