Monday, June 01, 2009

Big Bad Mama

Police: Phoenix mom coached youthful armed robbers: "Police in Phoenix say they've arrested a woman accused of leading an armed robbery gang involving her 12- and 14-year-old sons.

Police say 51-year-old Cynthia White Roberson coached some of the four boys and three men who were charged with her. The suspects are accused of at least 20 armed robberies in Phoenix and Glendale since late April.

Police say Roberson lost her job six weeks ago and guilted her sons and some of the others into committing the robberies to pay for rent and a car loan."

5 comments:

Unknown said...

Well, Mr. Crider, I guess AZ finally gets to lead the way in something. . .

Anonymous said...

"guilted her sons . . ." When did "guilt" become a verb?

Art Scott

mybillcrider said...

I saw a photo of the mom, Keith, and she sure doesn't look like Angie Dickinson.

Art, I've been hearing that for years. Not as long as "contact," however.

Dan said...

After she was killed in the shoot-out to get her son, Ma Barker was touted as a "criminal masatermind who schooled her sons in crime," by J. Edgar Hoover, but Creepy Karpis said of her: "She couldn't organize breakfast."

Cap'n Bob said...

Any wonder why I'm a June Cleaver fan?