This is not a joke,
give me the money
before you die

male, 20s, Mission Bank, Mission KS, 11:45a
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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, 20s, Mission Bank, Mission KS, 11:45a
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male, 30s, U.S. Bank, Prairie Village KS, 1:45p
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male, 40s, Magnolia State Bank, Laurel MI, 9:30a
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** handed dye pack; suspect turned himself in

male, 20s, First Commonwealth Bank, Pittsburgh PA, 12:25p
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male, 40, First Citizens Bank, Lawrenceville VA, 2:20p
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** caught fleeing from scene with note

male, 30s, Wachovia Bank, Durham NC, 10:40a
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female, 30, Regions Bank, Dunwoody GA, 11:30a
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** suspect id’d by police in the area (without disguise); on her Twitter page she claims to be an “event planner and marketing genius.” Indeed.

female, 48, Citibank, Jamaica Estates NY, 2pm
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** suspect panicked and fled empty-handed; she robbed a liquor store afterward

male, 40s, Fifth Third Bank, Rocky River OH, 2pm
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male, 35, Wells Fargo, Phoenix AZ, 10:45a
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