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...masked robber, who escaped on foot from the bank on foot, was not apprehended...

Author: By Kelly M. Yamanouchi, | Title: Feds Find Photo But No Suspect In Square Heist | 11/19/1996 | See Source »

...case of a street robber, the CID may set up a decoy (a person posing as a good victim) and wait to catch the suspect...

Author: By Laura C. Semerjian, | Title: HUPD Dept. Focuses on Investigations | 11/16/1996 | See Source »

...Mullen is one of those bucaneer billionaires who, like the robber barons of yore, command the outraged concern of economic moralists and the titillated attention of the media, ever eager to gossip about the rich and infamous. Think Donald Trump or Bill Gates, or some heroically glamorized combination of the two--after all, Mel Gibson plays Tom in Ransom--and you've got the good idea animating this movie...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA: BUSINESS AS UNUSUAL | 11/11/1996 | See Source »

...hear the one about the Illinois bank robber who wore a Bob Dole mask? As the Tonight Show's Jay Leno put it, "The guy was smart. He could have picked any mask he wanted...but he wanted to be sure he didn't draw a crowd." It's a good joke, but is it news? Americans under 30 think so. Regular network-news viewership among 18-to-29-year-olds has plunged--from 36% to 22% during the past year alone. And 40% of these young adults said they brushed up on politics via late-night...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TUNE OUT, TURN OFF, ZONE OUT? | 10/21/1996 | See Source »

...built the Internet and left it in the public domain. Along came Gates and Barksdale, acting like turn-of-the-century robber barons." ROBERT C. LIND Hibbing, Minnesota...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Oct. 7, 1996 | 10/7/1996 | See Source »

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