Robbery

A robbery at a convenience store.

A robbery is the act of stealing from a person using violence or by causing fear of violence. A person who commits robbery is a robber.

A person who steals without using violence or fear (such as stealing items from a store, or pickpocketing, or car theft), commits theft, not robbery.

Types of robbery

• Armed robbery - Stealing from someone using a weapon.
• Aggravated robbery - Stealing from someone using a deadly weapon, such as a gun.
• Highway robbery - Often known as mugging, stealing from someone in a public place.
• Carjacking - Stealing someones car, by force.

Notable robberies

• Great Train Robbery - £2.6million was stolen from a train on 8 August 1963 by 15 people, including Bruce Reynolds, Ronnie Biggs, Buster Edwards and Brian Field. The money was never recovered. It was the largest robbery in British history until 2006.