follow this on twitterThis is a robbery. I want $1,200.
I’m armed.
male, 26, Bank of America, Anne Arundel MD, 1:15p
** serial bandit linked to 2 subsequent robberies
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male, 26, Bank of America, Anne Arundel MD, 1:15p
** serial bandit linked to 2 subsequent robberies
male, 20s, TDBank, Scotch Plains NJ, $5700
male, 40s, Hudson City Bank, Garfield NJ, $2000
** written on Post-It note
male, 28, Heritage Bank, Crescent Springs KY, 9:10a
** serial bandit ID’d by fingerprints
male, 36, U.S. Bank, Fargo ND, $402
** arrested two blocks from bank
male, 23, Capital One Bank, Brooklyn NY, $1850
** serial bandit maintained an explicit facebook page which led to his arrest
My partner is in the parking lot
with a police radio.
If you hit the alarm, he will know
and start shooting.
I am armed as well.
You have 30 seconds
to give me $100,000 in $100 bills.
You can call the cops
five minutes after I leave.
If you call before then
my partner will know
and start shooting.
Give me this note back.
Your time starts now.
male, 29, U.S. Bank (inside Albertson’s), Marysville WA, 5:30p
** arrested 2 weeks later; ID’d by thumbprint off of note
male, 36, TD Canada Trust, Peterborough CAN, $160
** suspect waited for police to arrive so he could be sent to jail
male, 30s, Wells Fargo Bank, Scottsdale AZ, “Black Binder Bandit”
** serial bandit struck 12 Arizona banks prior to arrest; carried a binder during robberies; “I had to drink a lot to have the bravery,” said the bandit.
male, 33, Bank of Nova Scotia, Penticton BC, $1800
** serial bandit arrested at local motel after subsequent robberies
