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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, 27, US Bank, Longmont CO, $400
** suspect arrested at a Dungeons & Dragons event, after boasting of crime;
teller misread his note and gave him 4 bills instead of 40. Police used
his facebook page to track him.
male, 39, First Citizens Bank, Bryson City NC, $2840
** caught an hour after robbery
male, 30s, Bank of America, La Crescenta CA, 12:56p
male, 40s, Florida Bank, Jacksonville FL, 12:54p
** suspect limped with cane and handed over bag with attached note
male, 50s, Citizens Bank, Spartanburg SC, 11:27a
male, 48, Citizens Bank, Swissvale PA, 3:05p
** dye pack exploded outside of bank; suspect tried to hijack car at gas station;
note written on a piece of cardboard
male, 30s, TCF Bank, Livonia MI, 6:20p
male, 43, Wachovia Bank, Lansdowne PA, 11:58a
* suspect arrested 2 days later in Atlantic City
male, 35, Wells Fargo, Minneapolis MN, $1350
** arrested 2 days later in suspect’s apartment - two blocks away from bank - during an unrelated domestic disturbance call
male, 24, Bank of America, Bellview FL, $3019
** tracked by cellphone back to hotel
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