HOW NOT TO ROB A BANK
1. PICK THE RIGHT BANK
You don't want to make the same mistake as the fellow in Anaheim, Calif.,who
tried to hold up a bank that was no longer in business and had no money.
2. SPEAK TO THE RIGHT TELLER
One robber in Upland, Calif., presented his note to the teller, and her father who was in the next line got all bent out of shape about it. He wrestled the nut to the ground and sat on him until the authorities arrived.
3. DON'T SIGN YOUR DEMAND NOTE
Demand notes have been written on the back of a subpoena issued in the name of a bank robber in Pittsburg....on an envelope bearing the name and address of another in Detroit and in East Hartford. Conn., on the back of a withdrawal slip giving the robber's signature and account number.
4. GO EASY ON THE DISGUISE
One robber dressed as a woman with very heavy make-up, ran face first in a glass door. He was the first criminal ever to be positively identified by lip-print.
5. BE AWARE OF THE TIME
To the chagrin of the bank robber in Cheshire, Mass., who hit the bank at 4:30PM, then tried to escape through downtown North Adams, where he was trapped in rush hour traffic until the police arrived.
6. CONSIDER ANOTHER LINE OF WORK
Bank robbery is not for everyone. One nervous Newport, R.I. robber, while trying to stuff his ill-gotten gains into his shirt pocket shot himself in the head and died instantly.
7. BE STRONG
Then there was the case of the hopeful criminal in Swansea, Mass. who when the teller told him she had no money fainted. He was still unconscious when the police arrived. His getaway car, parked nearby had the keys locked inside it.