All tagged bank robbery
The Great Depression brought ruin to American families and livelihoods, eroding hope in the idea of the self-made man. This dissatisfaction gave rise to the Gangster Era, and in the Gangster Era, few were as successful, or popular, as the Dillinger Gang.
Monday afternoon, there were two attempted bank robberies in the same hour. The banks, situated in Brazoria County, were right across the street from one another.
The FBI is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the identification and arrest of a serial bank robber nicknamed the ‘Route 91 Bandit,’ who they say is responsible for at least 11 bank robberies in New England within the last five months.
In 2014, a man dressed as Santa robbed a bank in San Francisco while attending an event called Santacon.
On December 23, 1927, a gun-toting Santa Claus and his three bandits robbed the First National Bank of Cisco, Texas before setting off on a wild, week-long chase with the police. Although the costume was donned by a decidedly young and lanky man, the image of the beloved Christmas hero allowed this Santa to distract the bank patrons while his bandits filed into the building undetected.
