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The 1798 Bank of Pennsylvania heist was the robbery of $162,821 (over $2.9 million today) on the night between August 31 and September 1, 1798 from the Bank of Pennsylvania at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by Isaac Davis and Thomas Cunningham. [1] It is notable as the first major bank robbery in the United States.
The first bank robbery in Denmark occurred August 18, ... 1798 Bank of Pennsylvania heist - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1798, $162,821 (over $2.9 million today)
James "Old Jimmy" Hope (c. 1836 – June 2, 1905) was a 19th-century American burglar, bank robber and underworld figure in Philadelphia and later New York City.He was considered one of the most successful and sought after bank burglars in the United States during his lifetime as well as a skilled escape artist for his repeated breakouts from Auburn State Prison in New York.
William Francis Sutton Jr. (June 30, 1901 – November 2, 1980) was an American bank robber. [1] During his forty-year robbery career he stole an estimated $2 million, and he eventually spent more than half of his adult life in prison and escaped three times. For his talent at executing robberies in disguises, he gained two nicknames, "Willie ...
Lauretha A. Vaird (August 4, 1952 – January 2, 1996) was a Philadelphia Police Department officer who was shot dead by the rapper Christopher "Cool C" Roney during a botched armed bank robbery in January 1996. Roney attempted to rob the bank with another rapper, Warren "Steady B" McGlone, and another man, Mark Canty. During the robbery, Vaird ...
Patrick Lyon (c. 1769, Edinburgh, Scotland – April 15, 1829, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was a Scottish-born American blacksmith, mechanic and inventor. After being falsely accused and imprisoned for a 1798 bank robbery, he became a working class hero. [1] A self-made businessman, he was among the foremost American makers of hand-pumped fire ...
He has four prior convictions for bank robbery and has served more than 40 years in prison, police said in a statement. Bell was released from federal prison in October 2021, Federal Bureau of ...
Susan Edith Saxe was a part of a series of bank robberies with Katherine Ann Power (#315) to fund anti-government movements during the Vietnam war. [11] She was arrested March 27, 1975 in Philadelphia after a Philadelphia officer recognized her from a photo distributed by the FBI the same day.