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Leprechaun Bank Robber Tied to Santa Heist

Pair killed in shootout after St. Patrick's Day job

(Newser) - A man who died in a shootout with cops after robbing a bank dressed as a leprechaun Wednesday had robbed another bank dressed as Santa just before Christmas, investigators say. Police returned fire when David Christopher Cotton and getaway driver Jonathan Skinner shot at them after fleeing the Nashville-area bank,...

Cops Hunt Tween Girl Bank Robbers

Robbers, 12 and 14, elude police dragnet

(Newser) - Police are seeking two girls believed to be aged just 12 and 14 who robbed a Cincinnati-area bank and made their getaway on foot, presumably because they're too young to drive. The pair escaped with an undisclosed amount of money after handing a teller a note demanding cash, and escaped...

Santa Robs Nashville Bank
 Santa Robs Nashville Bank 
IT'S A HO-HO-HOLD UP

Santa Robs Nashville Bank

Bad Santa tells bank workers he needs cash to pay elves

(Newser) - Nashville police are seeking a bad Santa who robbed a local bank and fled with a red sack full of cash. The man, dressed in a Santa suit and sunglasses, "took his little red sack and pulled out a gun and told everyone to be still," one witness...

Anything You Eat May Be Held Against You
 Anything You Eat 
 May Be Held 
 Against You 

annals of crime

Anything You Eat May Be Held Against You

Hey, where did that bank robbery note go?

(Newser) - It was almost a good idea. Above the Law takes note of a video making the rounds of a bank robbery suspect in Ohio. When an officer finds the alleged note to the teller and dumps it on the hood of the cruiser, the man eats it without the cops...

FBI After Calif. 'Geezer Bandit'

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

(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...

Public Enemies Pretty, if Rote
 Public Enemies Pretty, if Rote 
MOVIE REVIEW

Public Enemies Pretty, if Rote

Mann's film is visually luscious, but some find it rote

(Newser) - Critics mostly like Public Enemies, Michael Mann’s lusciously shot—if not terribly deep—ode to ‘30s gangster life with Johnny Depp as bank robber John Dillinger.
  • The film is a "beautiful work of art," declares Manohla Dargis for the New York Times, "a vividly realistic
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NYPD Cop Accused in 3 Heists
NYPD Cop Accused in
3 Heists

NYPD Cop Accused in 3 Heists

He allegedly robbed banks to buy engagement ring

(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...

Rob Bank, Violate Parole, Lose $1M
Rob Bank, Violate Parole, Lose $1M

Rob Bank, Violate Parole, Lose $1M

Or, how Mass. might take back this ex-con's lottery jackpot

(Newser) - A Massachusetts man who scored a $1 million jackpot this week wasn’t allowed to buy his ticket to begin with: He’s a twice-convicted bank robber whose five-year probation bars him from gambling. Now, the Globe reports, Timothy Elliot will find himself betting on whether the state will revoke...

'Barbie Bandit' Fesses Up in Court
'Barbie Bandit' Fesses Up
in Court

'Barbie Bandit' Fesses Up in Court

Teen bank robber enters weepy guilty plea

(Newser) - Saying she wants to take responsibility for her actions, one of the so-called Barbie Bandits entered a tearful guilty plea today despite not having worked out a deal with prosecutors. In February, 19-year-old Heather Johnston and a fellow stripper robbed a Georgia bank of $11,000, using only sunglasses as...

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