Give me the money.

male, 57, Liberty Bank, East Lyme CT, 2:22p
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** dye packs given to bandit; arrested two days later.
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male, 57, Liberty Bank, East Lyme CT, 2:22p
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** dye packs given to bandit; arrested two days later.

male, 21, Citizens Bank, Coventry RI, “The Abercrombie Bandit”
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** arrested a week later after robbing a bank in his home town of Warwick.

male, 37, Central Bank, Kansas City MO, 12:22p, $2700
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** followed by bank employees. Bandit discarded jacket he wore during robbery, only to discover he left the stolen money in the pocket.

female, 35, PNC Bank, Clifton NJ, $760
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** Note translated from Spanish. Arrested two weeks later during an attempt to rob a different PNC Bank branch located in Clifton

male, 36, Capital One Bank, New York NY
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** arrested two robberies later in Las Vegas

male, 29, US Bank in Albertson’s Grocery, Silverdale WA, $2150
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** arrested 3 days later

male, 30s, National City Bank, Massillion OH, 12:58p


female, 47, Wells Fargo Bank, Roseburg OR, “The Wrangler Bandit”
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** Suspect escaped in a Jeep Wrangler

female, 35, Capital One Bank, Passiac NJ, $2700
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** Note translated from Spanish.

male, 52, First Cornerstone Bank, Media PA, $7000
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** passed note on ripped index card