FBI Searching for 2 Bank Robbers Disguised as Nuns in Pennsylvania
The FBI is on the hunt for two armed women who disguised themselves as nuns and tried to rob a bank in Pennsylvania on Monday.
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Why FBI Gives Bank Robbers Funny Nicknames
Ever wonder why the FBI gives bank robbers nicknames, like “Thug in a Rug,” “Snowbird Bandit,” and “Sabbatical Bandit?”
Ceremony Scheduled Today for 30th Anniversary of Bloody Florida Shootout with FBI
Today is the 30th anniversary of a bloody South Florida shootout that left two FBI agents dead and another five agents wounded.
FBI, Local Police Track Down 1 of 3 Escaped Chicago Inmates
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A brazen jail escapee was arrested in Chicago Thursday without incident but a fellow inmate remains at large, the Huffington Post reports. Joseph “Jose” Banks, 37, and Kenneth Conley made a daring escape from a high-rise jail in Chicago and hopped a taxi shortly before 3 a.m. Tuesday. Local police and agents…
FBI Launched ‘Wanted Bank Robbers’ Website to Combat $38 Million in Annual Theft
Steve Neavling tickltethewire.com Bank robbers bagged more than $38 million from banks last year, and the money was recovered in only one in five robberies. To increase the success of nabbing thieves, the FBI has launched a website, Wanted Bank Robbers, at www.bankrobbers.fbi.gov. It’s dedicated to enlisting the public’s help in identifying suspects, the bureau…
Retired FBI Agent Lester Davis Dies at Age 94
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Retired FBI agent Lester G. Davis of Atlanta, who developed an impressive record for capturing bank robbers in the 1950s while working in New Orleans, died Saturday at age 94, according to an obituary in the New Orleans Times-Picayune. Lester’s career with the FBI spanned 32 years, starting in 1942. He…
FBI Stats Show Banks Robbers Prefer Fridays
By Matt Castello ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Most Americans look forward to Friday, the gateway to the weekend. Bank robbers, it appears, are no different. The FBI’s bank crime statistics released Wednesday for the first quarter of 2010 — January through March — shows 241 bank crimes occurred on Friday, more than any other day of…
America’s Love Affair With Some Serial Bank Robbers
By Matt Castello ticklethewire.com On the ever-popular Facebook, words of support, encouragement and disbelief plaster a wall with 2,700-plus followers dedicated to the elderly, ever-elusive San Diego bank robber dubbed the “Geezer Bandit”. “This is the first time I’ve heard of this guy,” wrote one Facebook fan. “And he just became my personal hero.” “Financial…
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