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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, 52, Key Bank, Aurora CO, 1:58p, “the H1N1 Bandit”
** suspect got spooked and left bank; arrested in his car outside. Earned nickname
from prev heist wearing a scarf over his face and telling the teller he had H1N1.
female, 24, Cambrian Credit Union, Winnipeg CN, 2:15p
** I.P. is ‘Indian Posse’ - a notorious Canadian gang. Suspect caught 6 months later after subsequent bank robbery
female, 44, Sovereign Bank, Jackson NJ, $6000
** caught 2 days later by fingerprint left at bank
female, 25, Scotiabank, Calgary CA, 2:45p
male, 46, Iberia Bank, Pompano Beach FL, 1:09p, “the Real Slim Shady”
** earned moniker because of resemblance to Eminem.
Apprehended two weeks later from surveillance images.
male, 37, US Bank, Bedford OH, $1250
** arrested 1 month later through anonymous tip
female, 48, Wells Fargo, Millbrae CA, 2:30p
** apprehended after husband passed a note in a subsequent robbery
with her fingerprints on it
male, 32, Minnequa Credit Union, Pueblo CO, 5p, $2300
** Placed bag of change on the counter to ‘convert to cash’ - then passed note.
Arrested 2 days later; police traced license plate on getaway car.
female, 49, PNC Bank, Sharonville OH “the Bailout Bandit”
** left without money. Turned herself in the next day.
male, 50, Chase Bank, Hanover Park IL, $28,250
** caught 3 weeks later during a convenience store heist in his home town
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