$100, no discussion

male, 40s, Fifth Third Bank, Nashville TN, 3p
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** suspect says he passed note because he was worried someone would take the money from him; released by police
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male, 40s, Fifth Third Bank, Nashville TN, 3p
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** suspect says he passed note because he was worried someone would take the money from him; released by police

male, 53, Johnson Bank, Janesville WI, $2970
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** another homeless man who needed a place to stay

male, 36, U.S. Bank, Fargo ND, $402
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** arrested two blocks from bank

male, 27, Victory State Bank, Staten Island NY, 8:37a
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** caught two hours later walking around housing development wearing same coat he wore in robbery

male, 31, Bank of America, Kingston PA, 3:50p
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** bandit apprehended 3 days later standing in front of local hotel

male, 53, Wachovia Bank, St Petersburg FL, 1p

** suspect was homless and told police he wanted to be arrested

male, 55, PNC Bank, Wilkes-Barre PA, $2530
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** caught a couple hours later

male, 30s, Bank of Oklahoma, Tulsa OK, 5:40p, “The Cookie Crumbler Bandit”
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** attempted to rob bank while eating a cookie, the teller said ‘no’ and he left