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Anatomy Of A Perfect Bank Heist: Smoke Bombs, Police Scanners

8:40AM May 4, 2011 | Adrian Covert

Crime Magazine has a great excerpt from the upcoming book Wanted: Gentleman Bank Robber, recounting the time when infamous bank robber Leslie Ibsen Rogge knocked off two spots in a single day, making use of police scanners and smoke bombs in the process. More »


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Man Dressed Up As Sniper To Rob Museum Blames Halloween

8:20AM October 29, 2010 | Sam Biddle

The sad story of Gregory Liascos – who was found by police lying outside a museum wearing a sniper’s ghillie suit, ostensibly preparing to rob said museum – got sadder. His explanation? It was just a Halloween costume and a “bad day”. More »


What’s The Difference Between A Hack And A Trick?

6:20AM September 16, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

Recently, a bank teller in California foiled a robber by convincing him that he actually needed to take out a loan, busying the criminal with paperwork until the police arrived. Do you consider the teller’s action a social hack? More »


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FedEx Employees Rob FedEx Truck For Apple Gear

10:00AM August 18, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

FedEx driver Francisco Matute was having a normal Wednesday until four masked individuals stopped his truck at gunpoint. Then two of the men got into the truck and took 10 boxes full of Apple gear. They were FedEx employees too. More »


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Darth Vader Robbed A Bank

10:00AM July 23, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

Darth Vader must either be down on his luck or trying to gather funds for another Death Star, because he was last seen robbing a bank in Long Island, New York. Here’s what the poor bank teller faced: More »


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Footage Of Perhaps The Most Badass Bank Heist Ever

1:06AM July 22, 2010 | Adam Frucci

Last September, masked bank robbers landed a helicopter on a Swedish bank, broke in through a glass pyramid and set off some explosions before hoisting up on rope lines and flying away with millions of dollars. And here’s the video! More »


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Stolen In 31 Seconds: 23 MacBook Pros, 14 iPhones, 9 iPods

1:20PM September 3, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

Quick: How can you get 23 MacBook Pros, 14 iPhones and nine iPod Touches in 31 seconds, for free? Tip: According to this security video, you need four friends, a brick and proximity to the Apple Store in Marlton, NJ. More »


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Store Clerk Dodges Bullet To Keep His Laptop From Getting Stolen

11:30PM August 20, 2009 | Matt Buchanan

I’m pretty attached to my laptop, but I don’t know if I’d jump on it to keep it from getting jacked while some robber was shooting at me, like this store clerk in Mexico. More »