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Teen Bank Robber Shot by Police After Eastern Iowa Heist
Gazette staff writer notes a 16 year old suspect in a northeast Cedar Rapids Mercantile Bank robbery was killed by police minutes later. Authorities say bank robbers are usually older, risk accepting, and highly publicized crimes. Experts describe the incident as an impulsive, desperate act rather than a calculated career crime.
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Gazette
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Iowa
Ron Telecky
Ryan Washburn
Washburn
Cedar Rapids
Telecky
U.S. Probation
Keith Crew
University of Northern Iowa
Willie Sutton
John Dillinger
Keanu Reeves
John Stratton
University of Iowa
Stratton
Crew
Willie
Sutton
Mercantile Bank