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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, 54, Barclays Bank, Leiston Suffolk, 9:06a
** teller laughed and passed note to manager who sounded alarm.
Suspect left empty-handed. Upon arrest, suspect claimed it was a ‘joke’.
male, 26, Citizens Bank, Providence RI, $1771
** suspect ID’d by mother
male, 52, SunTrust Bank, Richmond VA, “The Granddad Bandit”
** arrested after robbing 27 banks! This was his first.
male, 30, female, 30, United Bank, Flomaton AL, 4:56p
** turned in by anonymous tip
male, 50s, Wachovia Bank, Houston TX, 10:45a, “The Granddad Bandit”
female, 49, Eastern Federal Bank, Plainfield CT, 11a
** arrested days later in a casino.
male, mid 30s, Trustmark National Bank, Houston TX, 11a
male, late 30s, Bank of America, Montebello CA, 1:40p, “The Will Shoot Bandit”
** Suspect got spooked and fled bank without cash
female, 51, Bank of America, Sanford FL, $4300
** apprehended 3 weeks later
male, 40s, Bank of America, Sotuthfield MI, 2:20p
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