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Guy Robs Bank ... to Get Prison Health Care

NC man aimed for 3-year sentence with $1 heist

(Newser) - A North Carolina man with a bad back, a growth on his chest, and no job or money decided to swap his freedom for prison health care by robbing a bank. Richard James Verone, 59, walked into a bank, handed the teller a note demanding just $1—then sat down...

'Nuns' on the Run After Bank Heist

Chicago bank robbed by gun-toting pair in habits

(Newser) - Police are seeking an unholy duo who robbed a suburban Chicago bank dressed as nuns. In a scene straight out of the Ben Affleck heist movie The Town, the handgun-wielding pair jumped the counter and ordered staffers to fill a duffel bag with cash, reports the New York Daily News...

Man Robs Bank, Hands Out Money

Homeless man swiftly caught by police

(Newser) - Passengers on a Tampa bus got a surprise yesterday, when a homeless man got on and started handing out wads of cash. The source of the loot? A bank the man, 27-year-old Elmer McGuirt, had robbed mere moments earlier, police tell the St. Petersburg Times . McGuirt allegedly walked into the...

Bank Robbers Busted After Facebook Boast

'Wipe my teeth with hundereds,' reads semi-literate post

(Newser) - Four bank robbers in Houston were so proud of their hard work that they boasted of their accomplishments on Facebook—leading police right to them, reports the Telegraph . "IM RICH B****" and "WIPE MY TEETH WITH HUNDEREDS" were two of the brilliant, all-cap Facebook messages posted two days...

Bank Robber Left His ID With Teller
Bank Robber Left His ID
With Teller
DUMB CRIMINAL
Mar 21, 2011 5:52 PM CDT

Bank Robber Left His ID With Teller

...and got into 2 car accidents, 1 DUI, after leaving crime scene

(Newser) - It wasn't the crime of the century: Pennsylvania police say Daniel Rahynes handed over his driver's license to a bank teller in order to open an account, but whoops!, said he changed his mind and was actually there to rob the bank. The 35-year-old made off in a getaway car...

Bag of Urine Snares Bank Robber
Bag of Urine
Snares Bank Robber
Mar 10, 2011 4:41 AM CST

Bag of Urine Snares Bank Robber

Swede who hid in bank vault for weekend left tell-tale DNA behind

(Newser) - A bank robber would probably be free and counting his money today if he'd taken his urine with him along with the loot. The Swedish man and an accomplice spent a weekend hiding in the vault of a Copenhagen bank, emptying safety deposit boxes and using plastic bags when nature...

'Pizza Bomber' Jailed for Life

Pa. woman was part of gang that forced deliveryman to wear collar bomb

(Newser) - A Pennsylvania woman has been jailed for life for her part in a bank robbery that used a pizza deliveryman as a weapon. Prosecutors say Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong was part of a gang that put a pipe bomb around the deliveryman's neck and sent him into a bank to demand cash,...

Thieves Tunnel Into Bank, Spend Weekend Robbing It

Hundred-foot tunnel was ventilated, lit

(Newser) - Even a local prosecutor was impressed by this crime: Thieves spent months digging a 100-foot-long tunnel into an Argentine bank, and made off with the contents of as many as 140 safety deposit boxes for their trouble. As if that’s not amazing enough, the tunnel—which originated from a...

Man Who Pulled Jobs in 'Black Face' Pleads Guilty

Disguise fooled wrong suspect's own mother

(Newser) - A white bank robber's disguise was so effective that a black man was arrested for his crimes, picked out of a line-up by several victims, and identified from surveillance footage by his own mother. The real crook, Polish immigrant Conrad Zdzeriek, has now pleaded guilty to a string of robberies...

Home Bomb Factory Uncovered in Calif.

Record cache of explosives found in robbery suspect's house

(Newser) - Authorities searching a San Diego County home have discovered the largest cache of two kinds of homemade explosives ever found in the US—and they have plenty of searching left to do, reports CNN . The resident, unemployed software engineer George Jakubec, has been charged with two bank robberies and bomb...

Brazen Florida Bank Robbers Got $100K

Bomb strapped to teller was fake; manhunt goes on

(Newser) - Here's the weirdest part about that bizarre bank robbery in Florida yesterday straight out of a movie plot: It seems to have worked. Today, the robbers remain at large with more than $100,000, reports the Miami Herald . The "bomb" they strapped to a bank teller turned out to...

Bank Robbers at Large After Strapping Bomb to Kidnapped Teller

Florida crisis ends with release of abducted employee

(Newser) - A bank teller was kidnapped early today from his home by robbers who strapped a suspected bomb to his chest and used him to steal money from a Bank of America branch near the University of Miami, according to the FBI. The suspected explosive device was safely removed after the...

Bank Robber Takes Hostages
 Bank Robber Takes Hostages 
Sep 24, 2010 9:34 AM CDT

Bank Robber Takes Hostages

Police have Florida bank surrounded

(Newser) - Police are surrounding a Miami-area bank where they say a robber has taken hostages. Coral Gables police say an unknown number of employees and customers were taken hostage today at a Bank of America branch near the University of Miami. Hostage negotiators are at the bank along with the FBI...

Mom Robs Bank, Picks Kids Up From School

(Newser) - Here's a woman who can plan an afternoon: UPI reports that Oregon police arrested a 37-year-old mother who allegedly robbed a bank, then made it to the local elementary school in time to pick up her children. Erica Fay Anderson walked into the Umpqua Bank branch at about 2:15...

Man In Burqa Robs Bank
Man in Burka Robs Bank
in Maryland
Aug 13, 2010 4:17 AM CDT

Man in Burka Robs Bank in Maryland

Witnesses say he spoke with Middle Eastern accent

(Newser) - A man wearing "a long black burka over his face" robbed a TD Bank branch in Maryland. He demanded money while brandishing a gun and then fled with an unknown amount. The robber, who employees believe was male because of his voice and build, spoke with "a Middle...

'Granddad Bandit' Busted
 'Granddad Bandit' Busted 
Aug 12, 2010 1:40 AM CDT

'Granddad Bandit' Busted

Michael Mara wanted for 26 heists in 14 states

(Newser) - The "Granddad Bandit" wanted for dozens of bank robberies has been captured peacefully after a 6-hour standoff at his Baton Rouge home, according to FBI officials. Police believe Michael Francis Mara, 52, has robbed 26 banks in 14 states in two years, AP reports. The bandit struck in states...

Six Decapitated in Afghan Bank Heist

Police think they were poisoned the night before

(Newser) - Six Afghan private security guards were beheaded during a bank robbery in northern Afghanistan, police said today. An unknown number of robbers raided a Kabul Bank in Balkh province, making off with $269,000 in US and Afghan currency. It appeared the guards had been poisoned beforehand, with someone slipping...

Darth Vader Robs Bank
 Darth Vader Robs Bank 
Jul 23, 2010 10:12 AM CDT

Darth Vader Robs Bank

Star Wars baddie sought after Long Island heist

(Newser) - Darth Vader, apparently fallen on hard times, is being sought for a bank robbery. Police say the Empire bigwig threatened a bank teller and forced a customer to the floor before fleeing with cash, the New York Daily News reports. Because the robber carried a gun instead of a light...

Fleeing Bank Robber Hands Out Cash

Man fleeing the scene gives money to window shoppers

(Newser) - Armed bank robbers can be so darn cute sometimes. One in Columbus, Ohio, stopped during his escape to hand $100 bills to a mother and daughter window-shopping. "We won't know until we catch him what he was thinking," an FBI agent tells the Columbus Dispatch . One theory: The...

White Bank Robber Fools Cops With Black Guy Mask

To be fair, it was a really good mask

(Newser) - Ohio police say they've apprehended a wily white bank robber who threw them off the trail by disguising himself as a black person. Authorities say 30-year-old Conrad Zdzierak would rob the banks in a high-quality mask, then take it off as he drove to his next robbery target, confounding police...

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