Janesville man in court on two charges of armed robbery
JANESVILLE -- A Janesville man accused of two armed robberies stood mute in Rock County Court on Friday.
Michael W. Batiste, 40, of 614 S. Locust St., Janesville, is charged with two felony counts of armed robbery.
Court Commissioner Stephen Meyer entered a not guilty plea for Batiste, who waived his right to a preliminary hearing.
Batiste is accused of robbing Janesville Quick Cash, 1728 Milton Ave., on Sept. 12 and Commercial Bank, 1400 Black Bridge Road, two weeks later.
Batiste remains in the Rock County Jail on $10,000 cash bond.
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Oct 17, 2009 at 3:52 p.m.
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looking pretty empty to me.
Oct 17, 2009 at 11:40 a.m.
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casey, people in the "underworld" may have 2 or more places they lay their heads... friends, family, etc. Unfortunately, we pay for that kind of stuff.
Are you sure that 614 is empty? I've seen activity around there in that time frame you gave.
Oct 17, 2009 at 11:05 a.m.
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I wasn't aware that anybody was living at 614 S Locust St. It's been empty for quite some time. At least 6 or 8 months.
Oct 17, 2009 at 1 a.m.
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Usually a retail business will be insured, a bank certainly will. Restitution may be considered as part of extended supervision.
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Cash taken as evidence in a crime would likely be returned to the rightful owner in the event of a conviction. If the rightful owner cannot be determined, it probably goes to the law enforcement agency. I'm unsure what Wisconsin law is on this, but it varies.
Oct 16, 2009 at 10:54 p.m.
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Yep and the money is given back later.......much later with NO interest paid I suppose? what a rip off. make the robber pay interest to the store or bank. Oh wait he can't cause he will be in the big house with Bubba. So do the stores or banks get the money back or do they get a check from an insurance company? Where does the original money go? I'm confuzzeled now. Good grief.
Oct 16, 2009 at 8:46 p.m.
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rooster, the average convenience store robbery nets around $750, and the average bank robbery around $4500. In most cases the money is spent on self-gratification such as drugs, liquor, and sex workers.
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In any case, money believed to be sourced from a robbery would be seized as evidence during a search.
Oct 16, 2009 at 4:56 p.m.
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Yup, because they let them keep the bags of money after they are caught.
Oct 16, 2009 at 3:44 p.m.
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i always wonder if these clowns got enough money in their endeavor to at least bail themselves out? that seems that it would be a priority if you were of the mind to do the deed.
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