Bank Notes: a collection of Bank Robbery Notes

"all of your money, no cops, no dye pack"

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 06:30:29 -0400

“all of your money,
no cops, no dye pack”

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female, 73, Albany Bank and Trust, Chicago IL, 5pm

** teller told her the bank was “closed”

"I have a gun on me. Hand me the money from the cashier."

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 06:28:37 -0400

“I have a gun on me.
Hand me the money from the cashier.”

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male, 43, Wells Fargo Bank, Jacksonville FL, 1:20p

"This is a holdup. I have a gun. Give me your unwrapped bills and no one will get hurt"

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 06:30:18 -0400

“This is a holdup.
I have a gun.
Give me your unwrapped bills
and no one will get hurt”

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male, 48, Chase Bank, Toms River NJ, 2pm

** caught within hour at local hotel

"I have a gun give me the cash now"

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 06:31:14 -0400

“I have a gun give me the cash now”

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female, 26, BB&T Bank, West Springfield VA, $1830

** caught two weeks later after crashing a stolen car into oncoming traffic

"Gun Cash $10,000"

Sun, 08 Apr 2012 06:30:35 -0400

“Gun
Cash
$10,000”

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female, 26, Virginia Commerce Bank, Manassas VA, $1368

** first of two-robbery crime spree

"Give me all your twenties"

Sat, 07 Apr 2012 19:45:25 -0400

“Give me all your twenties”

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male, 32, American Eagle Credit Union, East Hartford CT, $560

"This is a robbery. I have a gun. Don’t do anything funny."

Sat, 10 Mar 2012 06:30:05 -0500

“This is a robbery. I have a gun.
Don’t do anything funny.”

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male, 28, Trustmark National Bank, Memphis TN, $6579

** suspect arrested after subsequent robbery 7 miles from bank

"This is a Robbery Don’t Use Dye Packs Don’t Use GPS"

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 06:30:05 -0500

“This is a Robbery
Don’t Use Dye Packs
Don’t Use GPS”

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male, 42, Bank of America, Midland TX, 3:55p

* authorities matched surveillance to suspect’s facebook page

"You have three seconds to give me all your 100’s, 50’s, 20’s, 10’s and 5’s, don’t make any sudden..."

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 06:30:05 -0500

“You have three seconds
to give me all your 100’s,
50’s, 20’s, 10’s and 5’s,
don’t make any sudden movements.”

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male, 46, First Convenience Bank (inside Kroger), Humble OH, $6000

* arrested next day on separate charge

"Criminals take note on trends."

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 06:30:05 -0500

"Criminals take note on trends.":

Interesting article on how the FBI is working with local banks to deter robberies. What I found most surprising to read - even though I’d long believed this - was the following:

“Criminals take notes on trends. “When they get arrested, they go back to prison and they talk and they share notes. So when they come back out they say, ‘Hey hit XYZ bank next time because they don’t have” whatever it may be.”

"No alarms no die packs. All the money in the droor and no one gets hurt. Be calm."

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 06:30:05 -0500

“No alarms no die packs.
All the money in the droor
and no one gets hurt.
Be calm.”

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male, 22, Bristol County Savings Bank, Taunton MA, 2:02p

** arrested 48 hours later; ID’d by surveillance photo

"Robbery $5000 YOU are NOT in danger wait until 4:30 to set off the alarm otherwise I will set off a..."

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 06:30:06 -0500

“Robbery
$5000
YOU are NOT in danger
wait until 4:30 to set off the alarm
otherwise I will set off a bomb from my phone”

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male, 30s, PNC Bank, Lake Geneva WI, 3:53p

** arrested after subsequent robbery in same town

"Sorry, robbery $5,000. No dye packs or bait. Don’t activate the alarm til I’m gone."

Sun, 04 Mar 2012 06:30:05 -0500

“Sorry, robbery
$5,000.
No dye packs or bait.
Don’t activate the alarm til I’m gone.”

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male, 31, M&I Bank, Twin Lakes WI, 3:50p

** arrested after subsequent robbery

"Put money in window NOW! No Alarm or Die Pack or We Start Shooting 5 Seconds!"

Sat, 03 Mar 2012 16:13:00 -0500

“Put money in window NOW!
No Alarm or Die Pack
or We Start Shooting
5 Seconds!”

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male, 44, TD Bank, Newark NJ, $2469

** serial bandit was arrested after subsequent robbery

"Give me the money in the drawer. I have a bomb."

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:30:05 -0500

“Give me the money in the drawer.
I have a bomb.”

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male, 45, Bank of Oklahoma, Midwest City OK, 3:30p

** suspect turned himself in

"Give me all the money."

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:30:06 -0500

“Give me all the money.”

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male, 30s, Wells Fargo, Antioch CA, 5:40p

** tellers altered others in bank; suspect fled

"I have a bomb. Do what I say or i tell my friend outside who has a police scanner to press the..."

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 06:30:05 -0500

“I have a bomb.
Do what I say or
i tell my friend outside
who has a police scanner
to press the button
and this establishment
will not exist.”

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male, 30s, Bank of America, West Hollywood CA, 2:26p

** suspect made an oral demand for “20,000 dollars”

"This is a robbery. Give me everything."

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 06:30:06 -0500

“This is a robbery.
Give me everything.”

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male, 21, Bank Midwest, Kansas City KS, 5:42pm

** suspect arrested after IDing plates on getaway car

"I have a gun. If you don’t cooperate, I will use it."

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 06:30:06 -0500

“I have a gun.
If you don’t cooperate,
I will use it.”

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male, 35, Salem Five Bank, Peabody MA, $285

** arrested on anonymous tip

"give me all of your money don’t make me take this thing out of my pocket. If I think I see you grab..."

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 06:31:05 -0500

“give me all of your money
don’t make me take this
thing out of my pocket.
If I think I see you
grab that dye packet,
I’m not going to be nice.”

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male, 30s, New Alliance Federal Credit Union, Ambridge PA, 3pm