$10-$100 right now or I will shoot you.

male, 20s, Bank of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City OK, 3:46p
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** suspect robbed the same bank 2 days before
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male, 20s, Bank of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City OK, 3:46p
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** suspect robbed the same bank 2 days before

male, 50s, Citizens Bank, Spartanburg SC, 11:27a
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male, 48, Citizens Bank, Swissvale PA, 3:05p
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** dye pack exploded outside of bank; suspect tried to hijack car at gas station;
note written on a piece of cardboard

female, 20, Wells Fargo Bank, San Diego CA, 9:45a, $4500
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** suspect identified after fingerprint left at 3rd bank robbed in space of 3 hours

male, 30, female, 30, United Bank, Flomaton AL, 4:56p
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** turned in by anonymous tip

male, 25, Wells Fargo Bank (in Grossmont Center), La Mesa CA, $500,
“The Smurf Bandit”

male, female, 20s, Brickyard Bank, Skokie IL, $7000
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** female passed note; male made verbal demand; threw plastic bag at teller;
male then moved to next teller and demanded money

male, 40, Chase Bank, Portland OR, $926
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** suspect robbed same bank twice; teller pressed silent alarm

male, 32, Capital One Bank, Jersey City NJ, $2030
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** arrested in bank robbery the following month

male, 30s, Bank of America, Jacksonville FL, 3pm
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** suspect panicked and fled when teller took too long