A bank robbery and hostage situation is ongoing, with police, FBI, and medical services on site. Negotiators have made contact, and one hostage has been released. The motive is unknown.
Two hostages have been freed unhurt after being held in a bank in the German town of Sinzig, but despite heavily-armed police surrounding the bank, the suspects were able to escape.
Two bank employees have been fatally shot during a robbery in Kentucky, and a search is underway for the suspect
Hong Kong police arrested a man in Causeway Bay on Thursday after he allegedly attempted to rob a Hang Seng Bank branch using a note and a knife. The suspect fled the scene but was intercepted by officers nearby shortly after.
Hong Kong police have arrested a 60-year-old unemployed man following an alleged armed robbery attempt at a Hang Seng Bank branch in Causeway Bay on Thursday afternoon. The suspect allegedly attempted to steal HK$100,000 (US$12,760) while carrying two 30cm knives. He handed over a note demanding money to a staff member on the second floor, but she triggered the alarm, prompting his escape. Police later intercepted him at the junction of Yee Wo Street and Jardine's Bazaar, recovering two knives including a cleaver from his bag.
The Supreme Court heard arguments in Chatrie v. United States, a case examining whether police geofence warrants violate the Fourth Amendment. The case stems from a 2019 Virginia bank robbery where investigators used Google Maps Location History data to identify suspect Okello Chatrie. Police requested data on anyone within 300 meters of the crime scene, ultimately narrowing to three de-anonymized accounts. Chatrie's attorneys argue the warrantless location data collection constituted an unreasonable search, while the government contends users voluntarily shared data with Google. The ruling could reshape digital privacy rights and affect how law enforcement accesses data from tech companies.
Police in Virginia used geofencing—drawing a virtual perimeter around a bank robbery scene and demanding Google identify any users within it—to solve a $195,000 heist in Midlothian. The technique is now before the U.S. Supreme Court, which must decide whether this warrantless-style data search violates the Fourth Amendment's protection against unreasonable searches.
