Rs.23 lakh looted from Punjab bankOctober 3rd, 2009 BATALA - An unidentified man assaulted a cashier of the State Bank of Patiala in this north Punjab town Saturday afternoon and looted Rs.23 lakh from him, police said. The Punjab Police immediately set up barricades around this town, 40 km from Amritsar, to nab the culprit.
Woman named as a suspect in 6 New England bank robberies last week is taken into custodySeptember 30th, 2009 Female suspect in 6 bank robberies is arrestedHARTFORD, Conn. — A woman suspected in six bank robberies last week in southern New England has been arrested.
Connecticut woman suspected of robbing 6 banks in 6 days is ordered held on $1 million bondSeptember 30th, 2009 $1M bond set for woman suspected in bank robberiesNORWICH, Conn. — A 34-year-old woman suspected of robbing six southern New England banks in six days has been ordered held on $1 million bond.
Former California police officer arrested for armored car robberiesAugust 26th, 2009 SANTA ROSA, Calif. — A former Santa Rosa police officer has been arrested after police said he got away with more than $400,000 in a series of armored car robberies.
Police in NJ say suspect hired cab to use as getaway after robbing bank, unbeknownst to driverAugust 25th, 2009 Police: Man used cab as getaway after robbing bankROSELLE, N.J. — Police said a New Jersey man who told a cab driver to stop at a bank so he could take out some money failed to mention that he was going to rob it.
Pa. convict serves time for robbing bank, charged with robbing same 1 againAugust 6th, 2009 Pa. convict charged with robbing same bankUPPER TOWNSHIP, N.J. — A Pennsylvania man who served nearly six years in prison for robbing a southern New Jersey bank has been arrested in a recent robbery of the same bank.
Pa. bank robbery suspect nabbed while counting loot after handing smiley-face note to tellerJuly 30th, 2009 W. Pa. bank robbery suspect nabbed counting moneyGREENSBURG, Pa. — Police said they caught a bank robbery suspect who was counting the loot as he walked away from a western Pennsylvania heist in which he had handed a teller a polite demand note, complete with a smiley face.
Police say man used cash stolen in a bank robbery to pay his bond for outstanding warrantJuly 22nd, 2009 Police: Iowa man used stolen cash to pay bondIOWA CITY, Iowa — Police said a 19-year-old man used cash stolen in a bank robbery to pay a bond for an outstanding warrant. Police charged the man with first-degree bank robbery after the Monday morning robbery of American Bank and Trust.
Md. man gets 18 years for kidnapping woman and her kids, robbing bank she worked at of $169kJuly 20th, 2009 Md. man kidnapped woman, robbed bank she worked atGREENBELT, Md. — A federal judge has sentenced a man prosecutors say kidnapped a Maryland bank manager and her two children, then held one of the kids hostage while she withdrew thousands of dollars.
Man calls 911 to report he's robbing a bank, gets no money but insists on being arrestedJuly 16th, 2009 NC man calls 911 to report he's robbing bankWAYNESVILLE, N.C. — A man insisted on being arrested after he walked into a western North Carolina bank while on the phone with a 911 operator to report that he planned to commit a robbery.
Police: Parolee robs Mich. bank, tries to hitch ride from undercover detectiveJuly 12th, 2009 Police: Man seeks ride from detective after heistSAGINAW, Mich. — Authorities say a parolee who robbed a Michigan bank was caught when he tried to hitch a ride from an undercover police detective.
Robbers drive into Mexican bank, steal cash from customerJuly 1st, 2009 TIJUANA - Two men drove their vehicle at high speed into a bank in the Mexican border city of Tijuana, shattering the windows and stealing $40,000 that a customer was about to deposit, police said. Bank employees and customers initially thought there had been a car accident Monday, but the vehicle's two armed occupants jumped out and threatened a customer who was carrying 400,000 pesos (about $30,000) and $10,000 in cash, police said.
Chandigarh police bust gang of inter-state highway robbersJune 30th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Four people were arrested here Tuesday with arms and cash, police said, adding that they were members of an inter-state gang of highway robbers operating in Chandigarh, Punjab, Haryana and Delhi. Four revolvers, 25 live cartridges, a Maruti Swift car and Rs.464,000 in cash were recovered from them, police said.
Daytona Beach bank robbery suspects run out of gas during attempted getawayJune 5th, 2009 Bank robbery suspects' getaway car runs out of gasDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Authorities say they've arrested two suspected bank robbers after their getaway vehicle ran out of gas.
California husband, wife, her son charged together in kidnapping of teller, bank robberyJune 2nd, 2009 Calif. family charged in kidnapping, bank robberyANAHEIM, Calif. — A California husband, wife and her son have been charged in connection with the kidnapping of a bank teller and taking her to work to steal money from the vault.