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Fall Into The Bank?
Durham, NC
The First Union Bank, in Durham is built into a hillside and has cathedral ceilings. From the outside, the windows are ground level. On the inside, however, they are more than ten feet from the floor. One night a burglar broke the window and climbed down a rope. Before he reached the floor, however, he slipped off the rope, cutting his hands and knees on the broken glass. After realizing there was no way for him to get out and that all of the money was locked away in a vault, the man called 911 to rescue him.

Do I Hear One Dollar?
Unknown
A trio of men decided to commit a bank robbery. The group tried to enter, but got stuck in the revolving doors. Frustrated, they left and returned a few minutes later. This time, they penetrated the doors and announced their intentions to take ten thousand dollars. Remembering them from a few minutes earlier, customers and employees of the bank laughed hysterically, thinking it was a joke. The men thought that people were laughing because they were demanding too much money. Eventually, the men reduced the amount of money they wished to take to one thousand dollars. When that did work, they demanded one hundred dollars. Soon, the men were demanding one dollar each. When the laugher continue, one of the men became angry. He jumped atop a counter and pulled a gun on the teller; he fell and broke his leg. The other two man decided to get away while it was safe. They, however, once again got stuck in the revolving doors.

Drive Through Robbery
Unknown
One man thought a good way to rob a bank and not get caught was through the drive through. Pulling up to the window, he wrote the teller a note, demanding money. The man even went as far as to holding up a knife. Laughing hysterically, the woman called the police and the suspect was eventually apprehended.

Just A Bit Over Weight
Washington State
In Washington, an obese man decided to rob a bank. Weighing more than three hundred pounds, the man went into the bank and announced his intentions. The tellers handed the money over and the man promptly exited the bank. However, he had not planned well enough to have a getaway car. Running from the bank, the large man soon tired and had to pause for a break. While resting, the man was handcuffed and arrested by the bank security guard.

Shaving Cream
New Orleans, Louisiana
Louisiana just may win the award for having the world's dumbest bank robbers. The would be criminal entered the bank and got several thousand dollars. In an attempt to quickly escape, the man ran into a glass door. Though he made it out, he left half of his mask behind on the door. Not having the money to buy a traditional mask, the man had covered his face with a bottle of shaving cream. The suspect was arrested a few minutes later--half of his face still covered.