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  2. Glossary of early twentieth century slang in the United States

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    The individual responsible for detonating the safe as part of a safe blowing crew; see yegg [164] finger Identify or direct someone, especially to a professional killer; Put the finger on or to finger someone [165] finger man finger man snitch inside person find the finger man [165] fink. Main article: Informant. Informant; stool pigeon [165 ...

  3. Robber baron (industrialist) - Wikipedia

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    Robber baron is a term first applied as social criticism by 19th century muckrakers and others to certain wealthy, powerful, and unethical 19th-century American businessmen. The term appeared in that use as early as the August 1870 issue of The Atlantic Monthly [ 1 ] magazine.

  4. Safe-cracking - Wikipedia

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    Safe-drilling with a drill rig. Some safes are susceptible to compromise by drilling.Manufacturers publish tightly-guarded drill-point diagrams for locksmiths for specific models.

  5. Fiendish Hell’s Kitchen robbery crew used fentanyl as a ...

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    “The idea that all this was accidental ... is the definition of an outlandish theory." Fiendish Hell’s Kitchen robbery crew used fentanyl as a weapon, resulting in 2 deaths: prosecutors

  6. Robbery - Wikipedia

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    Robbery was an offence under the common law of England. Matthew Hale provided the following definition: Robbery is the felonious and violent taking of any money or goods from the person of another, putting him in fear, be the value thereof above or under one shilling. [22]

  7. ATM burglaries using explosives - Wikipedia

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    Color trail after an activated cartouche, at an ATM blow up, in Dresden. There are countermeasures: These include cartouches with specially colored ink, which will mark the bank notes, if an attempted blow up is detected. [7]

  8. Footpad - Wikipedia

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    In archaic terminology, a footpad is a robber or thief specialising in pedestrian victims. The term was used widely from the 16th century until the 19th century, [1] but gradually fell out of common use. A footpad was considered a low criminal, as opposed to the mounted highwayman who in certain cases might gain fame as well as notoriety. [2]

  9. Herman Lamm - Wikipedia

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    Herman Karl Lamm (April 19, 1890 – December 16, 1930 [1] [2] [3]), known as Baron Lamm, was a German-American bank robber.A former Prussian Army soldier who immigrated to the United States, Lamm believed a heist required all the planning of a military operation.