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BOYS AGES 13-14 INVESTIGATED IN 7 BANK ROBBERIES
Three boys barely in to their teens are suspected of robbing 7 banks over six weeks, handling the teller a note in each case and using vancouver city elevated train to make there gatway.
Three boys around the age of 13-14 are suspected of robbing seven banks in Canada. The robberies have happened in the past six weeks, It is still unknown on why they robbed the banks.The boys were arrested in public transport in lower mainland of Vancouver in Canada.
The 14 year old was charged of robbing two banks. The other two face one robbery count each and were relesed on Saturday. All three of them have to go back to Youth Court on the 24th of May.
The teens passed a note to the teller,Cpl. Morrow said yesterday. There were no weapons used. The police said an undisclosed amount of cash was taken out. The area has the highest bank-robbery rate in Canada. The director of the western Canada for the Canadian bankers Association. They said while the rest of the country has a decling incident rate, the area around Vancoucer is seeing more robberies. Seven times more than Toronto area.
"Iv'e never seen anything like this before," said criminologist Ray Corrado of Simon Fraser University. The hold ups were apparently well planed and executed over quite a large area, which shows considerable disapline. "Wereas this seems to be almost a move like mimicking, where they planed and were able to carry it out like you would see in a prime time movie,"