follow this on twitterThis is a robbery.
Put 1-thousand dollars in an envelope
and don’t say a word.
I have a gun.
male, 29, Wells Fargo, Fort Wayne IN, 4:23p
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Robbing a bank is as simple as putting pen to paper. Here are actual demand notes used in successful and unsuccessful unarmed bank robberies - - accompanied by a photo of each robber and appended with details about the robbery itself.
= a successful robbery = an unsuccessful robberyDo It Yourself
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male, 29, Wells Fargo, Fort Wayne IN, 4:23p
female, 20s, Alaska Federal Credit Union (QFC Supermarket), Seattle WA, 6:28p
“The F-Bomb Bandit”
male, 52, Key Bank, Aurora CO, 1:58p, “the H1N1 Bandit”
** suspect got spooked and left bank; arrested in his car outside. Earned nickname
from prev heist wearing a scarf over his face and telling the teller he had H1N1.
male, 27, Ocean National Bank, Dover NH, 2:18p
** Caught 2 days later by surveillance photo. Suspect was had drafts of robbery notes in his home including: “Your life will end!” “I have a gun!” “10 thousand now,” and “I have a gun, I will shoot you!”
female, 24, Cambrian Credit Union, Winnipeg CN, 2:15p
** I.P. is ‘Indian Posse’ - a notorious Canadian gang. Suspect caught 6 months later after subsequent bank robbery
female, 44, Sovereign Bank, Jackson NJ, $6000
** caught 2 days later by fingerprint left at bank
male, 36, Great Midwest Bank, Brookfield WI, 1:30p
** prosecuted as ‘armed robbery’ because he put his hand in his pocket in a threatening way
male, 50s, Dollar Bank, University Heights OH, $4630
female, 17, Bristol County Savings Bank, Dartmouth MA, 10:44a
** suspect caught 3 days later via surveillance id; tracked to hotel with boyfriend
male, 21, Acushnet Federal Credit Union, Acushnet MA, 11:40a
** suspect arrested two weeks later, caught with girlfriend
who also robbed banks with the same note (!)
