February 2010
31 posts
6 tags
“Now we need you to wait ten (10) minutes
and then tell your manager
to call...”
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male, 34, National Bank, Wellington NZ, 2:40p
** note 3 of 3 (see note 1, note 2) inside Christmas card handed to teller by unsuspecting passerby, suspect waited outside of bank; apprehended through surveillance images
4 tags
“You are still being watched.
Go down Gray St Cross the road,
there is an ANZ...”
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male, 34, National Bank, Wellington NZ, 2:40p
** note 2 of 3 (see note 1) inside Christmas card handed to teller by unsuspecting passerby, suspect waited outside of bank; apprehended through surveillance images
5 tags
“We are watching you so do not try to be a hero and don’t freak out …...”
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male, 34, National Bank, Wellington NZ, 2:40p
** note 1 of 3 (see note 2, note 3) inside Christmas card handed to teller by unsuspecting passerby, suspect waited outside of bank; apprehended through surveillance images
3 tags
“Put the money in the bag.”
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male, 33, Park Community Federal Credit Union, Clarksville IN, 9a
** given dye packs, getaway car spotted, apprehended 2 hours later at home
4 tags
“Give me 6 $100 bills
No alarms
and wait 4 minutes”
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male, 73, Bank of America, Tampa FL, $600
** identified from surveillance photo
4 tags
“Put the money on the counter now
and be cool or I will get stupid”
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male, 33, CIBC Bank, Kingston Ontario, $1405
** given dye packs; caught 2 days later
3 tags
“ALL THE CASH
NO DYE PACKS”
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male, 36, Chase Bank, Akron OH, $4147
** apprehended on way to getaway vehicle
3 tags
“If you alert the police,
this place will be blown up.
Give me everything you...”
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male, 24, Riverside National Bank, Royal Palm Beach FL, $6620
** lost cash in leap over fence; apprehended in his hotel room, located next to the bank
2 tags
“Empty drawer
No Alarm”
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male, 33, Wachovia Bank, Reading PA, $4000
** caught minutes later driving white Cadillac used in robbery the week before
6 tags
“I have a gun
give me all the money in your drawer
no dye packs”
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male, 27, BB&T Bank, Grafton WV, 11a
** caught two days later; had previous record of bank robbery
7 tags
“I have a gun in my purse,
don’t scream or panic
and everything will be okay”
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female, 25, Scotiabank, Calgary CA, 2:45p
5 tags
“Give us all the money in your drawer
… no dye packs …
stay calm...”
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females, 19, 20, Webster Bank, Barrington RI, 4:05p
** given dye pack; apprehended 2 days later
3 tags
“I have a gun.
Give me all the money in your drawer”
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male, 34, Alaska USA Federal Credit Union, Anchorage AK, $599.90
** robber identified himself during robbery by giving his bank account number and showing a photo ID; arrested short time later
2 tags
Bank Robbery Rise Concerns Police →
Interesting behind-the-scenes detail about bank security. Gerry Beckers, president of Visalia Community Bank, says “We have a staff meeting every year and go through the whole training,” with the intention to comply with the robber and ensure no one is hurt.
Employees are told: “Keep yourself safe and let them have what they want,” Beckers said. “And, be a good...
4 tags
“This is no joke. Stay calm.
Do as I say and no one gets hurt.”
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male, 43, First Citizens Bank, Warrenton GA, 1:15p
** caught minutes later in getaway car
6 tags
“I Have A Gun.
All 50s and 20s
NOW”
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male, 46, Iberia Bank, Pompano Beach FL, 1:09p, “the Real Slim Shady”
** earned moniker because of resemblance to Eminem. Apprehended two weeks later from surveillance images.
10 tags
“put 50s and 100s in bag.
I have a gun and police radio.
No dye packs, alarms...”
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male, 37, US Bank, Bedford OH, $1250
** arrested 1 month later through anonymous tip
7 tags
“This is a robbery.
Hand over all the cash in your drawer
and everybody will...”
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male, 20s, Acushnet Federal Credit Union, Acushnet MA, 11:40a
7 tags
“I have a gun,
give me money
don’t want to hurt anyone.”
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male, 47, Wachovia Bank, Stafford NJ, $1100
** arrested two robberies later after police matched rental car to suspect
6 tags
“I HAVE A GUN
GIVE ME THE MONEY
- N-
NO ONE WILL GET HURT.
HURRY Bitch!!”
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female, 24, Comercia Bank, Dallas TX, 1:51p
** dye pack exploded in bandit’s purse, which she discarded in parking lot - along with her identification
4 tags
“Robbery.
No Dye Packs.”
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female, 48, Wells Fargo, Millbrae CA, 2:30p
** apprehended after husband passed a note in a subsequent robbery with her fingerprints on it
5 tags
“Don’t panic, put money into bag.”
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male, 49, Our Community Credit Union, Elma WA, $6700
** identified by surveillance image, caught 5 days later
Man Calls in Bank Robbery Threat →
A Pennsylvanian man calls a local TV station to inform them he will rob a bank the following day at 11am and invited their camera crew to film it. Police arrive in the middle of the night and arrest him with making ‘terroristic threats’.
8 tags
“This is a stick-up,
give me the money,
I have a gun, move fast.”
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female, 30s, Southern Security Federal Credit Union, Memphis TN, 9:45a
** Teller walked away
2 tags
“This is a robbery.
Hand over the money.”
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male, 59, PNC Bank, Passaic NJ
** dropped backpack with paperwork which included his name
2 tags
“I have a gun.
Give me money.”
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male, 40, Palos Bank and Trust, Homer Glen IL, 4:56p, $7000
** chased by security guard and caught 3 blocks away
6 tags
“This is a robbery.”
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male, 30s, Rockland Trust Bank, Freetown MA, 4:30p
5 tags
“Give me all the money out of your drawer.”
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male, 31, NBT Bank, Grand Gorge DE, 9:40a, $7700
** arrested one week later
2 tags
“Give me the money.”
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male, 57, Liberty Bank, East Lyme CT, 2:22p
** dye packs given to bandit; arrested two days later.
5 tags
“give me all the money in the drawer”
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male, 21, Citizens Bank, Coventry RI, “The Abercrombie Bandit”
** arrested a week later after robbing a bank in his home town of Warwick.
3 tags
“Give me $3,000
or somebody out here get shot.
20 seconds.”
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male, 37, Central Bank, Kansas City MO, 12:22p, $2700
** followed by bank employees. Bandit discarded jacket he wore during robbery, only to discover he left the stolen money in the pocket.