Put all money from drawer
on counter quietly and quickly.
No one gets hurt.

male, 36, Great Midwest Bank, Brookfield WI, 1:30p
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** prosecuted as ‘armed robbery’ because he put his hand in his pocket in a threatening way
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male, 36, Great Midwest Bank, Brookfield WI, 1:30p
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** prosecuted as ‘armed robbery’ because he put his hand in his pocket in a threatening way

male, 50s, Dollar Bank, University Heights OH, $4630


male, 43, First Citizens Bank, Warrenton GA, 1:15p
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** caught minutes later in getaway car

male, 47, Wachovia Bank, Stafford NJ, $1100
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** arrested two robberies later after police matched rental car to suspect

male, 49, Our Community Credit Union, Elma WA, $6700
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** identified by surveillance image, caught 5 days later

female, 35, PNC Bank, Clifton NJ, $760
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** Note translated from Spanish. Arrested two weeks later during an attempt to rob a different PNC Bank branch located in Clifton

male, 57, Regions Bank, Decatur GA, $1750
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**arrested 3 days and 1 bank robbery later, identified by photo

male, 40s, TCF Bank, Elmhurst IL, $4700
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** responsible for 11 Chicago-area robberies

male, 50, Carolina First Bank, Greenville SC, 11:20a

** arrested 2 mos and 4 robberies later

male, 51, First National bank, Tarentum PA, $1100
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** arrested 10 minutes after robbery, 4 blocks away