Put the money on the counter now
and be cool or I will get stupid

male, 33, CIBC Bank, Kingston Ontario, $1405
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** given dye packs; caught 2 days later
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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.
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male, 33, CIBC Bank, Kingston Ontario, $1405
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** given dye packs; caught 2 days later

male, 31, Webster Bank, Wethersfield CT, $3300
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** second in a series of 3 - much more explicit than previous note - this was also robber’s home town (!)

male, 20s, TD Banknorth, Lawrence, MA, $3,447
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female, 43, Citizens Bank, Barrington NH, 9:30a, $7569
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male, 40s, Arsenal Credit Union, St. Louis MO, “the Gentleman Thief”
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