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	Bank robberies
		When Pilsen State Bank in Lincolnville, Kan., population 225, was robbed by two armed men in October 2001, bank president Kurt Spachek was eating lunch in a room away from the main banking area and didn't know what had happened until it was over.
		When Spachek's bank was held up again in March 2002 by a single robber, who Spachek believed was one of the guys from the October robbery, the man ordered Spachek and four employees into a bathroom.
		Bank robberies in small cities and towns increased by more than 35 percent from 1996 to 2001 and by almost 20 percent in rural areas.
	www.bankrate.com /brm/news/chk/20020607a.asp?prodtype=bank (785 words)

	The bank robber, THE QUOTE, and the final irony
		This robber's words, if they were his, had been borrowed by hundreds of people to illustrate all sorts of points just in 1996.
		Though he was to gain his fame as a bank robber, his first experience in unauthorized withdrawals from banks and jewelry stores was learned at the knee of a crook named "Doc" Tate, an expert safecracker.
		The robber had several stays with the law, including a stint in Sing Sing, which was one of three prisons he escaped from in ingenious ways, and in Attica, which he left through other talents.
	www.banking.com /ABA/profile_0397.htm (1486 words)

	On Point : The Return of the American Bank Robber - 5/15/2002
		From 1995 to 2001, the number of bank heists rose by 17 percent, according to the FBI.
		Today's bank robber is far from the professional gangster of the John Dillinger era.
		While the robbers may not all be as "professional" as the thieves of old, the sharp rise in heists is a cause for alarm for the banking industry.
	www.onpointradio.org /shows/2002/05/20020515_a_main.asp (259 words)

	Police seek serial bank robber - baltimoresun.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Robbers stole money from banks 21 times last year, a marked increase from the one incident in 2005, said Sherry Llewellyn, a spokeswoman for the Police Department.
		Nelson said she attributes the increase in bank robberies to a string of offenders being released from prison.
		The robber jumped the counter and removed $8,924 from the tills himself so that a teller could not insert a dye pack that would later explode and stain the cash.
	www.baltimoresun.com /news/local/howard/bal-ho.banks07jan07,0,3429917.story?coll=bal-local-howard (680 words)

	USATODAY.com - Calif. bank robber takes hostages (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The robber left the bank and was quickly surrounded by SWAT officers who rushed him away from the scene in handcuffs.
		The man, believed to be in his 30s, entered Cathay Bank on North Atlantic Avenue not long after the branch opened, told employees he was armed and demanded the money, Nater said.
		Nater said the employees in the bank were used as intermediaries to communicate with police by telephone and e-mail throughout the day.
	www.usatoday.com /news/nation/2002/01/29/bank.htm (398 words)

	Tampabay: Disguised bank robber holds up SunTrust
		The robber exhibited traits that have become trademarks of some of his holdups: A Band-Aid on his left cheek, a nonchalant attitude, a heavy gut and a wig.
		The man may be the most prolific bank robber in the Tampa Bay area since the Crowbar Robber, who ran a streak of at least 25 holdups from Sarasota to Ocala until his capture in January.
		Bohling said the moustache on the robber during the holdup Monday appeared to be fake.
	www.sptimes.com /2002/10/29/TampaBay/Disguised_bank_robber.shtml (679 words)

	'Bank Robber'
		Bank Robber" is a dark -- as in poorly lighted -- comedy that manages to be anesthetizing despite its NC-17 rating.
		"Bank Robber" is the feature-film debut of Nick Mead, a music video-maker drunk on his own self-importance and banal observations.
		"Bank Robber" is rated NC-17 for nudity, violence, drug use and language.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/bankrobbernc17kempley_a0a3d8.htm (312 words)

	The Unknown Bank Robber
		One of the most unusual bank robberies of the 20th century happened in Skagway, Alaska.
		Seems that during a robbery attempt in 1902 a man walked into the bank concealing a gun and several sticks of dynamite under his coat.
		The robber, wanting to stop the teller, tried to pull the pistol from under his coat.
	www.bankersonline.com /articles/bhv09n09/bhv09n09a11.html (161 words)

	How Not to Rob a Bank (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		One robber in Upland, CA, presented his note to the teller, and her father, who was in the next line, got all bent out of shape about it.
		Or the chagrin of the bank robber in Cheshire, Massachusetts, who hit the bank at 4:30 PM, then tried to escape through downtown North Adams, where he was trapped in rush hour traffic until police arrived.
		One nervous Newport, RI robber, while trying to stuff his ill-gotten gains into his shirt pocket, shot himself in the head and died instantly.
	www.falstad.com /bankrobbers.html (396 words)

	FBI seeks serial bank robber (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The robber, who has a small goatee and wears a baseball cap, leaves the bank on foot with the envelope.
		Authorities are referring to the man as the "Main Street Robber" because four of the seven robberies have occurred on main streets in different communities.
		The robber has placed his right hand in his pants pocket, either as a normal mannerism or to hold a weapon or to pretend to have a weapon, he said.
	www.post-gazette.com /localnews/20020801bankrobber5.asp (305 words)

	The Citizens Voice - Bank robber sought (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Police said the man entered the bank and gave a teller a note demanding cash and indicating he was in possession of a bomb.
		After receiving cash, the robber was driven to the area of A Touch of Class Catering at the Palace on George Avenue in Wilkes-Barre, where he got out of the car and fled on foot.
		The bank was closed later Thursday and a sign on the door instructed people to visit the nearest Wachovia financial center on Route 315 in Dupont.
	www.citizensvoice.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=17070605&BRD=2259&PAG=461&dept_id=455154&rfi=6 (361 words)

	Mail Tribune - Bank robber eludes cops - September 30, 2006
		Customers in the bank during the robbery were sequestered and interviewed by investigators, and the bank was closed while investigators gathered evidence at the scene, he said.
		The robber was described as a white man with short, dark brown hair, no facial hair and a square jawline.
		In that case, the robber was described as in his mid- to late-30s and about 5 feet 6 inches tall with a small build.
	www.mailtribune.com /archive/2006/0930/local/stories/bank_robber_9-30.htm (453 words)

	CNN.com - Oldest U.S. bank robber gets 12 years - Jan. 23, 2004
		The oldest bank robber in the United States, 92-year-old J.L. Hunter Rountree, was sentenced to over 12 years in prison Friday after he pleaded guilty to robbing $1,999 from a Texas bank last August.
		Rountree, who goes by the nickname "Red", said he robbed his first bank when he was about 80 because he wanted revenge against banks for sending him into a financial crisis.
		A bank employee noted the license plate of the vehicle and Rountree was pulled over by police on a highway about 20 miles (32 km) from the crime scene, 30 minutes after the robbery.
	www.cnn.com /2004/US/Southwest/01/23/oldest.bank.robber.reut (470 words)

	Pasco: Bank robber expected to strike again
		A serial bank robber seems to have focused his efforts on Pasco County, and Weekes, the sheriff's lead bank robbery detective, says the man will strike again.
		A man walked into the bank and waited in line before presenting a handwritten note on a napkin to the teller.
		The robber is described as being in his 20s or early 30s, about 5 feet 9 inches tall and 150 pounds.
	www.sptimes.com /2004/08/21/Pasco/Bank_robber_expected_.shtml (350 words)

	Bank robber uses disease as threat
		The robber did not show a weapon, but his note threatened that an accomplice was inside the bank with his gun "trained" on the teller.
		More than 95 percent of bank robberies in the Puget Sound are "note-jobs" in which the bandit implies a weapon but never displays it, Burroughs said.
		The robber was described as in his late 30s to early 40s, about 5 feet 8, 190 pounds with a scruffy beard and grizzled hair.
	seattlepi.nwsource.com /local/288578_bankrobbery.html (430 words)

	Bank Robber Trailer, Reviews and Schedule for Bank Robber \| TVGuide.com
		Bank Robber Trailer, Reviews and Schedule for Bank Robber
		Patrick Dempsey stars as Billy, alternately described as a "legend in his own neighborhood" and "misguided...possibly retarded," who robs a bank to buy trinkets for his girlfriend Selina (Olivia d'Abo) from a home shopping network.
		There are no community posts for Bank Robber.
	www.tvguide.com /movies/bank-robber/129317 (120 words)

	USATODAY.com - Bank robber shot after taking hostages to airport in Kansas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — A bank robber who took at least six people hostage and ordered them to strip down to their underwear was shot by police at an airport Wednesday during what may have been an attempt to make a getaway in a small plane, authorities said.
		He held hostages in the bank for about 30 minutes, before loading four women and two men into a minivan owned by one of the hostages, a teller at the bank.
		Authorities believe the man acted alone and had walked to the bank after parking his car near a golf course about two miles away.
	www.usatoday.com /news/nation/2005-05-18-bank-robbery_x.htm (567 words)

	Potomac News Online \| Copycat bank robber strikes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		A man holding a cell phone to his ear robbed a Dale City bank on Friday afternoon, mimicking the infamous "cell phone bandit," who is accused of robbing four Northern Virginia banks while talking on a cell phone with her boyfriend.
		Bogert said the robber was holding a cell phone to his right ear throughout the robbery, but it is not clear if he was speaking with anyone, such as a lookout, or simply using the phone as a prop.
		Friday's robber is the first to copy the "cell phone bandit" in Prince William County.
	www.potomacnews.com /servlet/Satellite?pagename=WPN/MGArticle/WPN_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1128768642462&path= (497 words)

	N. Phoenix bank robber at large (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The robber walked into the bank at 605 E. Bell Road and handed a demand note to the teller about 4 p.m.
		The suspect fled in an unknown direction after he was given an undisclosed amount of cash, according to Lt. Vince Miaso of the Desert Horizon precinct.
		The robber is described as a 40-something man, 6-feet-tall, wearing a blue baseball cap, grey shirt and sunglasses.
	www.azcentral.com /community/phoenix/articles/1017brk-bankrobbery-ON.html (118 words)

	kutv.com - Bank Robber Fires Gun, Gets Sprayed With Dye Pack (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Police found the robber's ski mask near the bank, which was partially covered with red dye from the bank.
		Officials also believe the robber got some of the dye on his skin, which typically takes a couple of days to wear off.
		The bank robbery points a pistol at a teller during the robbery at Chase Bank in Fort Union.
	kutv.com /topstories/local_story_305141042.html (295 words)

	cbs2chicago.com - Hostage Situation Called At Bank; Robber Had Left
		CBS 2's Mike Parker reports that there had been an attempted robbery at the bank, but the robber fled in the commotion that followed.
		Two employees reportedly hid in the basement after the robbery, thinking the robber was still upstairs, and called police who treated the incident as a hostage situation.
		The bank is a medium-sized branch facility, in an isolated spot on the northwest corner of the intersection, Howard said.
	cbs2chicago.com /topstories/local_story_256121427.html (515 words)

	Would-be robber has change of heart - Peculiar Postings - MSNBC.com
		MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee police say a bank robber had a change of heart and returned to the bank he had just held up -- to return the money.
		He banged on a window, and a teller tried to tell him the bank was closed.
		O’Keefe says it’s the first time he remembers a bank robber who wanted to give back his loot, but that doesn’t mean he’ll get off without charges.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/5497712 (253 words)

	cbs2chicago.com - Clown Bank Robber Charged
		Paul Vassetti, 51, of block of 1500 North Bosworth Avenue in Chciago, was charged with felony bank robbery stemming from a robbery at Chase Bank, 1700 N. Wells St., according to a release by the FBI.
		Arregui entered the bank wearing a clown mask and a blue rain poncho, then threw a red book bag on the counter and approached the teller, according to court records.
		About $6,200 was reported missing from the bank, but only $3,832 recovered at the scene, according to court records.
	cbs2chicago.com /topstories/local_story_069133005.html (391 words)

	Police Hunt For Serial Bank Robber - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		HONOLULU -- Honolulu police said a serial bank robber has struck again and his choice of weapons has escalated from a pocketknife to a gun.
		Authorities said that the robber has shown tellers a pocketknife, an electric stun gun and a handgun.
		Bank robbers typically don't get much money during an individual holdup.
	www.thehawaiichannel.com /news/9401998/detail.html (326 words)

	Alleged '10-Second Bank Robber' Captured - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Fingerprints recovered from a demand note at one of the robberies -- at the TCF Bank branch in Hickory Hills -- led police and FBI investigators to Guillermo Rivera, who was arrested Wednesday night at the home of his girlfriend in Valparaiso, Ind., according to a release from the Hickory Hill police.
		Rivera, 52, whose last known address was in Indiana, was charged in a criminal complaint filed Wednesday with robbing the Hickory Hills bank of about $2,000 on March 31 and is suspected in at least seven other robberies this year, according to a release from the Chicago Office of the FBI.
		The robber gained his nickname by giving tellers he robbed 10 seconds to comply with his demand for cash, according to the FBI release.
	www.nbc5.com /news/9310369/detail.html (369 words)

	Sean Hannity Discussion - Only In New York: Fleeing Bank Robber Gets Mugged By Other Thief Down the Street
		A man who robbed a New York bank fled on foot and ended up losing his loot on the street to another thief who stole his haul.
		The original robbery of the Independence Bank was July 3, when several good Samaritans took after the thief on foot and ran him down, the New York Post said Wednesday.
		At the scene, police arrested James Boccanfusso and charged him with bank robbery, and the Samaritans provided a description of the second thief.
	www.hannity.com /forum/printthread.php?t=78312&pp=40 (595 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Metro -- Sketch of 'bungling bank robber' released
		SAN DIEGO – Police have released a composite sketch of the bungling bank robber who robbed a Grantville bank Tuesday morning wearing a hooded fl cape and a Ronald Reagan mask.
		The robber is described as a fl man in his 40s, heavy-set, 6 feet tall with full sideburns, police said.
		The robber finally managed to drive away and was heading east on Crawford Street when the dye pack hidden in the money exploded, showering him and the SUV with dye, police said.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/metro/20060831-0826-bn31bankrob.html (347 words)

	Stories Tagged 'bank robber' » Netscape.com
		Bank robbers have found an easier way to make off with other people's money: Around the country, thieves have hot-wired forklifts at construction sites, chugged up to banks and scooped up their ATMs,…
		News – A Greek bank robber armed with ninja throwing stars finally ran out of moves Tuesday when police arrested him after an Athens bank robbery.
		News – A would-be robber was arrested after he tried to hold up his local town hall, mistaking it for a bank, Austrian police said Wednesday.
	www.netscape.com /tag/bank+robber (395 words)

	FBI Unknown Bank Robber - Illinois Bank Robberies
		An unknown male suspect is being sought in connection with a series of bank robberies which were committed in the Chicago suburbs since 2002.
		In a majority of the bank robberies, he wore a dark-colored hooded jacket and gloves.
		Once inside a bank, the suspect displayed a fl, semiautomatic handgun and ordered the tellers to provide money from their cash drawers.
	www.fbi.gov /wanted/unkn/illinoisbank.htm (197 words)

	Prison for press-aide-turned-bank-robber - Boston.com
		A former congressional press secretary who said he robbed banks to pay for golf and rent was sentenced Monday to more than 12 1/2 years in prison.
		Thomas C. Springer pleaded guilty to four counts of bank robbery in May. U.S. District Judge Deborah Chasanow also ordered him to repay the $20,869 he stole during seven bank robberies between November 2004 and November 2005.
		Prosecutors say that on Nov. 30, 2005, Springer passed a note to a teller at a Kensington bank that read, "Bank Robbery." He fled with $400, but dye packs the teller placed in with the money exploded in his coat pocket as he left.
	www.boston.com /news/nation/articles/2006/08/28/prison_for_press_aide_turned_bank_robber?mode=PF (247 words)

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