stagecoach robbery
Bandits seize coach
Stagecoach robbery is the holdup of a horse-drawn coach, typically to steal money, valuables, or mail being transported.
The crime is associated with the American West in the 19th century, when stagecoaches carried passengers and payroll through remote territory: The gang was wanted for a string of stagecoach robberies in Arizona Territory.
- holdupTheft by threat
- stand and deliverHighwayman's robbery order
- hands upSurrender gesture demand
- banditArmed roadside thief
- outlawFugitive from justice
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- Old Westcowboy, cowboys, cowgirl, sheriff, sheriffs
- Westernscowboys, western, outlaws, sheriffs, western novels
- frontier crimescattle rustling, horse theft, rustling, outlaw gang, gunfight
- historical crimepickpocketing, burglary, arson, piracy, counterfeiting
- robberyholdup, hold-up, stickup, stick-up, mugging
- Outlawsoutlaw, bandit, desperado, highwayman, rustler
type of frontier crime target
stagecoach robberytrain heist
Theft aboard moving railcars
bank robbery · cattle rustling · train robbery · horse theft
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