Thief Picks Wrong Day to Rob Bus Passengers RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - A Brazilian thief could not have picked a worse day to try and rob passengers on a Rio de Janeiro bus. After snatching more than $800, Jose Roberto Rocha jumped off the bus right in front of 410 police gathered in a square for an official ceremony with the Rio governor, police said on Friday. The commanding general of the military police himself abandoned the podium to pursue Rocha. Dozens of officers chased the thief on foot and captured him after a shootout and his failed attempt to escape on another bus. ``It was certainly bad luck,'' a police spokesman told Reuters. Rio is notorious for its soaring crime rates and robbers often prey on bus passengers. Last month, a gunman held six people hostage aboard a bus for hours as television viewers across the nation looked on. The gunman and one of his hostages were killed in a botched police rescue. Cybershooters website: http://www.cybershooters.org List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________________________________ T O P I C A The Email You Want. http://www.topica.com/t/16 Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics
