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bank robbery stories: 15 news summaries

 FBI After Calif. 'Geezer Bandit' 

Man in 70s, toting oxygen tank, suspect in 5 bank robberies

Nov 17, 09 7:47 PM CST
(Newser) - The FBI has jumped in on the pursuit of a California robbery suspect authorities have dubbed the “Geezer Bandit.” The most recent of the five heists came yesterday outside San Diego; surveillance video of previous incidents shows a man believed to be in his 70s and, in at... More »

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FBI • crime • bank robbery • San Diego • bank robber • surveillance video • Geezer Bandit • oxygen tank

Men Try to Rob Bank With Fake Search Warrant

Manager outsmarts criminals armed only with handcuffs

Nov 17, 09 1:33 PM CST
(Newser) - Five Nevada men are set to appear in federal court today after allegedly attempting to rob a bank armed only with handcuffs and a fake search warrant. These criminal masterminds claimed that the search warrant entitled them to take all the money out of the bank’s vault, according to... More »

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crime • bank robbery • forgery • stupidity • search warrant

(Newser) - The Iraqi robbers who killed eight security guards and stole $4.8 million from a Baghdad bank this week were army officers, not insurgents, the Los Angeles Times reports. Iraqi police revealed today the arrest of four elite officers assigned to guard Shiite Vice President Adel Abdul-Mahdi. "It was... More »

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Iraq • insurgents • Nouri al-Maliki • bank robbery • Iraq Army

 Baghdad Gunmen 
 Kill 8, Grab $7M 
 in Bank Heist 

Theft may be to back insurgency: official

Jul 28, 09 9:14 AM CDT
(AP) - Gunmen killed eight security guards and made off with nearly $7 million today during an early morning robbery at a bank in central Baghdad that police say is the work of insurgents attempting to finance their operations. It’s the second deadly robbery in a week in Baghdad's commercial Karradah... More »

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Iraq • insurgents • Baghdad • bank robbery • bank

(AP) - The Supreme Court says accidentally shooting a gun during the commission of a crime should bring the same penalties as intentionally using a firearm. The high court today upheld the conviction and sentence of Christopher Michael Dean, who was arrested for trying to rob a bank in Georgia in 2004.... More »

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John Roberts • Stephen Breyer • bank robbery • John Paul Stevens • sentencing guidelines • US Supreme Court • gun laws • accidental • automatic sentencing • Christopher Michael Dean

Robber Told Bank He Was Fed Up With Bailouts

Gets away after SF bomb-threat heist

Apr 22, 09 3:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Police are looking for a man who robbed a San Francisco branch of Bank of America—ostensibly out of disgust for corporate bailouts, the Chronicle reports. The man requested a meeting with a manager and told him he represented “a corporation” concerned with the bailouts—before threatening to detonate... More »

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San Francisco • Bank of America • bank robbery • bomb • bomb threat • bailout • financial crisis

 Big Apple Is Easy 
 Target for Bank Robbers 

444 robberies last year due to poor security, says commish

Apr 5, 09 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' reluctance to enact security measures... More »

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crime • New York • bank robbery • security guards • Ray Kelly

 Robber Flees Wash. 
 Cops on Inner Tube 

Craigslist may have been used to solicit decoys

Oct 1, 08 6:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - A crafty robber escaped on an inner-tube this morning after pepper-spraying an armored-car guard outside a bank in Monroe, Wash., the Seattle Times reports. The thief may also have used Craigslist to solicit unwitting decoys, asking them to show up near the scene in attire like his. It was... More »

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Bank of America • bank robbery • Craigslist • Washington state • river • inner-tube

 ATM Thefts On the Rise 

Non-bank teller machines make easy targets, police say

Jul 3, 08 7:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - ATM theft is a labor-intensive crime: You have to steal a pickup, slam it through a gas station storefront, and haul the ATM out. But that’s exactly what an increasing number of criminals are doing, MSNBC reports. From 2000 to 2006, thieves nabbed about 120 ATMs a year across... More »

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crime • theft • bank robbery • felony • bank • GPS • ATM

 Robber Shoots Pregnant Teller 

Mother in serious to critical condition, fetuses unharmed

Apr 22, 08 4:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - A bank teller pregnant with twins was shot during a robbery today in Indianapolis, but her fetuses were not directly injured, the Indianapolis Star reports. Katherine Sheffield, 30, is in serious to critical condition after a gunman walked into the bank where she worked and fired two shots into her... More »

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pregnancy • twins • Indiana • bank robbery • Indianapolis • bank teller • Huntington bank

NYPD Cop Accused in
3 Heists

He allegedly robbed banks to buy engagement ring

Apr 12, 08 8:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - A New York cop nabbed for robbing a bank this week may have committed two other heists last year, the NYPD said today. Christian Torres, a transit officer described by NYPD Commissioner Raymond Kelly as “a model cadet,” will be charged in New York after proceedings wrap up... More »

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NYPD • corruption • Pennsylvania • bank robbery • bank robber • New York City Police Department • Raymond Kelly • Christian Torres

'Barbie Bandits' Sentenced in Bank Heist

One ex-stripper gets
2 years in prison for giggly robbery

Mar 24, 08 6:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - The so-called "Barbie Bandits"—two ex-strippers who were caught on video robbing a bank and giggling—were sentenced today in suburban Atlanta. Ashley Nicole Miller, 19, got two years in prison, plus eight of probation; Heather Lyn Johnston, 20, faces 10 years' probation. A male accomplice was also... More »

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YouTube • Georgia • bank robbery • Barbie Bandits • Heather Lyn Johnston • Ashley Nicole Miller

 13 Must-See Heist Movies 

In the mood for a caper? Rent one of these.

Mar 13, 08 11:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Did The Bank Job leave you itching for more scheme-heavy heist films? Entertainment Weekly names 13 greats:
  1. Ocean's Eleven: Ex-con George Clooney gathers a gang to filch $150 million and get back his girl, Julia Roberts.
  2. A Fish Called Wanda: John Cleese and Jamie Lee Curtis are among
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entertainment • list • bank robbery • box office • heist • action movie • movies • movie remakes

Friendly Service Cuts Bank Robberies

FBI finds personal attention unnerves would-be felons

Jan 6, 08 12:50 PM CST
(Newser) - Bank employees are thwarting robbers in Washington state, not with steel bars or alarms—but with broad smiles and enthusiastic handshakes, reports the Seattle Times. The number of bank robberies in the state reached a 20-year low thanks to FBI training program "Safecatch," which teaches bank personnel to... More »

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crime • Bank of America • Washington • bank robbery • Safecatch • First Mutual Bank • customer service

Stylish Bandit Fleeces Banks, Escapes FBI

Sporting ponytail, and possibly gun, blonde pulls 3 jobs in a month

Jun 19, 07 9:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - A bank robber who's pulled off three heists this month has all the conventional moves but none of the usual look. The FBI is looking for a 20-something blonde who, with her ponytail poking through a baseball cap, knocked off a Washington bank late last month, capping a spree with... More »

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FBI • crime • robbery • ponytail bandit • bank robbery

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