News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on In 1980s Los Angeles, a bank was robbed every hour. Parent comment

Re:In 1980s Los Angeles, a bank was robbed every hour by strict9 on Saturday October 21, 2023 @10:54AM (#37967279)
Still happens somewhat regularly, as I've found following scanner accounts for my city on twitter.

But today the bags are tagged with gps trackers and they're almost always caught.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:In 1980s Los Angeles, a bank was robbed every hour by ForkMeOnTinder on Saturday October 21, 2023 @11:06AM (#37967407)
It's a good thing the robbers don't seem to know about faraday cages.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:In 1980s Los Angeles, a bank was robbed every hour by mx_02 on Saturday October 21, 2023 @12:34PM (#37968278)
Or BYOB (Bring Your Own Bag)
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:In 1980s Los Angeles, a bank was robbed every hour by wkat4242 on Saturday October 21, 2023 @08:59PM (#37971923)
If they risk years in prison for $7.5k they probably really aren't that smart.
[ Parent | on HN ]