A bank teller apparently flustered a would-be bank robber - and foiled a robbery - after asking where the suspect's bag was to carry off the money. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Not that backdoor(get your minds out of gutter). Robber knocks on backdoor of bank but when chaos ensues he leaves without the loot. picked by nesbyniccolo 2 years ago

A 66-year-old woman wrestled a robber to the ground Wednesday, giving police time to arrive on scene and take him into custody, police said picked by mutil8or 2 years ago

A knife-wielding robber needed only $4, so he refused to take a $10 bill from his victim and waited while the man made change at a pizza parlor. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

The first teller fainted and the next two showed him their empty cash drawers. The robber then threatened to file a complaint with bank management before leaving. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A robber not only carted away cash and belongings but before that had the cheek to lie naked beside a woman whose house he'd broken into. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

The guy had been in and out of the store all night when he showed up again at 9 p.m. He was drunk and ranting when he mentioned some recent robberies in the area. The clerks assumed he was yet another robber, so they threw a bag of money at him. picked by ruthstark 2 months ago

A robber disabled himself Wednesday night as his plans involving a can of mace backfired. picked by Bornbad 11 months ago

A robber who held up a bookmaker's shop in Leicester with his girlfriend's vibrator has been jailed. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

The winner of a $1 million lottery scratch ticket may not be so lucky after all. That's because he's also a convicted bank robber who isn't supposed to be gambling. Boston probation commissioner's office has scheduled a court hearing for December 7 to determine whether Timothy Elliott, 55, violated his probation when he bought the $10 ticket for the "$800 Million Spectacular" game at a H... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Now 79 and seriously ill, train robber Ronnie Biggs is set to be released from prison into a nursing home.

NB - Since posting, the Home Office refused his parole application and the story at the end of the link was updated. picked by pocksucket 5 months ago

A woman accused of robbing two banks this month gave investigators a vital clue to her identity Monday, when she passed a threatening note to a teller with her name and address on the back. picked by mutil8or 2 years ago

Note to robbers: don’t take a knife to a step ladder fight. That’s what one thief discovered when a customer at an Acworth convenience store on North Main Street bonked him with a ladder used for reaching items on the top shelf. picked by kakana 8 months ago

I'm not sure if this guy's very brave or very stupid. It's clear from the video, however, that nobody else in the store had any balls at all. picked by tigertony 1 year ago

Short story about a woman deal with the late night intruder. picked by Young81k 3 years ago

The woman said that the robber was trying to her number and kept on saying, “Baby you’re pretty fine.” picked by maxriter 3 years ago

"It is very unusual for us to find a bank robber who is just a normal upstanding citizen," FBI spokeswoman Robbie Burroughs said. A typical bank robber, she said, is someone who is "extremely down on their luck." They are often drug users. picked by cecilberman 1 month ago

A bank robber who held police at bay for five hours in Austria took calls from customers and offered them loans. picked by Browntrout 3 years ago

Sheriff's deputies tracked down a suspect in an armed robbery with a receipt he left at the scene of the crime. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

His user name is "Do you know me?"

Against a backdrop of $100 bills and soundtrack of "Citizens on Patrol," he's described as a "self employed criminal" who would like to meet more bank tellers so that he can continue his crime spree. picked by BrownTrout 3 years ago