Give me $1,200
and you won’t get hurt

male, 43, Emprise Bank, Wichita KS, 2:30p
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Robbing a bank is as simple as putting pen to paper. Here are actual demand notes used in successful and unsuccessful unarmed bank robberies - - accompanied by a photo of each robber and appended with details about the robbery itself.
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male, 43, Emprise Bank, Wichita KS, 2:30p
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male, 29, Bank of America, Lynn MA, 12:50p
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** turned in by anonymous tip

male, 25, Sovereign Bank, Brooklline MA, 3:30p
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** suspect locked himself out of getaway car

male, 30s, Citizens Bank (inside Stop & Shop), Cranston RI, 6:50p
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** note passed on paper plate; bandit fled after teller told him the bank was closing

male, 40, Citizens Bank, Portsmouth NH, 12:20p

** suspect ID’d by local police

male, 42, Sovereign Bank, Lynn MA, $272.50
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** robbed bank a week later; ID’d by photos

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, 27, Regions Bank, Cooper City FL, 10:50a
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** suspect fled from bank after employees announced the bank was being robbed

male, 27, Chase Bank, Cooper City FL, $2000
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male, 27, Eastern Bank (at Traders Way), Salem MA, $911
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