Put the money in the bag.

male, 40s, Fifth Third Bank, Fairview Park OH, 2:30p
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** suspect handed teller bag and note
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male, 40s, Fifth Third Bank, Fairview Park OH, 2:30p
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** suspect handed teller bag and note

male, 20s, Desert Schools Federal Credit Union, Tempe AZ, 3:30p
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male, 20s, Comercia Bank, Jackson MI, 4:15p
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** escaped on 10-speed

male, 32, Chase Bank, Hartland MI, $4386
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** suspect caught in another robbery the following month

male, 35, Wells Fargo Bank (in Bel-Air Market), Yuba City CA, $2600
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** suspect arrested an hour later for driving without a license plate

male, 35, Wells Fargo Bank (inside Raley’s), Grass Valley CA, $2000
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** suspect later ID’d by anonymous tip

male, 35, Wells Fargo, Phoenix AZ, 10:45a
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female, 40s, Astoria Federal Savings Bank, Westhampton NY, 9am
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male, 30s, Cooper State Bank, Columbus OH, 1:35p
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female, 20, Wells Fargo Bank, San Diego CA, 9:45a, $4500
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** suspect identified after fingerprint left at 3rd bank robbed in space of 3 hoursĀ