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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.

= a successful robbery

= an unsuccessful robbery


Compiled by Ken Habarta

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17 March 11

I got a gun and I ain’t playing.
I want all the loose bills
100s, 50s, 10s, 5, 1s.
Don’t act stupid,
I will shoot you.

male, 33, Evansville Diamond Valley Credit Union, $6200

** suspect’s wife drove the getaway car; suspects caught in subsequent robbery where dye pack exploded while driving. All the banks robbed were located near highways, and after each robbery the couple would drive to another state 

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28 November 10

I have a gun, give me your money.

male, 46, WesBanco, Chillicothe OH,  1pm

** setting his sights higher, suspect went on to rob a McDonald’s, Dollar General and Goodwill store; caught 1 week later riding a 20-inch girl’s bicycle in the area

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6 August 10

This is a robbery.
Please don’t be no fool.
I will shoot.
Put the money in the bag.

male, 42, Chase Bank, Lantana FL, 2:30p, $3000

** suspect caught 10 hours later. He wrote bank note on back of receipt from nearby gas station. Found in hotel next to gas station. 

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13 June 10
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8 March 10

I.P. is watching outside.
I have two minutes to get $8,000
or I will shoot two people.

female, 24, Cambrian Credit Union, Winnipeg CN, 2:15p

** I.P. is ‘Indian Posse’ - a notorious Canadian gang. Suspect caught 6 months later after subsequent bank robbery

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