Articles Tagged with robberies

Published on: November 28, 2020

Beer Thieves Hit Multiple Broward County 7-Eleven Stores

The authorities are investigating a slew of robberies where different sets of suspects reportedly stole cases of high-end beer from several 7-Eleven locations in Broward County.

Starting on November 16, 7-Eleven stores in Broward County, Florida reported that they had been targeted many times by people taking cases of the more expensive brands of beer from their stock and walking out of the store without paying.

On the 16^th, a 7-Eleven in Ft. Lauderdale allegedly experienced the first of two lager thefts. The second reportedly occurred on November 19.

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Published on: March 13, 2017

Two Orange County Men Face Long Prison Terms for Robbery Spree

by Staycie R. Sena

Two men, Jonathan Cephus, 36, and Melvin Collins, 33, are allegedly responsible for a long list of robberies that began on July 5, 2013. Cephus held up a Little Caesars in Fullerton, according to Senior Deputy District Attorney Brock Zimmon.

Cephus later pistol-whipped a man as he robbed a Del Taco in Anaheim on July 22nd. On July 26th, Cephus robbed a Jack in Box in Anaheim and on August 28th Cephus again robbed a Jack in the Box in Anaheim, Zimmon said.

Four more robberies took place on September 2, 2013. The first one happened at 7 a.m. at a Burger King in Buena Park, but Collins got scared away when the clerk mentioned that there were many surveillance cameras in the store, According to Zimmon.

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