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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1967
Page
12
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover reports an analysis of 2200 bank robberies over two years showing no typical offender. Most attacks occur 10 am to 2 pm in fringe downtown or suburban branches, with Friday as a peak. A minority involve kidnappings, with one bandit targeting managers and using staged visits to extract cash before fleeing.
A historical analysis shows most criminals entered banks through the front door, with 1,033 direct demands and 399 pretexts. Notes and money receptacles used to push for cash, while 167 witnesses were held at gunpoint and 15 people were shot. A standout case involved a getaway driver who never entered the bank.
The survey covering 2 200 robberies details how witnesses were treated with fear and control, with 541 accomplices male and 63 with female partners. Bank robbers varied in age from a high school senior to 68 and included diverse physiques and disabilities. Disguises were common and a lone bank robber hid behind wigs clothing and masks before striking.
The Cedar Rapids Association of Independent Insurance Agents hosts agents from seven Eastern Iowa counties at the Ranch Club. Louis Nielson of Des Moines will lead the fifth district session with a 3 p.m. start and a 5 p.m. dinner. Attendees come from Scott Clinton Jackson Jones Cedar Linn and Johnson counties.
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