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[–] jaschen@lemm.ee 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Sometimes they have the plate numbers. But we sorta know when someone is coming in to do bad things by the way they are driving into the parking lot.

Most drivers slowly pull into a parking lot. Find a spot near the branch door. Gather their stuff. Slowly walk to the branch doors.

A bank robber drives into the lot very fast. Doesn't bother finding a spot. Rushes out the door and is constantly looking around.

I only been robbed once and prevented a handful of times. We caught the girl who robbed me because we recognized her.

I remember being a teller and we would play games guessing what people were coming into do. Talk to a banker or deposit or cashing a check.

[–] Trollception@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Wow crazy, so you have actually been robbed? Well hopefully it's a one time thing! Never worked at a bank so I didn't realize these things actually happened in real life.

[–] jaschen@lemm.ee 3 points 2 days ago

Ya, they give names for the robbers. Lol. I remembered they had a guy named The Valentine bandit. Because he first robbed his first branch on Valentine's Day. Some of them get silly names like Fake Limp man.

Most robberies are very discreet. Mine was just a note and flashed a gun.

Also note to any would be robbers. You don't need a weapon. We always comply. A few bucks is not worth our lives. Also if you even show a weapon or implied you have one, you literally increase your charge from robbery to robbery with a deadly weapon which just increased your jail sentence 5 times.