This is not a joke I have gun
give me the money

male, 32, Commonwealth Bank, Brisbane AU, 3:30p “Australia’s Dumbest Criminal”“
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** suspect fled without money; caught 3 hours later
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male, 32, Commonwealth Bank, Brisbane AU, 3:30p “Australia’s Dumbest Criminal”“
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** suspect fled without money; caught 3 hours later

male, 34, M&I Bank, Milwaukee WI, 1:25p
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** suspect killed one month later fleeing a subsequent robbery

male, 31, Seacoast National Bank, Vero Beach FL, $1700
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** captured a few weeks later robbing gas station

male, 22, SunTrust Bank (inside Kroger), Apex NC, $4500
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** ID’d by surveillance photo

female, 59, Navy Federal Credit Union, San Diego CA, 1:15p
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** caught outside bank

female, 44, Regions Bank, Brookwood AL, $6347
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** female suspect disguised as male; placed thermos on counter; arrested after subsequent robbery 10d later

male, 30s, TD Bank, Jersey City NJ, 12:59p
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male, 40s, Fifth Third Bank, Nashville TN, 3p
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** suspect says he passed note because he was worried someone would take the money from him; released by police

male, 30, Citizens Bank, Poultney VT, 3:10p
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** purple dye pack exploded in car

male, 19, KeyBank, Issaquah WA, $4000
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** ID’d by surveillance photos; caught at local hotel