An investigator is called to a convenience store to investigate a report of a robbery. The clerk reported that the robber came in right at 2:00 p.m. and was wearing a black ski mask and black clothing. He displayed a gun and handed the clerk a note that said, Don't call the police. Just give me all of the money
What can the investigator conclude about the M.O. in this case?
A) The bank robber will use a different M.O. the next time he commits a robbery.
B) This will likely have been the first time and only time the robber will commit this type of crime.
C) Knowing that bank robbers are predictable, he will likely employ the same modus operandi in successive robberies.
D) The robber will probably not be apprehended and if he is apprehended, the prosecution will not likely be successful.
(Question #2) How often do bank robberies occur?
A) Bank robberies are relatively common: about one of every five robberies is of a bank.
B) Bank robberies are relatively common: about two of every five robberies are of a bank.
C) Bank robberies are relatively uncommon: only about two of every 100 robberies are of a bank.
D) Bank robberies are relatively uncommon: only about two of every 1000 robberies are of a bank.
(Question #3) On that day, two Los Angeles patrol officers were driving by a bank at 9:30 a.m. when one of the officers glanced into a bank window and saw a customer being shoved by someone holding what appeared to be a shotgun. The officers summoned help and one of the biggest shoot-outs in the city's history ensued.
Which statement below is true of this unusual incident?
A) The two gunmen were clad in bulletproof body armor.
B) The robbers killed 16 bystanders and police officers.
C) The suspects shot dozens of rounds from semiautomatic pistols.
D) All of the facts above are true regarding this incident.
(Question #4) While a family was away, two men broke inside their single family home through a basement window. Once inside, the perpetrators took guns, jewelry, and cash and left the premises. There were no witnesses. When the husband came home for lunch, he discovered the crime and reported it to police saying, We were robbed
What crime was committed?
A) Robbery
B) Arson
C) Burglary
D) Home-Invasion Robbery
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