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Bank robber uses taxi as getaway car, somehow gets busted

An alleged bank robber in Mississippi almost got away with it, until officers asked the cab driver where he dropped off the fare he picked up that morning at the bank.

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Nuns with gun attempt to rob Pennsylvania bank

It’s unclear what happened inside the bank, but the two women walked out empty-handed and are now being sought by the FBI.

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78-year-old man wanted to spend the rest of his life in prison, so he robbed a bank (VIDEO)

The career criminal has heart and kidney disease, was homeless, cold and scared, so he instinctively did what he knew would land him back in prison.

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Armed bank robber known as ‘Buckeye Bandit’ gets 20 years

The Buckeye Bandit, sentenced to 20 years in prison Friday, demanded money from tellers at gunpoint in eight banks around the Columbus-area of Ohio.

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Former NY mobster released from prison at 100 years old

John “Sonny” Franzese, once a mob boss with the Columbo crime family, served 35 years of a 50-year sentence when he was released from federal prison Friday.

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Man admits to robbing bank to get away from wife

After the robbery, Lawrence Ripple walked into the lobby, sat down and waited for the police, then told them he’d rather go to jail than home to his wife.

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Man leaves casino to rob bank, returns to gamble some more

Johnson admitted to using a lot of drugs that day and didn’t remember much, but knew it was him when he watched the bank’s surveillance video.

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Gun-wielding rappers making music video leads to police response (VIDEO)

In the end, the rappers commended the officers and said next time they choose to film a fake bank heist, they will let law enforcement know ahead of time.

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Oklahoma bank robber may not have had a gun– but did have a mugshot of a cat

A bank in Norman, Oklahoma was the target of a robber who said he was armed but did not produce a gun. What he did have was a graphic tee complete with a feline mugshot.

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