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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 robberyDo It Yourself
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male, 33, TCF Bank (inside Jewel Grocery), Schaumburg IL, $4949
** called in bomb threat to police before robbery (“There’s a bomb in your school. Don’t try to evacuate the building. We are watching.”); arrested for driving with a suspended license.
male, 33, Wachovia Bank, Reading PA, $4000
** caught minutes later driving white Cadillac used in robbery the week before
females, 19, 20, Webster Bank, Barrington RI, 4:05p
** given dye pack; apprehended 2 days later
male, 34, Alaska USA Federal Credit Union, Anchorage AK, $599.90
** robber identified himself during robbery by giving his bank account number and showing a photo ID; arrested short time later
male, 20s, Acushnet Federal Credit Union, Acushnet MA, 11:40a
male, 31, NBT Bank, Grand Gorge DE, 9:40a, $7700
** arrested one week later
male, 21, Citizens Bank, Coventry RI, “The Abercrombie Bandit”
** arrested a week later after robbing a bank in his home town of Warwick.
male, 30s, National City Bank, Massillion OH, 12:58p
male, 27, TCF Bank, St Paul MN, 2:45p, $4021
** dye pack exploded moments after robbery,
completely stained he turned himself in
male, 26, Floridian Community Bank, Delray Beach FL. $2418
** just released from substance abuse center
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