List of bank robbers and robberies explained

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

Australia

Robbers
width=20
Robberies

Austria

Canada

Robbers width=20Robberies

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

Georgia

Germany

Robbers

Robberies

Hungary

Robbers

India

In 1987, Labh Singh (Sukhdev Singh Sukha) allegedly masterminded[7] 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;[7] a part of this stolen money belonged to the Reserve Bank of India, India's central bank.[8] [9] It was documented as “Biggest Bank Robbery” under “Curiosities and wonders” in Limca Book of Records.[10] [11] [12]

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".[9]

Khalistan Commando Force members who allegedly participated in the robbery included Harjinder Singh Jinda, Mathra Singh,[13] Paramjit Singh Panjwar,[14] Satnam Singh Bawa,[15] Gurnam Singh Bundala,[16] Sukhdev Singh Sukha, Daljit Singh Bittu,[17] [18] [19] Gursharan Singh Gamma[17] and Pritpal Singh.[20]

Israel

Japan

Robbers
Robberies

Lebanon

Malta

Netherlands

Robbers

Nigeria

Norway

Pakistan

Poland

Portugal

Republic of Ireland

Robbers
Robberies

Romania

Russia

Slovenia

On the night of October 31, 2005, robbers entered the safety deposit boxes of SKB Bank (Société Générale) in Ljubljana through the main door and deactivated the alarm system.[25] [26] Robbers disarmed the security guard and opened more than 400 safety deposit boxes. They took at least €32 million in gold, precious stones and cash.

In March 2012 two robbers were arrested. One of them was a security guard at the bank.[27] The court process against two robbers started[28] in November 2013. At least one robber is still free.

Serbia

Sweden

Robbers
Robberies

United Kingdom

Robbers
Robberies

See also: List of heists in the United Kingdom.

NameYearLocationAmount
Great Gold Robbery1855Between London and Folkestone, Kent£12,000 (£ million in)
Great Pearl Robbery1913Hatton Garden, London£150,000 (£ million in)
Eastcastle Street robbery1952Eastcastle Street, London£287,000 (£ million in)
Great Train Robbery1963Mentmore, Buckinghamshire£2.6 million (£ million in)
Baker Street robbery1971Baker Street, London£3 million (£ million in)
Bank of America robbery1975Mayfair, London£8 million (£ million in) stolen
£500,000 (£ million) recovered[29]
Brink's-Mat robbery1983Heathrow International Trading Estate, London£26 million (£ million in)
Knightsbridge Security Deposit robbery1987Knightsbridge, London£40 million (£ million in)
City bonds robbery1990City of London, London£291.9 million (£ million in)
Midland Bank Clearing Centre1995Salford, Greater Manchester£6.6 million (£ million in)[30]
Northern Bank robbery2004Belfast, Northern Ireland£26.5 million (£ million in)
Securitas depot robbery2006Tonbridge, Kent£53 million (£ million in)
Hatton Garden safe deposit burglary2015Hatton Garden, London£14 million (£ million in)

United States

Robbers

Deadly US robberies

Large-value US robberies

Uruguay

Notes and References

  1. Axel Breidahl & Axel Kjerulf, Københavnerglimt - 1912 - 1920, 1938, p. 41.
  2. Web site: A Secret Tunnel Leading Toward a Florida Bank Puzzles the F.B.I.. www.nytimes.com. Julia. Jacobs. January 31, 2019. January 31, 2019.
  3. Web site: Suspected mastermind on trial for France's 'heist of the century'. www.theguardian. AFP. February 12, 2018. January 31, 2019.
  4. http://www.upi.com/Archives/1986/07/04/Bank-robbers-make-off-with-114-million/1507520833600/ Bank robbers make off with $11.4 million UPI archives July 4, 1986
  5. http://www.virginmedia.com/entertainment/news/2015/10/biggest-bank-heists.html History’s biggest heists virginmedia.com October 15, 2015
  6. http://www.upi.com/Archives/1985/12/02/Robbers-get-away-with-up-to-9-million/2099502347600/ Robbers get away with up to $9 million UPI archives December 2, 1985
  7. Book: Singh . Gurpreet . Terrorism: Punjab's recurring nightmare . Jaswal . Gourav . Sehgal Book Distributors . 1996 . 98 . "Labh Singh masterminded a bank robbery of R. 6 crore from a branch...".
  8. News: Sikh Separatists Masquerade as Police to Stage India's Biggest Bank Robbery. 13 February 1987. Los Angeles Times. 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 occur almost every week in Punjab.. 23 January 2016. October 22, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121022223108/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/58240583.html?dids=58240583:58240583&FMT=ABS. dead.
  9. News: Sikhs rob India bank of $4.5 million. https://web.archive.org/web/20121021140733/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-3810376.html. dead. 21 October 2012. 13 February 1987. Chicago Sun-Times. 23 January 2016.
  10. Book: Limca Book of Records . 1999. Bisleri Beverages Ltd. . 23 January 2016.
  11. Book: Kumar, Ram Narayan. The Sikh unrest and the Indian state: politics, personalities, and historical retrospective. Ajanta Publications,India. 1997. 9788120204539. 445. 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..
  12. Book: Identity and Survival: Sikh Militancy in India 1978-1993. Pa. Penguin India. 2006. 978-0-14-310036-2. Dhillon. Kirpal. 23 January 2016.
  13. Book: Asian Recorder, Issue 28 . K. K. Thomas at Recorder Press . 1987 . 23 January 2016.
  14. News: Paramjit Singh Panjwar (Khalistan Commando Force) . Indianexpress.com . 4 December 2008 . 23 January 2016.
  15. Book: Asian recorder - Google Books . 26 August 2008 . 23 January 2016.
  16. Web site: Police arrest 'dead' terrorist . Indianexpress.com . 12 October 1998 . 9 August 2009.
  17. News: Gursharan Singh Gama arrested. Chaudhry. Amrita. 1 October 2006. cities.expressindia.com.
  18. Web site: Killers of Lalit Maken held . 20 September 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110713025322/http://www.indiarightsonline.com/Sabrang/armed1.nsf/38b852a8345861dd65256a980059289d/308bbafc7afcad6fe5256be600458270/%24FILE/bac37002.pdf . July 13, 2011 .
  19. News: cities.expressindia.com. Dreaded militant Daljit Singh alias Bittu gets parole for marriage. Amrita. Chaudhry. 14 September 2005. 30 August 2009.
  20. Web site: News & Current Events . Ministry of Truth . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100506013039/http://www.ministryoftruth.org.uk/category/news-current-events/ . May 6, 2010 . 23 January 2016.
  21. [:ja:福徳銀行5億円強奪事件]
  22. [:ja:立川６億円強奪事件]
  23. News: High-profile heists. 19 November 2014. BBC News. 11 August 2009.
  24. News: HSBC employees being questioned after hold up. 19 November 2014. 1 July 2010. maltastar.com.
  25. Web site: Šest let po ropu SKB storilci na svobodi. Slovenskenovice.si. October 30, 2011. December 16, 2014.
  26. Web site: 5 let po ropu v SKB-ju za preiskavo ostaja še potencialnih 15 let. Prvi interaktivni multimedijski portal, MMC RTV Slovenija. December 16, 2014.
  27. Web site: Rop SKB: Iz sefov izginilo 19 milijonov v gotovini | Dnevnik . 2014-01-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140202100931/http://www.dnevnik.si/kronika/iz-sefov-izginilo-19-milijonov-v-gotovini- . February 2, 2014 . mdy-all .
  28. Web site: Domnevnih roparjev banke SKB tudi danes ni bilo na sodišče. www.delo.si. October 4, 2013 . December 16, 2014.
  29. http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/november/16/newsid_2540000/2540073.stm 1976: Bank robbers jailed for 100 years
  30. News: High-profile heists. BBC News. 11 August 2009.
  31. Web site: A bank heist, a head shop and heroes in a half shell: New mural on Main Street . Daily Hampshire Gazette . Dunau . Bera . May 15, 2019.
  32. Web site: Landrigan . Leslie . The Northampton National Bank Heist, the Biggest in U.S. History . New England Historical Society . January 28, 2018.
  33. News: The High Society Bank Robber of the 1800s . Conway . J. North . . October 19, 2014.
  34. News: Fact tops fiction in story of country's best bank robber . Mulligan . Frank . The State Journal-Register . October 7, 2009.
  35. Web site: Young . Yasmin. 2022-02-08 . These 3 New York Bank Robberies Were Among The Biggest In America . 2024-01-04 . Power 93.7 WBLK . en.
  36. The bank robbery few people recall Sheridan County Historical Society October 3, 2014 http://sheridancountyhistoricalsociety.com/12-the-bank-robbery-few-people-recall
  37. News: 'Finding Steve McQueen' Trailer Takes You Into One of History's Biggest Heists . Vinnie . Mancuso . . February 25, 2019.
  38. News: Four masked gunmen who stole $3.3 million in the ... . . April 23, 1981.
  39. News: Empire State: Chris Potamitis On His Famous Heist and Life Story . A. . Makris . Greek Reporter . April 13, 2022.
  40. News: 2 Convicted in $18.9-Million Cash Robbery . David . Rosenzweig. . February 28, 2001 . limited.
  41. News: Cash Deal Undid Trench Coat Robbers . . November 8, 1998.
  42. Web site: Millions stolen in one of the biggest cash heists in LA history from GardaWorld facility . April 4, 2024 .

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "List of bank robbers and robberies".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.