DO NOT CALL 911
I have a gun
I want all large bills
$100’s, $50’s, and $20’s

male, 50s, Citizen Bank (inside Stop & Shop), Hingham MA, 6:45p
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male, 50s, Citizen Bank (inside Stop & Shop), Hingham MA, 6:45p
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male, 20s, Bank of America, Buffalo NY, 11am
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male, 40s, Capital One, Brooklyn NY, 10:15a
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** suspect got spooked and fled without cash

male, 57, Adirondack Trust Company, Saratoga Springs NY, 9:10a
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** after receiving $6573 from teller, suspect put the money back
on the counter and left on his bicycle

male, 42, Sovereign Bank, Lynn MA, $272.50
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** robbed bank a week later; ID’d by photos

male, 51, NewAlliance Bank, Stamford CT, 2:19p, $900

** suspect tried to escape by taxi, the dye pack exploded in the taxi

male, 20s, Citizens Bank, Cheektowaga NY, 11:34a


male, 29, Key Bank, Portland OR, 12:59, “The Where’s Waldo Bandit”
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** suspect arrested after posting on his Facebook page: “”im doing this to pay for my medical expenses. … live for today!”

male, 47, Chase Bank, Orange CA, 10:30a, “The CPA Bandit”
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** robbed bank on Tax Day - arrested a month later at a Carl Jr’s restaurant

male, 54, Barclays Bank, Leiston Suffolk, 9:06a
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** teller laughed and passed note to manager who sounded alarm.
Suspect left empty-handed. Upon arrest, suspect claimed it was a ‘joke’.