Bank Robbery Rising in U.S.
The New Age of Bank Robbery, a Nightline Report
On the trail of the serial bank robbers. Is your bank safe?
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Bank Robbers Cashing In, a video report from Fox News
" Bank robberies are on the rise these days all over the country kind of makes sense bad economy people out of work bills piling up but at least one police commissioner and some security specialist. City economy is not to blame." Watch video on Bank Robbers Cashing In or view the robbery report transcript.
Banks need more protection
New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly met Wednesday with bank officials, urging them to improve their security measures to help fight a sharp rise in bank robberies. . .
In a meeting Wednesday with some 30 bank representatives, Kelly said there needs to be a return to the measures put in place in 2003, such as the installation of the bullet-resistant glass, better known as "bandit barriers."
"The steps that bank leaders take today will increase security for their customers and deposits, and decrease the chance that they will become targets for criminals," Kelly said.
Read the complete bank robbery protection story by By R. Parascandola at Newsday.com.
Experts work to prevent bank robberies
During a bank-theft prevention seminar held November 19, 2008, FBI Special Agent Stephen May came armed with the facts. "People think a certain group robs banks, but bank robbers come from all demographics," he said. They also hit banks in all types of areas. "Bank robbers hit banks they feel comfortable with."
May is a fan of bandit barriers including: bullet-resistant Plexiglas that extends from the counter top to the ceiling. "It keeps bank robbers from hopping the counter and taking over the bank," May said. As reported in the Signal of Santa Clarita Valley, read the full bank robbery prevention story.
Bank Security News: Bandit Barrier research and related news
FBI Released updates on Bank Robbery Trends and Statistics
Today the FBI released statistics which show a minor increase in reported bank robberies for the first quarter of 2008. Between January 1, 2008 and March 31, 2008, there were 1,604 total bank robberies of financial institutions, or 34 more robberies than occurred during the last quarter of 2007. In addition, 32 burglaries and five larcenies were also reported. Combined with the robberies, the data shows a total of 1,641 total violations of the Federal Bank Robbery and Incidental Crimes Statute.
See More on the FBI's Most Recent Bank Crime Report published Oct. 17, 2008
Bank Robbery Suspect Caught by Employees
November 12, 2008 CBS4 in Florida reported that an attempted bank robbery in Plantation was foiled when employees and customers took down the thief. Police detectives warn against fighting suspected robbers. Such dangerous behavior is very risky. View the news story.
Shot Bank Teller Sues
By John Murray 10/24/08
"Katherin Shuffield was five or six months pregnant when a robber walked into the Huntington National Bank branch where she worked as a teller and shot her in the abdomen. The injury would lead to the deaths of the twins she was carrying.
But Shuffield and her husband don't think the gunman was the only one responsible for what happened on that day six months ago.
The Franklin couple have filed a lawsuit in Marion Superior Court that says the bank was negligent because it ignored a history of robberies and provided too little security at the branch on Indianapolis' Far Eastside.
That same branch had been robbed seven to 10 times, the lawsuit states.
Specifically, the suit says the bank provided employees with only basic robbery training, didn't install bulletproof glass and failed to provide security officers. The branch had three silent alarm buttons, it says, but none at Shuffield's station.
Shuffield, 30, was working April 22 at the branch at 2030 N. Post Road when a robber shot her in the abdomen. She has said her first thought was of the babies.
Two days later -- after surgery to repair her own injuries -- Shuffield went into labor. One daughter, Franchesca, was stillborn. The other, Katherin, died several hours after birth." Click to read the full story, "Teller who was shot sues bank" at indystar.com
Bank robbery -- that's still where the money is
By Laura Bruce • Bankrate.com
Nationwide, bank robberies increased by about 9 percent in 2001 compared with 2000. On average, about $4,400 is stolen per robbery.
It happens to banks large and small.
When Pilsen State Bank in Lincolnville, Kan., population 225, was robbed by two armed men in October 2001, bank president Kurt Spachek was eating lunch in a room away from the main banking area and didn't know what had happened until it was over.
Read more in this article on Bank Robbery from Bankrate.com
'Note Jobs' on the Rise in Bank Robberies in the San Diego area
Note jobs are the most common type of bank robbery. San Diego area bucks downward National trend of note jobs.
A Note job is when someone walks up to a bank teller a slips him or her a piece of paper across the counter. Read more on Bank Robbery Note Jobs.
BANK CRIME STATISTICS 4th Quarter 2007
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Violations by type of institution
- Type of Loot Taken and Recovered
- Number, race and sex of robbers
- Day of Week and Time of Day of Robberies
- Security Devices used by Victim Institutions
- Modus Operandi and more
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