Give me all your 50s, 100s.
No dye pack, no bait money

male, 44, Capital One bank, New York NY, $2325, “The Bouquet Bandit”
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** used ‘potted plant’ instead of flowers; note card had demand written on it
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male, 44, Capital One bank, New York NY, $2325, “The Bouquet Bandit”
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** used ‘potted plant’ instead of flowers; note card had demand written on it

male, 40s, Bank of Smithtown, New York NY, 9am, “The Bouquet Bandit”
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male, 40s, Webster Bank, Boston MA, 5:50p
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male, 29, Rockland Federal Credit Union, North Attleboro RI, 1:59p, “The Burly Bandit”
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** arrested 1 mos later in separate robbery

female, 25, Bangor Savings Bank, Bangor ME, $1390
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** suspect fled in taxicab; police called taxi companies to trace pickup @ bank location

male, 32, Deerwood Bank, Deerwood MN, 9:13a
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** suspect used cellphone to call 911 to report robbery; police traced cellphone and fingerprints off note

male, 50s, Wachovia Bank, Houston TX, 10:45a, “The Granddad Bandit”
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male, 29, TD Banknorth, Westport CT, 2:08p
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** part of two-man robbery spree; suspect fled without money

male, 20s, Desert Schools Federal Credit Union, Mesa AZ, 3:16p
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male, 29, Bank of America, Bridgeport CT, 1:28p
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* given tracking device, which was discarded by bandit
** serial robber; he disclosed to police he selected banks at random - walking in and “just get a feel”