List of bank robbers and robberies

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

Australia

Robbers
Robberies

Austria

Canada

Denmark

The first bank robbery in Denmark occurred August 18, 1913 in the bank Sparekassen for København og Omegn at Østerbro in Copenhagen. It was carried out by two men, Danish salesman Lindorff Larsen and a German machinist Güttig, armed with revolvers; the two got away with 9000 Danish kroner. Güttig was arrested August 30 and Lindorff Larsen committed suicide after having fled the police.[1]

Finland

France

Robbers
Robberies
  • Caisse d'Espargne bank, 1980, Paris, $11.5 million.[2]
  • Bank of France, 1986, Saint-Nazaire, $11.4 million.[3]
  • Bank of France, 1992, Toulon, 160 million francs (£30 million).[4]

Georgia

Germany

India

Labh Singh (Sukhdev Singh Sukha) allegedly masterminded[5] what was at that time the largest bank robbery in Indian history, netting almost 60 million (58 million rupees-US$4.5 million) from Millar Ganj branch of Punjab National Bank, Ludhiana;[5] a part of this stolen money belonged to the Reserve Bank of India, India's central bank.[6][7] It was documented as “Biggest Bank Robbery” under “Curiosities and wonders” in Limca Book of Records.[8] The loot enabled the Khalistan Commando Force to buy sophisticated weapons[9] and AK-47 rifles.[10] Sikh militants often used bank robberies to finance their campaign against the Indian government.[6]

The Chicago Sun-Times reported that "12 to 15 Sikhs dressed as policemen and armed with submachine guns and rifles escaped with nearly $4.5 million in the biggest bank robbery in Indian history." "No one was injured." A Police spokesman described it as "a neat and clean operation".[7]

Khalistan Commando Force members who allegedly participated in the robbery included Harjinder Singh Jinda, Mathra Singh,[11] Paramjit Singh Panjwar,[12] Satnam Singh Bawa,[13] Gurnam Singh Bundala,[14] Sukhdev Singh Sukha, Daljit Singh Bittu,[15][16][17] Gursharan Singh Gamma[15][16] and Pritpal Singh.[18]

Israel

Japan

Robbers
  • Sadamichi Hirasawa (controversial conviction in bank robbery that killed 12 people by poisoning)
Robberies
  • 540 million yen robbery incident in Fukutoku Bank Kobe branch, August 1994.[19]
  • 600 million yen robbery incident in Tachikawa, Tokyo, May 2011.[20]

Lebanon

Malta

Netherlands

Robbers
Robberies
  • Almelo 15 November 1944, ƒ46.150.000 (approx 290 MEuro 2016 inflation corrected) by Dutch resistance during World War II

Nigeria

Norway

Pakistan

  • ABL Karachi, December 13, 2009, 311 million rupees was looted from the Allied Bank Limited (ABL)’s head office.

Poland

Republic of Ireland

Robbers
Robberies

Romania

Russia

Slovenia

On the night of October 31, 2005 robbers entered the safety deposit boxes of SKB Bank (Societe Generale) in Ljubljana through the main door and deactivated the alarm system.[23][24] Robbers disarmed the security guard and opened more than 400 safety deposit boxes. They took at least 32,000,000 euros in gold, precious stones and cash.

In March 2012 two robbers were arrested. One of them was a security guard at the bank.[25] The court process against two robbers started[26] in November 2013. At least one robber is still free.

Serbia

Sweden

Robbers
Robberies

United Kingdom

Robbers
Robberies

United States

Robbers

Deadly US robberies

Large value US robberies

  • Manhattan Savings Institution, 1878, $2.5 million ($63.4 million today) including $12,000 in cash, with the rest in securities. Masterminded by George Leonidas Leslie and carried out by Jimmy Hope, Samuel Perris and others.
  • Lincoln National Bank, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1930, $2.7 million ($40 million today) in cash and securities.[29]
  • Great Brink's Robbery, Boston, Massachusetts, 1950, $2.775 million ($28 million today) in cash, checks, money orders, and securities.
  • United California Bank robbery, 1972, $30 million ($176 million today) in cash and valuables (the current U.S. value record)
  • First National Bank of Arizona, Tucson, 1981, $3.3 million ($9 million today) in cash.[30]
  • Seafirst Bank, Lakewood, Washington, February 1997, $4.46 million ($6.8 million today) in cash.[31]
  • 1998 Bank of America robbery, 1998, $1.6 million ($2.4 million today)
  • George Bosque (Brink's guard) armored car, August 1980, $1.85 million ($5.49 million today) in cash. [32]

Uruguay

References

  1. ↑ Axel Breidahl & Axel Kjerulf, Københavnerglimt - 1912 - 1920, 1938, p. 41.
  2. ↑ Robbers get away with up to $9 million UPI archives December 2, 1985
  3. ↑ Bank robbers make off with $11.4 million UPI archives July 4, 1986
  4. ↑ History’s biggest heists virginmedia.com October 15, 2015
  5. 1 2 Singh, Gurpreet 1996, p. 98 - "Labh Singh masterminded a bank robbery of R. 6 crore from a branch..."
  6. 1 2 "Sikh Separatists Masquerade as Police to Stage India's Biggest Bank Robbery". Los Angeles Times. 13 February 1987. Retrieved 23 January 2016. Sikh(bracketed) separatists dressed as police officers looted a bank Thursday and escaped with $4.5 million, the biggest bank heist in Indian history, officials said. Bank robberies have been a major means of financing the Sikh militants' violent campaign for a separate state they call Khalistan. Bank robberies occur almost every week in Punjab.
  7. 1 2 "Sikhs rob India bank of $4.5 million". Chicago Sun-Times. 13 February 1987. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  8. ↑ Limca Book of Records. Bisleri Beverages Ltd. 1999. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  9. ↑ Kumar, Ram Narayan (1997). The Sikh unrest and the Indian state: politics, personalities, and historical retrospective. Ajanta Publications,India. p. 445. ISBN 9788120204539. It was only after the big bank robbery at Ludhiana in February 1987 that they could purchase sophisticated weapons; there was only one sten gun in the entire state.
  10. ↑ Dhillon, Kirpal (2006). Identity and Survival: Sikh Militancy in India 1978-1993. Pa. Penguin India. ISBN 978-0-14-310036-2. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  11. ↑ Asian Recorder, Issue 28. K. K. Thomas at Recorder Press. 1987. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  12. ↑ "Paramjit Singh Panjwar (Khalistan Commando Force)". Indianexpress.com. 4 December 2008. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  13. ↑ Asian recorder - Google Books. Books.google.com. 26 August 2008. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  14. ↑ "Police arrest `dead' terrorist". Indianexpress.com. 12 October 1998. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
  15. 1 2 Chaudhry, Amrita (1 October 2006). "Gursharan Singh Gama arrested". cities.expressindia.com.
  16. 1 2 "Killers of Lalit Maken held" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
  17. ↑ Chaudhry, Amrita (14 September 2005). "Dreaded militant Daljit Singh alias Bittu gets parole for marriage". cities.expressindia.com. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
  18. ↑ "News & Current Events". Ministry of Truth. Archived from the original on May 6, 2010. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  19. ↑ ja:福徳銀行5億円強奪事件
  20. ↑ ja:立川６億円強奪事件
  21. ↑ "High-profile heists". BBC News. 11 August 2009. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  22. ↑ "HSBC employees being questioned after hold up". 1 July 2010. maltastar.com. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  23. ↑ "Šest let po ropu SKB storilci na svobodi". Slovenskenovice.si. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
  24. ↑ "5 let po ropu v SKB-ju za preiskavo ostaja še potencialnih 15 let". Prvi interaktivni multimedijski portal, MMC RTV Slovenija. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
  25. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
  26. ↑ "Domnevnih roparjev banke SKB tudi danes ni bilo na sodišče". www.delo.si. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
  27. ↑ 1976: Bank robbers jailed for 100 years, BBC News, On this day
  28. ↑ "High-profile heists". BBC News. 11 August 2009.
  29. ↑ The bank robbery few people recall Sheridan County Historical Society October 3, 2014
  30. ↑ Four masked gunmen who stole $3.3 million in the ... UPI archives April 23, 1981
  31. ↑ Cash Deal Undid Trench Coat Robbers Sun Sentinel
  32. ↑ George Bosque, 36; Stole $1.85 Million New York Times
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