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Robberies still happen. The banks and police just don't make it public. I worked for a bank around 2005-2010. There was an attempted robbery at least 3 times

Robberies still happen. The banks and police just don't make it public. I worked for a bank around 2005-2010. There was an attempted robbery at least 3 times when I worked there. Nobody outside the bank really knew about it and it never made it to any news outlets. I wonder how common it still is.

strict9 3y ago
Still happens somewhat regularly, as I've found following scanner accounts for my city on twitter. But today the bags are tagged with gps trackers and they're almost always caught.
- ForkMeOnTinder 3y ago
  It's a good thing the robbers don't seem to know about faraday cages.
  - mx_02 3y ago
    Or BYOB (Bring Your Own Bag)
  - wkat4242 3y ago
    If they risk years in prison for $7.5k they probably really aren't that smart.
0cf8612b2e1e 3y ago
However, the score is frequently minimal, where they just take what it is in the front cash registers. Random website [0] > The vast majority of bank robberies are relatively unsuccessful affairs, having netted criminals just $7,500 in 2010 on average, according to the FBI. [0] https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2012/06/11/what-you-should-know-before-robbing-a-bank https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2012/06/11/what-you-sho...
- corbezzoli 3y ago
  Maybe you don’t get rich, but 7,500 tax-free dollars for a 2-minute job sound like a good deal, once you get the hang of it. Maybe I should switch careers…
  - ZanyProgrammer 3y ago
    Assuming you don't get caught, which if you keep on bank robbing probably increases the odds you do.
  - deleted 3y ago
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  - seanmcdirmid 3y ago
    The risk isn’t worth it to most unless you are really desperate for a stay in the fed. At least you get fed and don’t sleep unsheltered.
    - kortilla 3y ago
      Caught by a fed and thrown in the fed where at least you get fed.
  - paulpauper 3y ago
    or be a politician. they seem to make a lot of $ for little work
    - amanaplanacanal 3y ago
      They do work. Just not the work you want them to do.
  - gosub100 3y ago
    bank robbery is automatically upgraded to the FBI and has (IIRC) a minimum sentence of 7 years, worse if you use a real weapon. I'm sure there are other ways to commit a petty offense or 2 that would net the same amount with less risk.
wslh 3y ago
Does bank offices have a lot of cash now? Just thinking that the use if card and mobile payments reduced the cash in place. Just curious ;-)
- CSSer 3y ago
  I have an ex who worked for a bank. No, they do not. In fact, a lot of customers get pretty angry they can’t “just have their money” on a whim because bank offices are now extremely strict about knowing when, why, and for how long a given bank will have beyond a certain threshold of funds, and they generally work hard to keep it below that threshold.
  - kodt 3y ago
    Yeah, I wanted to pay a contractor in cash. The amount was under $1,000. The bank would not allow me to take that much out without calling them a day or two in advance. (I did later find out that same branch had been robbed earlier that month)
    - yieldcrv 3y ago
      That bank and your relationship with that bank you shouldn’t have to be limited to a payment/custody system where you think about it but that’s how it is always fix your banking rails before you need them
    - encoderer 3y ago
      Not being able to access $1k cash is inexcusable. I would switch banks.
      - SoftTalker 3y ago
        Yeah that's not really a lot of money these days. I had no trouble last year walking in to my bank and getting $7,000 in cash to buy a car. They didn't have it in the drawer at the counter, but it took them just a few minutes to go the the back room/vault and get it.
fells 3y ago
> The banks and police just don't make it public. Is there evidence of this? Anytime someone mentions declining crime rates its always with "well, they clearly don't report it!"
- jstarfish 3y ago
  The statement should be that the media doesn't report on it anymore. Bank robbery hysteria was a fad from the 70s. Read your local newspaper or the police department crime blotter; bank robberies still happen. The take is diminishing and the risks increasing though. ROI is better on ATM theft. Clever thieves can subvert them with USB malware through hidden access panels. They still run crap like Windows CE (or whatever the Embedded version was).

strict9 3y ago

Still happens somewhat regularly, as I've found following scanner accounts for my city on twitter. But today the bags are tagged with gps trackers and they're almost always caught.

ForkMeOnTinder 3y ago
It's a good thing the robbers don't seem to know about faraday cages.
- mx_02 3y ago
  Or BYOB (Bring Your Own Bag)
- wkat4242 3y ago
  If they risk years in prison for $7.5k they probably really aren't that smart.

0cf8612b2e1e 3y ago

However, the score is frequently minimal, where they just take what it is in the front cash registers. Random website [0] > The vast majority of bank robberies are relatively unsuccessful affairs, having netted criminals just $7,500 in 2010 on average, according to the FBI. [0] https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2012/06/11/what-you-should-know-before-robbing-a-bank https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2012/06/11/what-you-sho...

corbezzoli 3y ago
Maybe you don’t get rich, but 7,500 tax-free dollars for a 2-minute job sound like a good deal, once you get the hang of it. Maybe I should switch careers…
- ZanyProgrammer 3y ago
  Assuming you don't get caught, which if you keep on bank robbing probably increases the odds you do.
- deleted 3y ago
  [deleted]
- seanmcdirmid 3y ago
  The risk isn’t worth it to most unless you are really desperate for a stay in the fed. At least you get fed and don’t sleep unsheltered.
  - kortilla 3y ago
    Caught by a fed and thrown in the fed where at least you get fed.
- paulpauper 3y ago
  or be a politician. they seem to make a lot of $ for little work
  - amanaplanacanal 3y ago
    They do work. Just not the work you want them to do.
- gosub100 3y ago
  bank robbery is automatically upgraded to the FBI and has (IIRC) a minimum sentence of 7 years, worse if you use a real weapon. I'm sure there are other ways to commit a petty offense or 2 that would net the same amount with less risk.

wslh 3y ago

Does bank offices have a lot of cash now? Just thinking that the use if card and mobile payments reduced the cash in place. Just curious ;-)

CSSer 3y ago
I have an ex who worked for a bank. No, they do not. In fact, a lot of customers get pretty angry they can’t “just have their money” on a whim because bank offices are now extremely strict about knowing when, why, and for how long a given bank will have beyond a certain threshold of funds, and they generally work hard to keep it below that threshold.
- kodt 3y ago
  Yeah, I wanted to pay a contractor in cash. The amount was under $1,000. The bank would not allow me to take that much out without calling them a day or two in advance. (I did later find out that same branch had been robbed earlier that month)
  - yieldcrv 3y ago
    That bank and your relationship with that bank you shouldn’t have to be limited to a payment/custody system where you think about it but that’s how it is always fix your banking rails before you need them
  - encoderer 3y ago
    Not being able to access $1k cash is inexcusable. I would switch banks.
    - SoftTalker 3y ago
      Yeah that's not really a lot of money these days. I had no trouble last year walking in to my bank and getting $7,000 in cash to buy a car. They didn't have it in the drawer at the counter, but it took them just a few minutes to go the the back room/vault and get it.

fells 3y ago

> The banks and police just don't make it public. Is there evidence of this? Anytime someone mentions declining crime rates its always with "well, they clearly don't report it!"

jstarfish 3y ago
The statement should be that the media doesn't report on it anymore. Bank robbery hysteria was a fad from the 70s. Read your local newspaper or the police department crime blotter; bank robberies still happen. The take is diminishing and the risks increasing though. ROI is better on ATM theft. Clever thieves can subvert them with USB malware through hidden access panels. They still run crap like Windows CE (or whatever the Embedded version was).