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31 Dec 2010 19:52

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U.S.: Texas bank hostage situation ends without a hitch

  • Hey, suspects who held this bank hostage for hours: Guess what the army of police officers did when they finally caught you. That’s right, they Chased you out of there! Ha ha ha ha ha, we’re so clever, we’ve been saving that one up for hours. By the way, one hostage was minorly injured but the suspects were caught and every other hostage (including the one above) was safe, with some released while the incident was still taking place. source

31 Dec 2010 16:55

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U.S.: Texas bank robbery: Thirty officers for every hostage inside

  • one gunman holding up a Texas bank
  • two hostages are inside with the gunman
  • 60 officers outside; don’t screw this upĀ source

06 Mar 2010 13:07

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Offbeat: Protip: Before robbing a bank, make sure you can get inside

  • dumb Guy decides it’s a great idea to rob a bank on a Friday morning, and gets all of his pieces together.
  • dumber Guy doesn’t realize the bank is a drive-thru-only bank, with plenty of customers waiting in line. source

19 Sep 2009 22:55

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Offbeat: The most dramatic “grandpa tackles robber” video we’ll post tonight

  • Good God. Gramps is limber. He just came up from behind the guy and completely took him out. His secretary friend got in an impressively useless little kick towards the end of the video, but she does nothing to steal his thunder.source

02 Aug 2009 21:16

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World: Iraqi authorities say elite soldiers, not terrorists, robbed a bank

  • $4.8 million was stolen from a bank last week; 8 were killed source