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Investigators released security camera videos showing a man robbing an Upland ice cream shop cashier at knifepoint the day after Christmas.
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Zach Boetto, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
Two people are in Sacramento County custody connected to a knifepoint robbery at a car show in October, said Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 26 Nov. 2025
Smart was just 14 years old when Brian David Mitchell broke into her Salt Lake City, Utah, home in 2002 and kidnapped her at knifepoint in her bedroom while her little sister pretended to be asleep.
—Baker, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
Many of the attacks were committed at knifepoint, and Quarles sometimes forced the women’s husbands or boyfriends to watch.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Nov. 2025
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Zach Boetto, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
Two people are in Sacramento County custody connected to a knifepoint robbery at a car show in October, said Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 26 Nov. 2025
Smart was just 14 years old when Brian David Mitchell broke into her Salt Lake City, Utah, home in 2002 and kidnapped her at knifepoint in her bedroom while her little sister pretended to be asleep.
—Baker, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
Many of the attacks were committed at knifepoint, and Quarles sometimes forced the women’s husbands or boyfriends to watch.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Nov. 2025
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“Knifepoint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/knifepoint. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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