I want the money put in it
Put the money in the envelope.
I want as much as you have.

male, 21, Hancock Bank, Destin FL, 4:49p
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** ID’d as employee of nearby hotel
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male, 21, Hancock Bank, Destin FL, 4:49p
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** ID’d as employee of nearby hotel

male, 20s, TDBank, Scotch Plains NJ, $5700
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male, 40s, Hudson City Bank, Garfield NJ, $2000
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** written on Post-It note

male, 23, Capital One Bank, Brooklyn NY, $1850
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** serial bandit maintained an explicit facebook page which led to his arrest
My partner is in the parking lot
with a police radio.
If you hit the alarm, he will know
and start shooting.
I am armed as well.
You have 30 seconds
to give me $100,000 in $100 bills.
You can call the cops
five minutes after I leave.
If you call before then
my partner will know
and start shooting.
Give me this note back.
Your time starts now.

male, 29, U.S. Bank (inside Albertson’s), Marysville WA, 5:30p
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** arrested 2 weeks later; ID’d by thumbprint off of note

male, 30s, Wells Fargo Bank, Scottsdale AZ, “Black Binder Bandit”
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** serial bandit struck 12 Arizona banks prior to arrest; carried a binder during robberies; “I had to drink a lot to have the bravery,” said the bandit.
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male, 33, Bank of Nova Scotia, Penticton BC, $1800
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** serial bandit arrested at local motel after subsequent robberies

male, 32, Sovereign Bank, Boston MA, $1000
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** arrested 3 days later on anonymous tip

male, 32, Sovereign Bank, Boston MA, 2:55p
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** suspect robbed another bank an hour later; arrested on anonymous tip

male, 40s, Bank of America, Venice CA, 11:47a, “The Tourist Bandit”
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