Harford robbers steal more than 100 copies of 'Call of Duty: Black Ops'

**BobYoMeowMeow** · 11-07-2010

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Handgun-wielding robbers who burst into a video-game store in Harford County over the weekend made off with more than just cash. They also stole more than 100 copies of the highly anticipated "Call of Duty: Black Ops," which won't go on sale until Tuesday.

At least two men were involved in the robbery, timing it for when the GameStop in the Festival at Bel Air shopping center on Bel Air South Parkway was about to close on Saturday night, the Harford County Sheriff's Office said Sunday. The men, armed with semi-automatic guns, stole four cases full of "Black Ops" — the newest game in the popular "Call of Duty" series — as well as cash and game systems. Police arrived on the scene around 9:20 p.m.

It was the second armed robbery of a Harford County GameStop store in less than three weeks. The sheriff's office said the men might also be responsible for the other incident, at the GameStop's Aberdeen location on Oct. 21.

While the robbery at the Bel Air store was under way on Saturday, two customers stopped by and were forced into a storage area at gunpoint. Neither they nor store employees were hurt, the sheriff's office said.
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The "Black Ops" games stolen Saturday night had been set aside for sale on Tuesday, said Monica Worrell, a spokeswoman for the sheriff's office. Fans across the country have pre-ordered copies to avoid missing out.

" 'Call of Duty: Black Ops' isn't out there 'til Tuesday, so anybody that has it today or tomorrow shouldn't have it," Worrell said Sunday, asking residents to call the sheriff's office if they're offered copies before the release date.

The game — rated "mature" for intense violence, strong language and "blood and gore" — can be pre-ordered from retailers for about $60. It's a first-person shooter in which gamers play from the perspective of several characters, including a member of two secretive CIA squads. An Associated Press article about the game noted that developers tried to make it feel like "an epic interactive action flick."

The robbers who stole the game from the Bel Air GameStop fled in a late-model white minivan, police said, possibly a Dodge Caravan. A late-model white minivan was also seen at the time of the Aberdeen robbery.

A GameStop manager referred press inquiries to a corporate spokeswoman, who did not return a message seeking comment Sunday.

Harford robbers steal more than 100 'Call of Duty: Black Ops' video games - baltimoresun.com

how to catch them

1. Buy copy of black ops for less than $60, maybe $50 without tax
2. Turn them into police and collect rewards
3. ???
4. PROFIT

don't worry, they only have semi-automatic pistols
and everyone knows that pistols are terrible

P.S. oh wait
call of duty is terrible

**Moppy** · 11-07-2010

They better sell those quick because Black Ops is out soon.

**Mrlucky77** · 11-07-2010

Now, this is a story all about how
My life got flipped-turned upside down
And I'd like to take a minute
Just sit right there
I'll tell you how I became the prince of a town called Bel Air

In west Philadelphia born and raised
On the playground was where I spent most of my days
Chillin' out maxin' relaxin' all cool
And all shootin some b-ball outside of the school
When a couple of guys
Who were up to no good
Startin making trouble in my neighborhood
I got in one little fight and my mom got scared
And said 'You're movin' with your auntie and uncle in Bel Air'

I begged and pleaded with her day after day
But she packed my suitcase and send me on my way
She gave me a kiss and then she gave me my ticket.
I put my walkman on and said, 'I might as well kick it'.

First class, yo this is bad
Drinking orange juice out of a champagne glass.
Is this what the people of Bel-Air Living like?
Hmmmmm this might be alright.

But wait I hear there're prissy, bourgeois and all that
Is this the type of place that they should send this cool cat?
I don't think so
I'll see when I get there
I hope they're prepared for the prince of Bel-Air

Well, the plane landed and when I came out
There was a dude who looked like a cop standing there with my name out
I ain't trying to get arrested yet
I just got here
I sprang with the quickness like lightning, disappeared

I whistled for a cab and when it came near
The license plate said fresh and it had dice in the mirror
If anything I can say that this cab was rare
But I thought 'Nah forget it' - 'Yo homes to Bel Air'

I pulled up to the house about 7 or 8
And I yelled to the cabbie 'Yo homes smell ya later'
I looked at my kingdom
I was finally there
To sit on my throne as the Prince of Bel Air

And then some guys stole more than 100 copies
of CoD BO (Body odour) from a shop nearby

**Lolicon** · 11-07-2010

PFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFT.

**Ruquion** · 11-08-2010

~~Neither they nor store employees were hurt,~~ the sheriff's office said:
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**Zid** · 11-09-2010

This is pretty old news.

Not surprising considering how well Call of Duty is and how hyped up Black Ops is.

**BobYoMeowMeow** · 11-09-2010

Originally Posted by Zid

This is pretty old news.

Not surprising considering how well Call of Duty is and how hyped up Black Ops is.

News article
10:00 p.m. EST, November 7, 2010

Thread
1 day ago
and this was posted around midnight

and if u want old
read brad's threads
he posts like a year late