Do robbers actually use sleeping gas to rob houses?

This is a common "urban rumor" spread often by US Air Force and US Navy personnel who were stationed in the Philippinnes until US forces left in the early 1990s. read more

Robbers rob houses with people in them. Burglars rob empty houses. Just sayin : ) I doubt they use sleeping gas. For one thing, it doesn't actually exist. For another, the closest things to what we would call sleeping gas are chosen because they have a mortality rate of less than 20% - but not too much less. read more

According to this story the "Sardinian sleeping gas gang" tried to rob this house. They were heard breaking in and police and security guards arrived within minutes, chasing them off. The subsequent search revealed no evidence of sleeping gas in the air, hoses, gas cylinders, gas masks or.. well anything at all related to sleeping gas. read more

Anaesthesia experts have debunked claims that French robbers used sleeping gas on Formula One star Jenson Button and his wife during a burglary. The 35-year-old racing star and his wife Jessica were feared to have been knocked out by gas pumped into their luxury villa on the French Riviera, leaving them helpless as thieves seized her £250,000 engagement ring on Monday night. read more