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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
Feeling lucky? Have the Random Bank Note Generator do the work.male, 33, PNC Bank, Cleveland OH, $2500
** suspect caught 3 weeks later on anonymous tip
male, 40, Peoples Bank, Huntington WV, $1355
** suspect caught after his third robbery of the same bank (!)
male, 40s, Northwest Savings Bank, Oakland PA, 9:30a
male, 44, Empire Bank, Springfield MO, 3:24p, $1720
** suspect ID’d by vehicle
male, 20s, Sovereign Bank, Broomall PA, 2:57p
male, 40s, Capital One, Brooklyn NY, 10:15a
** suspect got spooked and fled without cash
male, 20s, Iron Workers Bank, Aston PA, 11:14a
male, 38, Bank of New York, Wharton NJ, $11302
** suspect arrested 3 years later on anonymous tip
male, 29, Bank of America, Bridgeport CT, 1:28p
* given tracking device, which was discarded by bandit
** serial robber; he disclosed to police he selected banks at random - walking in and “just get a feel”
male, 25, Citizens Bank, South Kingston RI, 9:08a, $32400
** suspect fled on bicycle; apprehended an hour later on his bike
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