Deaths Hand Posted March 12, 2006 #1 Share Posted March 12, 2006 (edited) The first bank robbery in the United States took place on March 19, 1831, and was committed by Edward Smith who stole $245,000 from the City Bank on Wall Street in New York City. He was eventually arrested, convicted, and sentenced to five years in Sing Sing prison. According to FBI, bank robberies have the 2nd lowest chance of success, next to murder. Advanced Operation For discussion purposes let us assume the responsibility of carrying out a heist/robbery operation using real high tech techniques for the purpose of succeeding in the attempt. This hypothetical heist will be based on urban guerilla warfare and advanced military methodology. The controller and synchronization the heist has to have a controller (person) running the show out of a secure location. This person directs the operatives to their respective tasks as he has a general overview of the whole operation. Operatives are fitted with communication equipment so they can synchronize their activities with the controller. The controller also has access to a large amount of information related to their activities so that he can advise the tactical operatives on all the variable routes of action they can take. The controller is also the only one who can carry out critical decisions, he has the power to change the way the operation is being carried out. The Operatives The footsoldiers of the heist carry out specific tasks to accomplish their objective. Each operative is usually a specialist in a particular field that is necessary to complete his mission. This sounds more like a movie than real life but it is actually necessary to achieve an objective, it is a lot less glamorous than shown by hollywood. A locksmith is required to bypass the perimeter of the location, e.g the front door of a house or business location. One or more enforcers are required to use force if necessary to control a subject. Lookouts are very necessary to warn of the onset of danger such as the arrival of police or unwanted people. Lookouts are very useful and can be used to feed information back to the controller so that he can keep track of the progress of the heist. Diversionists who can also be Lookouts can avert or control unwanted attention. A Driver or Drivers to aid in transportation, drivers are nearly always present in every kind of heist. Roundevouz location This is where the team meets after the job is done, the team should never meet at the base of operations but rather assign a secondary location where evidence can be disposed of and further action is analyzed and taken. After the Heist If the stolen goods are cash which is the best way to do things, it is important to launder or hide these funds as soon as possible. One way is to simply mail them to a secure bank account in portions, or even to several bank accounts. EVen burrying in steel boxes is a good idea as they cannot be used as evidence if they are not found. Gold and valuable goods are not a good idea to steal as they can easily be traced back to the owner and so the robber is to that fact vulnerable. Disposal of Evidence All the equipment directly related to the heist has to be disposed of and renderred unusable by forensics scientists, this includes body traces such as fingerprints, hair and blood. Burning everything is not good enough, the tools have to be incinerated to dust and literally scattered over a mountain so that no trace whatsoever remains. Vehicles can be especially difficult to work with this way but it has to be done. Final Novel Ideas A few quick ideas; If such high technology is to be used why not break into a location and break out without anyone knowing the heist ever happened until they discover the absence of the goods after a weekend. This gives the robbers time to work on the 'AfterHeist' and a lot of witnesses will forget what they saw after a few days. Evidence will be trampled and busied on rendering it useless and the people robbed will suspect one of their own personnel due to the lack of evidence of a break-in and they will waste time before calling the police. By that time the Heist team will be clear with very little evidence pointing back to them! Some of Americas (and perhaps the worlds) greatest bank robberies and heist are the Great Brinks Robbery in 1950 where a group of mafiosos got away with $1.2m cash, $1.5m other. Dunbar Armored robbery in 1997 where seven men got away with $18.9m cash. Just tought Id share this, I have a huge interest in heists EDIT: PM me if you want the link, i cant post it because of pornographic ads. Edited March 12, 2006 by Deaths Hand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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