This is a robbery.
Give me all of your money.
This is not a joke.
I have a gun in the bag.

male, 20s, Chase Bank, Skokie IL, $1000
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male, 20s, Chase Bank, Skokie IL, $1000
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male, 20s, Pioneer Bank, Watervliet NY, $2000
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male, 40s, TCF Bank, Elmhurst IL, $4700
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** responsible for 11 Chicago-area robberies

male, 26, Key Bank, Stamford CT
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** this bumbling bandit was caught before he even entered the bank

male, 20s, Sovereign Bank, Bellingham CT, 10:08a
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male, 20s, TD Bank, New Carrollton VA
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** wore fake security badge

male, 40s, Webster Bank, Old Saybrook CT, 12:02p
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** when teller put money on counter he said ‘D Pack?’, the teller said ‘No’

male, 22, Commerce Bank, Morristown NJ, 4:50p, $4000
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** pulled over for speeding in a stolen car - note found in pocket

male, 42, TCF Bank, Minneapolis MN, $3760
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** arrested 30 minutes later waiting for bus!

male, 44, PNC Bank, Jensen Beach FL
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** handed dye pack, followed by witness