List of bank robbers and robberies

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This is a list of famous bank robberies, bank robbers and gangs involved in bank robberies.

Contents 1 Australia 2 Brazil 3 Canada 4 China 5 France 6 Germany 7 Hungary 8 India 9 Iraq 10 Ireland 11 Israel 12 Italy 13 Lebanon 14 Norway 15 Netherlands 16 Romania 17 South Africa 18 Serbia 19 Sweden 20 United Kingdom 21 United States 21.1 Robbers 21.2 Robberies 22 Uruguay 23 References

[edit] Australia

• Bank of Australia robbery
• Ned Kelly
• Brenden Abbott - The Postcard Bandit
• Darcy Dugan - notorious prison escape artist
• Gregory David Roberts - author and bank robber

[edit] Brazil

• Banco Central burglary at Fortaleza - 2005, The largest Banc robbery in Brazil and one of the largest in history. (US$70.1 million)

[edit] Canada

• Paddy Mitchell
• The Boyd Gang
• Roger Caron
• Ty Conn
• Monica Proietti
• Front de Libération du Québec

[edit] China

• Agricultural Bank of China robbery, the largest bank robbery in China's history (51 million yuan, US$6.7 million)

[edit] France

• Bonnot gang
• Jacques Mesrine
• Albert Spaggiari
• Jaba Ioseliani

[edit] Germany

• Red Army Faction
• Andreas Baader

[edit] Hungary

• Attila Ambrus - The "Whiskey Robber," he was a Szekely from Romania.

[edit] India

• Chelembra Bank Robbery - Considered as one of the biggest bank robbery in India. Stolen Rs. 80 million (including 80 Kilograms of gold) on 31 December 2007. On 28 February 2008, Kerala Police arrested four persons, including the kingpin behind the robbery and recovered 80% of the stolen gold. ^[1]

[edit] Iraq

• Central Bank of Iraq -- Nearly US$1 billion is stolen on March 18, 2003, just hours after the United States began bombing Baghdad. This is considered the largest bank heist in history. (Source CNN [1] )
• Dar Es Salaam Bank in Baghdad -- About US$282 million is stolen on July 11, 2007 by the bank's security guards. (Source: Reuters [2])

[edit] Ireland

• Martin Cahill
• Northern Bank robbery

[edit] Israel

• Lehi

[edit] Italy

• Valerio Viccei (convicted of Knightsbridge Security Deposit robbery)

[edit] Lebanon

• The British Bank Of The Middle East in January 1976 in Beirut £25 million the equivalent of £100 million today. This bank robbery was executed by the PLO.

[edit] Norway

• NOKAS robbery

[edit] Netherlands

• Hans Gruyters

[edit] Romania

• Ioanid Gang

[edit] South Africa

• Andre Stander

[edit] Serbia

• Željko Ražnatović

[edit] Sweden

• The Norrmalmstorg Robbery
• John Ausonius - The Laser Man killer.

[edit] United Kingdom

• Ronnie Biggs
• The Great Train Robbery of 1963
• Linwood bank robbery, 1969, two policemen killed
• Brinks Mat robbery, 1983, Heathrow Airport, England, £26 million gold bullion
• Knightsbridge Security Deposit robbery, 1987 - £40m, US$68m, one of the largest robberies in history.
• Northern Bank robbery, 2004, Belfast, Northern Ireland, £26 million
• Securitas depot robbery, 2006, Kent, South East England, £53,116,760

[edit] United States

[edit] Robbers

• Adam Worth
• Ma Barker
• Naomi Betts
• Bonnie and Clyde
• Butch Cassidy
• Harry Longabaugh "The Sundance Kid"
• Emmett Dalton and the Dalton Gang, 1890s
• William Daddano Sr.
• John Dillinger
• Bill Doolin, 1890s
• Charles Arthur "Pretty Boy" Floyd
• The James Brothers, Frank and Jesse
• Patty Hearst
• J.L. Hunter
• The Reno Gang
• James-Younger gang, 1866-1881
• Alvin Karpis
• Tom Ketchum
• McCanles gang, 1861
• Midwest Bank Robbers, 1990s
• Emil Matasareanu, 1997
• Larry Eugene Phillips, Jr., 1997
• Bugs Moran
• George "Baby Face" Nelson
• Joseph "Specs" O'Keefe
• Symbionese Liberation Army, James Kilgore
• Mutulu Shakur
• Luke Elliott Sommer
• Henry Starr
• Willie "The Actor" Sutton
• John Wojtowicz
• Candice Rose Martinez "The Cell Phone Bandit"

[edit] Robberies

• Great Brink's Robbery, 1950, $1.2m cash, $1.5m other
• Air France Robbery, 1967, $420k Cash, unprosecuted.
• Lufthansa heist, 1978
• Security Pacific Bank, Norco, California, 1980
• North Hollywood shootout, 1997
• Dunbar Armored robbery, 1997, $18.9m cash
• Loomis Fargo Bank Robbery, 1997, $17.3 million in cash
• 1998 Bank of America robbery, $1.6 million cash

[edit] Uruguay

• Tupamaros

[edit] References

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