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Deputies Foil Armed Robbery At Memphis Check Cashing Business

Release Date: July 7, 2006

An anonymous tip to Shelby County Sheriff’s Office Deputies prevented the armed robbery of an East Memphis check cashing business earlier this week.

Moments before the business was to be held-up, Deputies and other officers with the “Project Safe Neighborhoods Task Force” arrested three men and later arrested two other men, one who worked for Memphis area bail-bonding companies, who arranged the alleged robbery.

The investigation began last week when a Deputy with the Sheriff’s Office ALERT Squad (Area Law Enforcement Retailers Team) received a tip that the business was to be robbed.

When the would-be robbers arrived at the Golden Title and Loans business at 1538 Getwell Road about 11 o’clock this past Monday morning (July 3), Sheriff’s ALERT Squad Deputies and other officers swarmed the robbers’ vehicle and took them into custody.  The robbers’ vehicle, a Toyota Camry, had been stolen recently in the Memphis area.

When arrested, the robbers had guns, gloves and a ski mask that were to be used during the hold-up.

Deputies have charged all five men in connection with the scheme.  The three would-be robbers arrested in the parking lot of the check cashing business are all from the Memphis area. 

They are:

• Kieron Wells, 33
• Larry Taylor, 33
• Corey Brownlee, 32

Kieron Wells	Larry Taylor	Corey Brownlee

Wells and Brownlee have been charged with Conspiracy to Commit Aggravated Robbery, Criminal Attempt Aggravated Robbery, Being a Convicted Felon in Possession of a Handgun and Theft of Property $1000-$10,000 which involved the theft of the Toyota Camry.

Taylor has been charged with Solicitation to Commit Aggravated Robbery.

The other two men arrested are:

• Darrell Burks, 46
• Kenneth Burks, 36

Darrell Burks	Kenneth Burks

Darrell and Kenneth Burks are cousins and live in the Memphis area.  Darrell Burks works independently for several Memphis area bail bonding companies.

Both have been charged with Conspiracy to Commit Aggravated Robbery and Criminal Attempt Aggravated Robbery.

Deputies and officers with the Memphis Police Department’s Robbery Squad are investigating whether the five men have been involved in other armed robberies in the Memphis area.

 

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