Robbers prey on PS3 buyers

Posted by on Nov 19, 2006 in Tech News | 1 comment

Only in America!

"HARTFORD, Connecticut (AP) — Two armed thugs tried to rob a line of people waiting for the new PlayStation 3 game system to go on sale early Friday and shot one man who refused to give up his money, authorities said."

 

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"About 30 miles away, another shopper was beaten and robbed of his new PlayStation 3 just minutes after he bought it at a store in Manchester, police said."

 

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"In Sullivan, Indiana, a man was in critical condition after emergency surgery for a stab wound after he and a friend tried to rob two men of consoles they waited 36 hours in line to buy, police said."

 

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"Elsewhere, two men wearing black ski masks and sunglasses made off with five consoles after holding two employees at gunpoint at an Englewood, Ohio, video game store Thursday night, police said."

 

 

Many more at: CNN

  • kai

    o my…. !
    the third one… the robbers who tried to rob PS3s got stabbed?