Mother And Daughter Charged In CUHeist

DURANGO, Colo. - (07/20/05) -- A 60-year-old local woman wasarrested Monday and will be charged later this week with the May 24armed robbery at Colorado FCU, when two gun-wielding thieves madeoff with more than $100,000. Police believe the gun-wieldingthieves were Sharon Vaughn and her daughter Danja Vaughn, who wascharged last week with the hold-up. The mother-and-daughter eachattempted suicide June 9 after police searched their home and found$85,494 in cash and numerous receipts for cash purchases made afterthe robbery, as well as a short barreled rifle believed used in thehold-up, police said. Evidence led to the Vaughns after the motherpaid their landlord $20,000 in $20 bills.

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