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Houston-area police have arrested a man dubbed the "Cookie Monster" robber who is suspected in holdups at more than 30 fast-food restaurants, often demanding that a cookie be handed over along with the cash, authorities said on Friday.

當局週五說，休士頓警方逮捕了一名涉嫌在逾30家速食餐廳持械搶劫且時常要求一片餅乾連同現金一起交出、被封為「餅乾怪獸」大盜的男子。

Eugene Bradshaw, 24, and his accomplice Kristy George, 34, were arrested on Thursday on suspicion of armed robbery with a deadly weapon in 33 cases over the past two months in the Houston area, the Harris County Sheriff’s Office said.

哈里斯郡警長辦公室說，24歲的尤金．布拉德肖，以及他的34歲黨羽克莉絲緹．喬治，因涉嫌過去2個月在休士頓地區持致命性武器犯下33件搶劫案，週四被逮捕。

Surveillance video of a few of the robberies, aired on local TV news, showed the suspect entering restaurants with a bag over his hand.

當地電視新聞播放的一些搶案監視器影帶顯示，該嫌犯手上拿著一個袋子進入餐廳。

The suspect during the robberies said there was a gun in the bag and demanded cash, and at time cookies, before making off with the money, police said.（Reuters）

警方說，該嫌犯搶劫時稱袋中有槍，並要求現金，拿錢逃走前，偶爾還要餅乾。（路透）

新聞辭典

holdup：名詞，指耽誤、停頓、持械搶劫。例句：What’s the holdup?（我們在等什麼？）

suspicion：名詞，指猜疑、嫌疑、少量。例句：I noticed a suspicion of uncertainty in his reply.（我注意到他的回答中有些不確定。）

make off with：片語動詞，指帶著…逃跑。例句：Someone has made off with her purse.（有人偷走她的錢包。）

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