October 2009
32 posts
6 tags
“I have two pipe bombs in the bag.
Pass all the cash quickly.
No dye packs.”
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male, 49, Apple Bank, Flushing NY $1085
4 tags
“This is a robbery.
Put all the money in the bag.”
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male, 32, Sun National Bank, Vineland NJ, $8597
*** caught later with accomplices
5 tags
“This is a bank robbery,
place 1 100.00 bill
on the counter
or I will...”
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male, 41, First National Bank Alaska, Anchorage AK 12:01p
5 tags
“$5,000 in 20s and 50s.
No dye packs,
no alarms,
no one gets hurt.”
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male, 30s, Capital One, Brooklyn NY 2:45p
3 tags
“I have a gun in my bag.
Give me $5,000 please.
Thanks a bunch.”
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male, 20, Metro Bank, Wyomissing Hills, PA
*** more bandits closing their notes with ‘Thanks’
5 tags
“This is no joke.
Give me big bills.
No dye packs!
I will check for dye....”
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male, 27, Bank of New England, Haverhill MA, 3:30p $950
8 tags
“Put the money in the bag, now.
Thanks.”
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male, 25, Five Star Bank, Pavilion NY, 11:30a
5 tags
“Give me all your money
I have a gun.”
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female, TD Bank, West New York, NJ $850
6 tags
“Hand over your money please”
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male, 25, Colonial Bank, Apollo Beach FL
2 tags
No hats/No hoods/No sunglasses = No robbery →
Banks are considering implementing a ‘dress code’ to deter robbers. 90% of bank robbers use the hats/hoods/sunglasses disguise. They like to blend in with other customers until they reach the teller window, where they display a robbery note or gun.
“…“If you see a guy (in a bank lobby) with a baseball cap, dark glasses and a mustache (or) beard, it’s probably a bank...
9 tags
“This is not a joke.
I have a gun loaded. Ready.
I want all the money in the...”
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male, 25, Croghan Colonial Bank, Ballville, OH
5 tags
“Do exactly what this says,
fill the bag with $100s, $50s and $20s,
a dye pack...”
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male, 28, PNC Bank, ???
5 tags
“This is a robbery
count out $5,000
no games.”
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male, 30, Citizens Bank, Bensalem PA $4000
7 tags
“This is a robbery,
Don’t make it a murder,
Handgun,
No Dye Packs, No Marked...”
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male, 28, Key Bank, Vancouver WA, 11:15a, $1785
5 tags
“Bank Robbery.”
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male, 57, Chevy Chase, Kennsington MD
5 tags
“Give me $5,000 or die.
No dye packs. No police.”
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male, mid 30s, TD Banknorth, ??, $3250
6 tags
“You have 40 seconds
to put all your money in the box,
do not make any sudden...”
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female, 19, Wachovia Bank, Vienna VA, “the Cell Phone Bandit”
3 tags
“Give me all your cash.”
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male, 30s, United Bank, Alexandria VA, $1917
4 tags
“I have a gun.
Give me all of the money.”
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male, 45, Comercia Bank, Sterling Heights IL
8 tags
“I want all your money in the drawer.
No bait packs.
There are explosives...”
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female, 40s, M&T Bank, Frackville PA
6 tags
“All loose bills.
No strapped cash.
Remember I will not hesitate to kill you....”
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female, 20s, Bank of America, Atlanta GA, $11,000 “Barbie Bandits”
4 tags
“This is a robbery
give me all your money
top and bottom drawers.
I have a...”
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male, ??, First Security Bank, Magna UT, 10:53a
3 tags
“This is a robbery -
start with the big bills.”
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male, mid 20s, Bank of California, Union CA, 1:27p “the Soda Jerk Bandit”
5 tags
“Don’t push nothing
and you won’t get hurt.”
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male, 23, Citizens Bank, Poultney DE, 10am
3 tags
“Give me all of your money
or I’ll kill you.”
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male, 20s, Fifth Third Bank, Sterling Heights MI
9 tags
“Do not hit any alarms
or people will die.
I have a gun and will use it!
Your...”
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male, 29, Riverside Bank, Port St. Lucie FL, 11:15a
** caught by tracking device - the irony!
7 tags
“Need $300 or I’ll kill you.
I’m serious.”
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female, 30, Wells Fargo, Hillsborough OR
7 tags
“Don’t make this a dangerous situation,
give me your money now.”
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male, ??, Midland Bank, Mission KS
** note the cereal box concealing his ‘weapon’
6 tags
“Put the money in the bag
Hurry up, all of it!”
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female, 34, Wells Fargo, Santa Cruz WA, 5:30p
“The Bag Lady Bandit”
** lady bank robbers tend to use bags
6 tags
“Don’t turn this into a hostage situation,
only money from the top drawer.”
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male, ??, Bank IV, Wichita KN
3 tags
1886 Professional Criminals of America →
This is an amazing book first printed in 1886. A compendium of thieves, pickpockets and burglars. It was written by the New York Chief of Police, Thomas Byrnes, and he writes each description like he’s writing a novel. Best of all, each one is accompanied by a mugshot. Recommended for historians and lovers of crime stories.
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Bank Notes: The Book
‘Note’ robberies are the single most popular method of robbing banks today. Some use a one-line directive. Others are explicit in detail. Some are plain bizarre. Each day there is another.
This book collects Notes from successful and unsuccessful bank robberies - “note jobs” in FBI-parlance. And much like you see here on this blog, provides the vital stats for each...