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Big Apple Is Easy Target for Bank Robbers

444 robberies last year due to poor security, says commish

By Katherine Thompson,  Newser Staff

Posted Apr 5, 2009 3:23 PM CDT

(Newser) – Crime in New York's five boroughs was down again last year, but Police Commissioner Ray Kelly isn't happy. That's because bank robberies have gone up by 57% in that same time, which amounts to daily heists in downtown Manhattan. Kelly blames the trend on banks'...   Read full story »

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