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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


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6 March 10

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

male, 36, Great Midwest Bank, Brookfield WI, 1:30p

** prosecuted as ‘armed robbery’ because he put his hand in his pocket in a threatening way

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5 March 10

This is a robbery.
Give me all your 100s, 50s and 20s.
I have a gun.

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

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15 February 10

This is no joke. Stay calm.
Do as I say and no one gets hurt.

male, 43, First Citizens Bank, Warrenton GA, 1:15p

** caught minutes later in getaway car

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11 February 10

I have a gun,
give me money
don’t want to hurt anyone.

male, 47, Wachovia Bank, Stafford NJ, $1100

** arrested two robberies later after police matched rental car to suspect

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9 February 10

Don’t panic, put money into bag.

male, 49, Our Community Credit Union, Elma WA, $6700

** identified by surveillance image, caught 5 days later

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31 January 10

I need help
I have a gun
give me this amount $5000.00.
I’m kidnapped.
Do not call the police

female, 35, PNC Bank, Clifton NJ, $760

** Note translated from Spanish.  Arrested two weeks later during an attempt to rob a different PNC Bank branch located in Clifton

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1 January 10

give $2,700.00
mainly large bills,
no die packs,
no alarms
and no one gets hurt.

male, 57, Regions Bank, Decatur GA, $1750

**arrested 3 days and 1 bank robbery later, identified by photo

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27 December 09

have gun
no dye packs,
empty drawer of all cash
no dye packs

male, 40s, TCF Bank, Elmhurst IL, $4700

** responsible for 11 Chicago-area robberies

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14 December 09

This is a robbery
I’m armed

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

** arrested 2 mos and 4 robberies later

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13 December 09

This is a hold up.
Thank you.

male, 51, First National bank, Tarentum PA, $1100

** arrested 10 minutes after robbery, 4 blocks away

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