I’m armed.
Give me all your money.
Don’t hit the alarm.
No bait bills
and don’t call the police
until I leave.

female, 30s, IBC Bank, Bethany OK, 5:52p
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female, 30s, IBC Bank, Bethany OK, 5:52p
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male, 33, RBC Bank, Venice FL, 10:44a
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** arrested on anonymous tip later that day

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

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

male, 28, Eastern Bank, Falmouth MA, 10:45a
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** suspect caught after subsequent robbery

male, 30s, TD Bank, Roselle NJ, 4:34p
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male, 30s, BancFirst, Oklahoma City OK, 9am
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male, 30s, East Boston Savings Bank, Wakefield MA, 3pm
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male, 30s, Chase Bank, Fair Lawn NJ, $3400
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male, 43, Emprise Bank, Wichita KS, 2:30p
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