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.
ATHENS, Ga., Feb. 22 (UPI) -- A gun-wielding man in a ski mask robbing a Georgia bank told a teller he wanted payback for losing his house to foreclosure.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Oct. 30 (UPI) -- A teller in Florida ended her day by helping capture a man who allegedly first tried to open an account and then rob the bank where she works, police said.
EWING, N.J., Sept. 17 (UPI) -- A cryptic message that confused a teller tripped up a would-be bank robber during the weekend, police in New Jersey said.
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.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Police in Little Rock, Ark., Sunday sought a bank robber who fatally shot a teller and said "Merry Christmas" before fleeing the scene.
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
PROVIDENCE, R.I., March 15 (UPI) -- A would-be bank robber left without getting a penny when a Providence, R.I., teller read his note and ordered him to remove his hood if he wanted service.
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.
ORLAND PARK, Ill., Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Police are seeking a man who wore a Santa suit to hold up a teller at a suburban Chicago bank and fled with an undisclosed amount of money.
