SAN FRANCISCO, April 22 (UPI) -- A man who claimed to have a bomb robbed a San Francisco Bank of America branch, telling the manager the money would go to "people who deserve it."
RIVERHEAD, N.Y., Sept. 27 (UPI) -- Police in Suffolk County, N.Y., said a would-be bank robber fled the establishment after a teller asked if her threats were serious.
LAWRENCE, Ind., March 11 (UPI) -- A bank in Lawrence, Ind., got a surprise coat of paint this weekend when a dye pack given to a robber exploded after it was returned to the bank.
FAIRMOUNT, Ill., Feb. 11 (UPI) -- A man who went to rob a bank in Illinois was foiled when bank employees didn't believe his threats, the Champaign News-Gazette reported.
WAUKESHA, Wis., May 2 (UPI) -- A Wisconsin bank robber held on $1 million bond says he thought a life of crime would be easier based on a television feature about a successful bank robber. Nicolas Navarette held up a Chase Bank branch in Waukesha Friday morning wearing his wife's red w
BAYSWATER, Australia, Feb. 21 (UPI) -- Australian police are looking for a bankrobber dubbed "Mrs. Doubtfire" because of his floral dress and black wig.
BUFFALO, N.Y., Jan. 7 (UPI) -- A bank robber lifted his ski mask out of frustration when a bank teller in Buffalo, N.Y., refused to understand he wanted to rob the bank.
AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- A New Zealand bank robber, after holding up a bank once, called the same bank and demanded that the manager meet him outside with money.
FUKUOKA, Japan, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- A penitent robber has returned 1.5 million yen he stole from a Japanese bank last week with an abject note of apology.
DUISBURG, Germany, March 19 (UPI) -- A German SWAT team stormed a bank surrounded by 150 police officers in a standoff with a would-be robber Friday only to find their suspect gone.
