Thursday, July 01, 2004
Bank Robberies Getting BAD
In earlier entries in this blog, we covered the "caught on tape" robbery that just went down in Washington, and told about the fatal shooting of a teller in Tulsa. Wonder if there's any slow-down in sight? Sure doesn't look like it. In one particularly sad recent case in Columbus, Georgia, a 25-year old bank teller has been charged with playing a role in the armed robbery of the bank where he worked. The robber used a gun to take nearly $150,000 from two bank employees loading one of the bank's ATMs. Details of the teller's involvement were not revealed.
Here is just a SAMPLE of the bank robberies (and captures) that have taken place this week. We wish we could say this was all of them. It's not -- by a long shot.
Monday:
Wachovia Bank, Duluth, Georgia. Middle-aged white guy in a ball cap makes off with $9,852. (Who let that out?) More.
Farmers & Mechanics Bank, Willingboro, PA. Suspect used a note which indicated he was armed, and wore a baseball cap. More.
SouthTrust Bank, Birmingham, AL. Two men, one armed with a gun. Fled in pickup. More.
Tuesday:
HSBC branch, Tonawanda, NY. Armed with a note, wearing a hat, in and out with the money. More.
Centra Bank, Inwood, WV. Dress of choice: camouflage scarf over head and face. More.
Texas Bank, Willow Park, TX. Forced employees and customer to lie on the floor. Wore a sock cap or ski mask. More.
Pinnacle National Bank, Green Hills, TN. Robber used semiautomatic handgun. Had on a ball cap. More.
Wednesday:
AmSouth Bank, North Chattanooga, TN. Note robbery. Casually dressed, relaxed looking, white guy in his 30s.
FleetBank, Berlin, NY. Fat white dude pased a note, robbed the bank, then tied up two female bank employees before making his getaway. What was he wearing? A baseball cap, of course. More.
SunTrust Bank. Atlanta, GA. Yet another ballcap-wearing robber. Used a threatening note. Is believed to have robbed three Wachovia branches recently. More.
Austin gets hit AGAIN. Chase Bank robbed. More.
Bank of Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, AL. Love this. News story reports that "a man" robbed the bank with a note and fled on foot. No picture of him in this story, no description whatsoever. But the news station helpfully adds "Anyone who knows who or where the man is should call the Tuscaloosa Police Department." Yeah, right. I wouldn't be waiting for that phone to ring. More.
Great Southern National Bank, Hattiesburg, MS. A robber who claimed to have a gun robbed the bank and left on foot. More.
BB&T, Charlotte, NC. Creep fired several shots, but left empty-handed after trying to rob the bank. The police were alerted by a silent panic button. Then they got a call when someone heard shots. Finally the teller called. The would-be robber was wearing a wig and sunglasses, and isi still on the lam. More.
CAUGHT!
Honolulu. The uncle bandit (who's believed to have robbed seven banks) is nabbed. More.
Versaille, IL. Stupid robber shows up at the bank wearing a stocking over his face. Guess what? The bank had a buzz-in system on their door, and the employees wouldn't unlock the door to let him in. He was quickly apprehended. (And he wasn't a newbie, either. This 70-year old man had previously served time in prison for bank robbery!) More.
Seattle, WA. Nondescript white guy who wore a ball cap, was plain vanilla in appearance and MO, was caught after robbing 9 banks. Authorities had dubbed him the "Average Joe" bank robber. More.
Bank One, Indianapolis, IN. After the bank was robbed, an employee was able to follow the robber and give police a good description of the getaway vehicle. More.
Citizens Bank, Saginaw, MI. Lack of preparation. Don't you love it? His intended getaway vehicle was a bicycle. Alas, it had a flat tire, and a former branch employee who witnessed the young man fleeing the bank became a hero when she dialed 911 from her cell phone and followed the bandit as he abandoned his bike and attempted to flee on foot. .More.
While no robbery is a laughing matter for those directly affected who have been terrorized by the bandit or bandits in a specific situation, there are certainly some cases that, from the outside, bring a chuckle. One is the case of the 43-year old bank robber in Pennsylvania who foiled his own escape by fainting when the teller left him standing alone at the counter! More.
In earlier entries in this blog, we covered the "caught on tape" robbery that just went down in Washington, and told about the fatal shooting of a teller in Tulsa. Wonder if there's any slow-down in sight? Sure doesn't look like it. In one particularly sad recent case in Columbus, Georgia, a 25-year old bank teller has been charged with playing a role in the armed robbery of the bank where he worked. The robber used a gun to take nearly $150,000 from two bank employees loading one of the bank's ATMs. Details of the teller's involvement were not revealed.
Here is just a SAMPLE of the bank robberies (and captures) that have taken place this week. We wish we could say this was all of them. It's not -- by a long shot.
Monday:
Wachovia Bank, Duluth, Georgia. Middle-aged white guy in a ball cap makes off with $9,852. (Who let that out?) More.
Farmers & Mechanics Bank, Willingboro, PA. Suspect used a note which indicated he was armed, and wore a baseball cap. More.
SouthTrust Bank, Birmingham, AL. Two men, one armed with a gun. Fled in pickup. More.
Tuesday:
HSBC branch, Tonawanda, NY. Armed with a note, wearing a hat, in and out with the money. More.
Centra Bank, Inwood, WV. Dress of choice: camouflage scarf over head and face. More.
Texas Bank, Willow Park, TX. Forced employees and customer to lie on the floor. Wore a sock cap or ski mask. More.
Pinnacle National Bank, Green Hills, TN. Robber used semiautomatic handgun. Had on a ball cap. More.
Wednesday:
AmSouth Bank, North Chattanooga, TN. Note robbery. Casually dressed, relaxed looking, white guy in his 30s.
FleetBank, Berlin, NY. Fat white dude pased a note, robbed the bank, then tied up two female bank employees before making his getaway. What was he wearing? A baseball cap, of course. More.
SunTrust Bank. Atlanta, GA. Yet another ballcap-wearing robber. Used a threatening note. Is believed to have robbed three Wachovia branches recently. More.
Austin gets hit AGAIN. Chase Bank robbed. More.
Bank of Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, AL. Love this. News story reports that "a man" robbed the bank with a note and fled on foot. No picture of him in this story, no description whatsoever. But the news station helpfully adds "Anyone who knows who or where the man is should call the Tuscaloosa Police Department." Yeah, right. I wouldn't be waiting for that phone to ring. More.
Great Southern National Bank, Hattiesburg, MS. A robber who claimed to have a gun robbed the bank and left on foot. More.
BB&T, Charlotte, NC. Creep fired several shots, but left empty-handed after trying to rob the bank. The police were alerted by a silent panic button. Then they got a call when someone heard shots. Finally the teller called. The would-be robber was wearing a wig and sunglasses, and isi still on the lam. More.
CAUGHT!
Honolulu. The uncle bandit (who's believed to have robbed seven banks) is nabbed. More.
Versaille, IL. Stupid robber shows up at the bank wearing a stocking over his face. Guess what? The bank had a buzz-in system on their door, and the employees wouldn't unlock the door to let him in. He was quickly apprehended. (And he wasn't a newbie, either. This 70-year old man had previously served time in prison for bank robbery!) More.
Seattle, WA. Nondescript white guy who wore a ball cap, was plain vanilla in appearance and MO, was caught after robbing 9 banks. Authorities had dubbed him the "Average Joe" bank robber. More.
Bank One, Indianapolis, IN. After the bank was robbed, an employee was able to follow the robber and give police a good description of the getaway vehicle. More.
Citizens Bank, Saginaw, MI. Lack of preparation. Don't you love it? His intended getaway vehicle was a bicycle. Alas, it had a flat tire, and a former branch employee who witnessed the young man fleeing the bank became a hero when she dialed 911 from her cell phone and followed the bandit as he abandoned his bike and attempted to flee on foot. .More.
While no robbery is a laughing matter for those directly affected who have been terrorized by the bandit or bandits in a specific situation, there are certainly some cases that, from the outside, bring a chuckle. One is the case of the 43-year old bank robber in Pennsylvania who foiled his own escape by fainting when the teller left him standing alone at the counter! More.
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