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According to Lacoursière, Smith told him that he would at some point in the future tell him something about the robbery. In 2007, during the filming of "Le Columbo de l'art" ("The Colombo of Art"), a Radio-Canada special on his career as an art-theft detective, Lacoursière visited Smith and offered him the million-dollar cheque on camera.
Pages in category "Canadian bank robbers" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Gerald Blanchard;
[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."
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The 1973 Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce bank robbery occurred in Kenora, Ontario, Canada, on May 10, 1973. A robber entered the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce with firearms, a bomb, and bags to hold money. Upon leaving the bank, accompanied by an undercover police officer, he was shot by a police sniper and the bomb detonated.
The Montreal newspapers called the Brinks robbery of 30 March 1976-which was the largest robbery ever committed in Montreal-the "crime of the century". [9] On 14 May 1976, one of the West End Gang members involved in the Brinks robbery, John Slawvey, was killed in a shoot-out with the police with detective André Savard killing Slawvey. [ 10 ]
The book documents the Havelock Bank Robbery of the Toronto Dominion Bank in 1961 and the police chase of the robbers. [1] [5] The book describes the two years of planning that went into the robbery, learning the patterns of the staff and the timing of the managers vacation. [6] It details the limited capacity of the local police force. [6]
The robbery was timed to coincide with the bank holding the money for that Friday's Kerr-Addison Mine salary payments. [4] Staff provided the robbers with approximately $60,000 in cash. [1] Neighbouring gas station owner Dave Mann observed the armed men entering the bank and discharged his .303 calibre rifle towards the bank. [4]