Waverly Gardens Shopping Centre in Mulgrave, Australia was put under lockdown when four armed thieves took to a jewelry store, threatening employees with hammers and axes. The masked suspects smash through the front window before fleeing to a car waiting outside.

Often times you never see a criminal coming and this gas station attendant would agree. Tending to the gas station alone in Auckland, New Zealand, this guy fell victim to the schemes of two hooded attackers. While one tries to swing a long object at him, the attendant is quick enough to swipe it from the thief's hands.