These are the 10 funniest bank robberies (Photo)
Robbing traditional banks continues in the days of high technology, where the thefts have become more complicated.
Some manage to carry their plans to the end, others don’t even get to the front door, and others make a series of mistakes throughout the process, turning these robberies into the most scandalous and ridiculous.
The robber who could not write
When a bank robber who attacked the HSBC bank in Brooklyn, New York passed the bank teller a note with the required amount, he became nervous when the latter was delayed in giving him the money he asked for. But nothing was really happening, except for the fact that the sportswoman could not read his handwriting. When she told him she didn’t understand what she wanted he ran out of the bank without taking a penny.
Robbers against the door
This comedy of errors took place at the Royal Bank of Scotland in 1975. The trio of robbers got tangled up in the revolving door. After the bank staff helped them out, they left. But they could not resist for long and returned again to rob the bank. Only no one believed him. When the leader of the robbery trio jumped on the cash register to get the money, he broke his leg. At this point his friends tried to run, but were again blocked by the revolving door.
He forgets his car keys at the bank
When Charles Robertson robbed the Virginia Beach bank, he left the handwritten note on the bank teller and when he returned to retrieve it, he forgot the keys to the getaway car. Deciding not to risk arrest, Robertson headed home. The car belonged to the person with whom he shared the house, and he told him that it had been stolen. When he reported the car stolen to the police, they linked the keys and caught Robertson.
The bandit with the fake gun
Able Fernandez has tried to rob several banks in Santa Ana, but has always come out empty-handed. But that didn’t make him give up for a moment. He managed to rob two banks in one day in December 2008. But when he tried the next time he was not so successful. As he waited outside the bank in his car, the police spotted his fake gun and arrested him. It would have been better if he had left it alone with the two robberies, in which he was successful.
Escape at speed
Maybe bicycles would be a better means of escape than cars in the event of a robbery. Some bank robbers in Hampton, Britain started the heist off on a good foot. They took the money, left the bank and did not kill anyone. They were doing pretty well until they collided with the police car. When the patrol arrived at their window, speeding was the only problem, pending a thorough check.
Escape by taxi
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Robert Michael Varela carried out his robbery at a bank in California and then ran to the open door of the waiting taxi. Unfortunately, the paper bag the bank teller had put the money in was ripped open and everything inside it spilled onto the ground. After that he tried to take the public transport bus, but the police arrested him. If he could rob again, he already knows that a taxi is not the best way to escape.
The power of a question
The power of a question should never be underestimated. A bank teller in New Hudson, Michigan asked the robber if he had a bag where he could put the money. Apparently he didn’t because he ran away in the hundredth of a second. Oakland Sheriff Tom Bisio said, “She must have irritated the would-be robber with that question, causing him to abandon the robbery project.”
Robbery to order
Brian Wells robbed a bank, but when he was caught by the police he said he was forced to commit such a crime. A bomb then explodes around his neck killing him. After much research it is revealed that Wells was a member of a group of conspirators led by Kenneth Barnes. He wanted the money to pay for the murder of his girlfriend’s father. But Barnes didn’t tell Wells until the last minute that the bomb was real. All participants in the conspiracy were caught.
The 70-year-old prevents the robbery
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When Daniel Ginly went to US Bank in Dayton, Ohio, he kept his eyes peeled for troublemakers, especially guards and policemen. Unfortunately for him, he didn’t pay much attention to 70-year-old James Matteson. After taking the money from the sportsman, he told the “old man” to clear the way. But he didn’t know Matteson was a Korean War veteran. With a quick movement, he slammed the robber against the wall and held him like that until the police arrived, Tiranaobserver reports.
Terror in Hollywood
In February 1997, Los Angeles residents were glued to their televisions as Larry Phillips and Emil Matasereanu robbed the Bank of America. They then fought through the streets of Hollywood with guns blazing. The pair were wearing body armor that deflected police bullets. In 44 minutes both robbers were killed and ten policemen and seven civilians were injured. The entire event was broadcast live.
