Armed Bank Robbery Goes Wrong (understatement) - The Norco Shootout (1980)

May 9th 1980 - five armed robbers storm the Security Pacific Bank in Norco, California. Armed to the teeth and willing to get into it with any police they encountered, it became one of the fiercest firefights in US history....
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[@Revoknight99]

This also reminds me of the 1997 los angeles bank robbery shootout where it's just 2 guys robbing a bank basically turned into a warzone as well

[@davejones9469]

I think this one is way more interesting. The Hollywood bank robbers you're talking about was indeed crazy, but it was all on one block basically. These guys drove 40 miles while having fired 1000 rounds from semi auto rifles, grenades and molotov cocktails. This was way more GTA than the Hollywood shootout lol.

[@MitchJohnson0110]

Ah yes, the North Hollywood Shootout

[@alitlweird]

Been to that B of A. Withdrew cash from the ATM to have a receipt with that branch’s now iconic address… it wasn’t on the ATM receipt. Very disappointed.

[@RedBud315]

@@davejones9469 For the North Hollywood robbery the police went to B&B guns to get bigger guns and ammo. That's where I used to get mine. They got in trouble with the law for letting the police take the guns.

[@fredparkinson1289]

@@davejones9469 Yeah but the North Hollywood shootout has better video.

[@Hobbsdad]

7:53 " it seems that surrendering at this point was seemingly not an option for the gang" Best line in the video

[@jeanettewaverly2590]

They created their own apocalypse.

[@al3440]

True dat

[@finalascent]

They saw the movie Apocalypse NOW a few months prior and took it a bit too literally...

[@bikeny]

You're getting a sub from me for 2 reasons: 1. You told a story in such a way that I wanted to keep watching til the end. 2. You didn't ruin the video with music. I hope that your other videos are also quiet in that respect.

[@theravenseye9443]

Thanks for the sub!

[@malcolmcook6268]

I love The Raven's wonderful droll, tongue in cheek narration of this amazing incident. Well worth watching for that alone.

[@eadweard.]

I didn't pick up on any of that.

[@malcolmcook6268]

@@eadweard. Really? It was the first thing about this video that struck me.

[@TriviaFreak]

@@eadweard. What about when he describes the '60s as "a groovy, all-night party" and the '70s as "the bad hangover the next morning"? Both similies are accurate, *AND* hilariously delivered in that deadpan tone of world-weary cynicism. Which just fits.

[@malcolmcook6268]

@@TriviaFreak Spot on.Excellent delivery.

[@jamesandrew1750]

he manages to pronounce a new vowel sound, sort of an i and o at the same time

[@Truckngirl]

But did Southern California law enforcement learn their lesson from this? NOOOOOOO! The North Hollywood Shootout happened in 1997, with Los Angeles Police Department so outgunned that they went to a neighborhood firearms store to get better weapons! But now, you'd best believe they have some real guns just in case!

[@arnoldhenry]

Don't blame the LAPD, blame the Los Angeles City Council for not buying the equipment they need. The council controls the police budget. At that time of the North Hollywood Shootout, only SWAT teams had the automatic rifles. The patrol officers only had their sidearms and shotguns, which did little to two bank robbers who were on drugs, wearing full body armor, and firing rifles which illegally made into full-auto.

[@lolatmyage]

"The police should fear the citizens"

[@Truckngirl]

@@arnoldhenry No it was Michael Moore's fault. He was the worst Chief of Police LA ever had. Even worse than Daryl Gates.

[@Truckngirl]

@@lolatmyage Yeah that sounds about right. You an AnCap or something?

[@lolatmyage]

@@Truckngirl Who knows, I need more guns...

[@initial_C]

My dad was a Riverside County deputy during this time and went to the academy with one of the officers killed. I think my dad was lucky enough to not have had to have responded to the incident but he recalled a LOT of details about it. Marge in Fargo has the perfect quote that suits it. "And for what? For a little bit of money." Also just a few (completely extraneous) notes on the police weapons: The .38 pictured is a Colt Official Police and the Riverside Sheriff's office at the time issued Smith and Wesson Model 10 or 15; also, they weren't issued 15 round semi autos following the shootout (a few high capacity 9mms did exist at the time, but didn't really take off until after the FBI Miami shootout) but Sig Sauer P220s (7+1 capacity) in .45 ACP. Thankfully, my dad was able to retire in the early 2000s. He never fired his weapon once in the line of duty.

[@oldcop18]

Your dad was lucky. I retired in ‘97, but not before three officer involved shootings & losing seven of my friends/colleagues over the course of my 30 years. Hope he’s doing well in retirement. I’m enjoying mine for sure.

[@initial_C]

@@oldcop18 He's doing well, very healthy for his age and enjoying peace, quiet, and motorcycle tours.

[@swampd1966]

Unfortunately I think there are A LOT of cops, deputies, state troopers and patrolmen that are anxious and excited to use their weapons. I’ve had at least 3 interactions with cops where I walked away thinking “That man literally can’t wait to shoot somebody” Frankly, it’s too easy to become an entry-level officer and it always has been. It needs to be a whole lot tougher to qualify for a government issued, weapon, badge, and the powers of arrest. If that seems unreasonable, please know that I’m well aware of how difficult it is recruit, develop, and train quality people. The answer is simple. Make the job more attractive with A LOT MORE FUCKING MONEY. I recently finished onboarding for a job as Resident Aide at a large homeless shelter. One of the people in training with me was an exceedingly bright, and idealistic young woman who had just left her job as a county sheriffs deputy, after only 18 months on the job. She worked primarily as a CO at the county jail, but was fully qualified to work in the community doing police work. All the training she went through to become a law enforcement officer and she quit to become a case manager at a homeless shelter. She told me it was a pretty easy decision for her. The pay simply didn’t match the work as a deputy.

[@MrRolyat98]

While we are pointing out extraneous stuff, I don’t believe any of the weapons used by the criminals had an EOTECH holographic sight. They hadn’t been invented until about 20 years later

[@banyakolemulenga7072]

God has a way with things...no matter what hell exists some will be preserved to tell the tale. It's not luck it's the way of things. See the hell in nazi gas camps but some lived through it all and told at Nuremburg.

[@keliciaigbinazaka4538]

Such an insane event! Thanks for covering this Raven I’d never heard of it before. Crazy to think they’d never committed a violent act before they decided to rob the bank

[@capt.bart.roberts4975]

Which was why they weren't successful? 😐

[@craigusselman546]

These guys its 1980 End of world!! 43 years later its 2023 end of the worrrrld!

[@mattkaustickomments]

I had skipped this ep because I was assuming it was another LA area bank shootout - the North Hollywood BoA one. I don’t know how I missed this one before.

[@JosephKulik2016]

The fact that they never committed a crime before isn't surprising at all. If you'd stop believing in the "evil" Bogey Man that True Crime tries to sell you and just looked at the facts, you'd see that MANY Murders are committed by someone who never previously broke the law. Under the right conditions, Anyone can Commit murder, Even YOU !!!

[@steveelder5306]

@@craigusselman546 I know right? I remember those days and its even worse now. I think this sort of thing is going to be going down again soon.

[@tabbitee]

"Well we don't have any experience robbing banks, but we know exactly how we *think* it'll go!" "Exactly! It'll be the perfect crime!"

[@Highice007]

This needs to be a movie. Glad that Hugh's 500MD helicopter suffered only minor damage. One of the best helicopters ever made.

[@lolatmyage]

You got that right - it was definitely one of the helicopters ever made

[@Highice007]

@@lolatmyage lol. I must learn to spell check.

[@petercarney5995]

Yeh? BullSHIT!!!

[@cosmosrunner2468]

That was excellent! I was a freshman living in LA at the time. I don't remember this but as a young teenager I was deathly afraid of the five or six active serial killers at the time. It was crazy.

[@remogatron1010]

Most serial killers hunt women or gay men. Why were you scared?

[@travelerforever8849]

@@remogatron1010 some choose random victims

[@steveelder5306]

@@remogatron1010 the Bonin Butts Murderers and the Night Stalker were rapin everybody out there!

[@tigerwoods373]

I wondered why California produced so many serial killers in the 60-70s. Zodiac, Manson, coed killer, golden state killer, Ramirez and I'll probably missing a few other big names. Seems weird how California was ground one for it and I always wondered what caused it.

[@Plutokta]

Damn... Sounds like the "Heat" shootout but longer.

[@wadewilson8011]

North Hollywood shootout of '97

[@eustacethemonk2176]

That's what I was thinking lol

[@bahnspotterEU]

Take a look at the Gladbeck Hostage Crisis in Germany in 1988, a multi-day hostage taking that featured some of the most insane interactions between hostage takers and the media, where journalists literally interviewed the criminals in their own car. This means the whole ordeal is very well documented. A movie has also been made about the event. The actions by the media sparked a big debate about the morality of chasing sensational topics and headlines and in which way the journalists were obstructing police intervention.

[@thedaisiesgrow]

And somehow the German police didn’t conclude that they needed tanks and assault weapons. Go figure.

[@bahnspotterEU]

@@thedaisiesgrow Dunno what you mean by “tanks” (a police force definitely doesn’t need what falls under the military picture of a “tank”), but they do have APCs and SMGs and rifles.

[@wyattmann8157]

@@thedaisiesgrow You mean the German police who botched the situation nearly as bad as they did in Munich in 1972? Yes, let's learn from them...😂

[@annnee6818]

And we've still not improved this any in 35 years, marvellous species we are

[@annnee6818]

​@thedaisiesgrow A hostage died in the police shootout, you mean she would have died more efficiently if the police had had a tank? Weird take but ok, yanks aren't known for being bright or subtle...

[@formerlydistantorigins6972]

Listening to the start of your video, I couldn't help but to think - blimey, we're reliving the 1970s

[@christosvoskresye]

In all the wrong ways, too. About the only thing we're doing better is fashion, which was bizarre in the 1970s. In most other areas, we're doing worse.

[@anthonyrausch5708]

Got to disagree with you there (christosvoskresye) 1: back then you could only get your news from 2 sources: A: NEWSPAPER B: CABLE TV We got “THE WORLD WIDE WEB NOW IN 2023”!!! “THE VAGABON’S CALLED BLM AND ANTIFA CAN NOT HIDE ANYTHING ANYMORE” “THE WOKE LIBERAL GOVERNMENT CAN NOT HIDE ANYTHING ANYMORE” Back in “THE 1970’S” people could get off “SCOT FREE” because “THERE WERE FEWER EYEBALL’S PAYING ATTENTION” right now in 2023 there is a lot more “EYEBALL’S WATCHING” then back then And that is a fact….. “THE WORLD WIDE WEB HAS CHANGED THE GAME” and “for all the negative it bring’s” I am at lest “SOMEWHAT CONTENT” that “RADICAL NATIONAL TERRORIST GROUP’S LIKE BLM AND ANTIFA ARE CALLED OUT ON THERE BULLSHIT ONLINE”!!!! “AND THE SAME GOES FOR THE US GOVERNMENT BEING CALLED OUT AS WELL”!!!! Saint Anthony signing off…

[@teresabenson3385]

​@@christosvoskresye Not at all. I lived through the 70s, today is still not as bad. No jobs available, 17% interest rate on mortgages, way fewer social services, and the sequelae of Nam, violence against protesters, and 3 major assassinations within the previous decade.

[@christosvoskresye]

@@teresabenson3385 Admit it: You just miss the plaid pants.

[@teresabenson3385]

@@christosvoskresye 🤣🤣🤣

[@TheStapleGunKid]

It's a shame this event isn't as well known as the North Hollywood shootout from 1997. This one was every bit as dramatic and terrfying.

[@candicebergstrom4490]

Crazy! As an American, I'm surprised that I didn't know about this until now. Thanks for sharing this case with us!

[@yelwing]

I was a teenager at the time, and my dad was a West Covina police officer. Cops from all over the place got involved in this event. My dad told me all about it. I remember him telling about the cop car that got stuck on RR tracks, and other officers getting shot😢. Years later I worked as a Deputy Sheriff for Riverside County which is the agency responsible for Norco. It’s always been a mark of shame that the Sheriff Department never made a training film about this epic event. Other agencies had to.

[@Kenngo1969]

Thank you [both] for your Service, Sir(s). I'm glad your dad lived to tell you about it. Warm Regards and Best Wishes, -@Kenngo1969

[@jcr.593]

Thank you for your service!!!🇺🇲🇺🇲 Be safe!

[@djohnson9083]

Wow… I was only 12 when this happened but even now, many decades later, I had never heard of it. I only knew Norco was a horse town. Thanks for this video!

[@sjames304]

Rumor has it the Uvalde police were called but are apparently still waiting for confirmation...........to this very day.

[@Imperium83]

What a weird joke to make.

[@bjrnterjesen651]

😂😂😂

[@robloonlakewa895]

That was a stupid comment shut up

[@sykrss9534]

Sad cause that’s probly one of the few places in texas that would have responded like that, most of them would have a swift deadly response with their 2 or 4 man swat element mixed in with regular officers

[@HighlanderNorth1]

​@@Imperium83 ❓ Why is it weird to use ironic humor to expose the actions of a large group of obvious cowards who refused to do their jobs to protect their community? It's also an opportunity to point out how just a few BRAVE police officers were recently successful in moving right into active shooter situations and quickly taking out the shooters, so that they COULDN'T just sit back and kill lots of children at their leisure. That's the opposite of what happened in Uvalde, when a bunch of COWARDLY Uvalde police officers chose to stand around doing nothing for almost an hour as a single kid took his time killing a bunch of school kids. That cowardliness SHOULD be called out often.

[@OleJanssen]

This sounds shockingly similar to a typical GTA mission.

[@popindosin228]

Fun fact: this happened the same day Sunshine Skyway bridge collapsed in Florida. Hella crazy day that was.

[@skyden24195]

Oddly enough, despite "lessons learned" from this incident, police were again completely outgunned (initially) by only *two* armed robbers in the 1997 N. Hollywood shootout. However, the police in N. Hollywood were able to keep the robbers contained to the immediate area around the bank that had been robbed.

[@jefffoutz4024]

People and police agencies forget their history

[@dezznutz3743]

Thats because those bank robbers had body armor and automatic weapons. Not semi-auto rifles like here.

[@christopherorrante289]

The 1986 miami shootout was another one

[@GoViking933]

I Thought I knew what the Norco Shootout was.. It appears I had no idea about this crazy thing! Good job on the doc

[@kyarimaresuki]

The description of the 70s as the hangover of the 60s was perfect.

[@orangehoof]

I love your dry sense of humor. Very entertaining.

[@Jammo1978]

All that carnage for $20,000 that they never even got, what a bunch of tossers and a waste of life 😒 RIP TO THE PEOPLE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES 😢 🙏 🕊 ☮

[@ralphjones6165]

My wife was in the Corona hospital having our first child that day when the ER was receiving the aftermath of this incident. It has always since been part of our daughter's birthday celebrations.

[@barbaralamson7450]

Wow. For me, you ended this brilliantly. The dreaded apocalypse had yet to happen. Love your channel.

[@donaldduck3078]

You sure about that 😂

[@RSF-DiscoveryTime]

RE: "The dreaded apocalypse had yet to happen." Good Point. Rosanne Barr wasn't on TV yet.

[@briantaylor9285]

All that madness, and they forgot the money...

[@tonysaldzna2226]

Great job. I live 20 minutes away being 17 at tthe time i remember little about this. This video brought it back to remembrance.

[@douglasmcneil8413]

I grew up in Corona, just down the road and had friends that lived in Norco. In 78 and 79 I had a student aide job at the Norco Navy base. I remember how that shootout affected the whole community.

[@surferdad937]

I was 16 years old and living in Norco at the time. I remember driving down to 4th and Sierra Ave with my sister to get a look at the scene shortly after it happened. In fact, I still live in Norco today!

[@markchalled3976]

I didn't watch this when it came out because I thought it was something I had seen before. Thanks Raven. This is one I hadn't seen before. Another great upload.

[@MrMadbrowncow]

I worked for years with the last surviving Delgado brother who wasn't involved, he was a great guy

[@Kenngo1969]

I suppose this is one of those situations in which it might be hard to believe that, apparently, two vastly different "apples" came from the same "tree," as it were, eh? Warm Regards and Best Wishes, @Kenngo1969

[@maximf.5537]

Great storytelling as always. I was really looking forward to a new video, thanks.

[@ThePursuitofHappiness1988]

The 70s was definitely the hangover from the 60s.

[@karochanyue]

As always a great video Raven. Thank you

[@crazy4dariver]

By 1985 I was a Police Officer. We had a Security Pacific branch that held the nickname of "stop and rob" Genius robbers!!! There was a freeway exit directly behind it. The nearest on-ramp was 1/4 mile away. Not a single one was successful as officers cut the path to the on-ramp off and the rest went to the bank. First to arrive, don't let them get to the freeway.

[@lyedavide]

Excellent presentation as usual. If the gang had packed Norco mountain bikes as backup rather than indulging in the oral concoction of the same name, they may have well gotten away. Cheers mate!

[@corrinaclark2910]

Love your videos!! Keep up the awesome work

[@zetectic7968]

Thanks for this. I seem to recall another channel covering this? I sure in part this was an inspiration for the film "Heat".

[@haroldasaleksa9427]

fantastic, always looking forward to new episode

[@mauricedavis2160]

Another excellent episode of a horrific event, thank you Sir!!!🙏😢🚓

[@jennyz356]

Sounds like a real life GTA mission

[@lolatmyage]

It's undeniable that all this wild west stuff from the 70s, 80s and 90s was all inspiration for the GTA series

[@crazy4dariver]

I remember seeing this on TV. TY for showing it again.

[@pzuliomaccavellion9711]

You had me at the harsh, yet realistic indictment of late sixties free love! Nice video! Cheers! New subscriber!

[@keithfarrell3370]

Enjoyed that. Thanks fella

[@akeman21]

Great work sir. I really enjoy you historical videos. 👍

[@stevewixom9311]

Excellent video. I was overseas in the Navy when this happened and had never really heard much about it.

[@antonleimbach648]

Your a excellent storyteller. Thank you for all the hard work you put into these videos.

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

You're* an* excellent storyteller ...

[@Hartford1992]

I know these are more well known than NORCO, but I'd love to see you cover the FBI Miami-Dade and North Hollywood Shootouts.

[@remogatron1010]

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[@werquantum]

My favorite part was when they crashed in to a telegraph pole. Many may not realize that California wouldn’t have widespread telephone infrastructure until the mid-80s.

[@VideoDotGoogleDotCom]

This really reminds me of the 1986 FBI Miami shootout, in which four people were killed. In that case, too, the police (FBI) were initially outgunned.

[@puzzledotgamer5461]

Damn that shotgun to the driver was brutal he survived but was fully paralyzed instantly? imagine just losing control of your body fully aware of it

[@Sunflare-vq2uy]

Thank you for sharing the information.

[@faceplate7461]

i like your intro, very good at setting the stage for what is to come!

[@newshodgepodge6329]

They would have been better off calling in a couple of bomb threats in the area to keep police occupied rather than trying to set off an actual bomb.

[@LuvBorderCollies]

That's a better idea....the simpler the better. Actually they could've called in the bomb threat. As the police are preoccupied with the phony call, set off a grenade further away from both the bank and phony bomb call. That would've really stretched police beyond thin. But they didn't think of that obviously. At a police training event we got a detailed rundown which makes this video very mild and dull compared to the wild craziness of the real events**. IIRC there was a 2nd chopper involved but that one didn't go down. California seems to have all the events that change police tactics and procedures, along with training. It all started when 4 California Highway Patrol were killed in one traffic stop in 1970 or 71. Then Norco. Then OJ Simpson which greatly boosted the importance of forensics training. Then the North Hollywood shootout. But Mexico surpasses the US every week in bullets fired between cartels and government. **Not criticizing as the narrator did a nice job getting in the main points of this massive cluster.

[@McIntyreBible]

9:39, that an irony: they left behind the money they stole!!

[@francisjohnification]

Thanks for the vid. Nicely done. Two things stand out. The commitment of the crims. And the balls of the regular cops against those odds. As you mentioned. How things have changed due to this robbery. 👍 Subscribed.

[@banjojohn1489]

"So we declared open war on the police, which was the style at the time.."

[@davesworkshop2714]

Another fantastic video, thanks for sharing. Gave me a good excuse to make and gin and tonic and sit down to watch 🙂👍

[@matthewpaul6904]

The officer hit reverse to evade gunfire. Ah, the Sgt Powell method.

[@BennyLlama39]

Too bad he didn't use the Danny-Glover-in-Predator-2 method and charge the bank robbers. He probably would've died, but it might've surprised 'em long enough to take out at least one early on.

[@kirkmiller7673]

Chris and Russell both are my great uncle. This happened before I was born. But I remember my mom getting letters from them both. Their sister is my grandmother. Thoughts and prayers to all those that it affected.

[@lindsey607]

Surprised that I haven't heard of this crime, before seein this video. Keep up the good work Boss.

[@ashishjoshi8148]

Damn, that was intense! There have been some real wild shootouts during bank robberies between the cops and the crooks but this one takes the cake!

[@johnknoefler]

I grew up on the other side of some hills in La Sierra, a suburb of Riverside. Just a couple miles from the shootout. I was working at the family business but this is the first I've heard of this. Around this same time my mother-in-law needed to transport her horse to a corral on our side and not having a trailer I offered to ride it across the hills. Basically from a few blocks from the shootout over to La Sierra. Strange I knew nothing about this ridiculously planned robbery. I feel bad for the officers killed and wounded and their families. The perps ruined thier lives. Why not just work, save their money and then buy some land? Criminally stupid.

[@johnparsons1573]

Wow . Never knew of this one. Outstanding video

[@MARKWILLIAMS-tm4rf]

A grand presentation! Both the video and the host's rather British accent attained my subscription! Greetings from Southern Arizona.

[@jcBowley]

Hell of a fall from grace for Manny Delgado. Should've stuck with Modern Family.

[@McIntyreBible]

A great informative documentary!

[@Sashabooboo]

I feel old. I definitely remember and agree with everything said to summarize the time period. The 70's nostalgia effect distorts the reality of that time period.

[@thebronzetoo]

Great video!

[@6210195221089]

Excellent video - well done - I always look forward to your videos - keep it up 👍🏼

[@Weshopwizard]

Can’t believe I never heard of this. Great video.

[@dadgarage7966]

Yeah, I never heard of this either. I was five at the time.

[@relic69]

Great presentation.

[@jeffclark7888]

Great production!

[@Morpheus187]

I have lived in Southern California for 40 years and never heard of this.

[@jasonmcalister5282]

So from just the first few minutes of this its sounding like its all still around!

[@basbleupeaunoire]

Never heard of this one before! Thanks.

[@jamieholtsclaw2305]

The picture you painted of the 1970s really brought back memories.

[@acebrandon3522]

I was 18 and lived in the area of that incident. Got to watch it live on TV on channel 5 KABC. It was real shocker to see it live.

[@markrichmond2168]

Channel 5 was KTLA and Channel 7 was KABC.

[@acebrandon3522]

@@markrichmond2168 Hey dude, its been 37 years since I lived in that area. Pardon if I got the stations mixed up abit.🤔

[@JoshuaTootell]

This is my home 😂 I rented a home right around the corner. They only recently tore down the abandoned bank. My grandmother still lives in the same home my grandparents bought in the 70's, my mom had barely graduated and created me. Obviously, pretty well known to me.

[@MainelyLove]

Thanks for telling the story.

[@JL-qe5gl]

The book has a lot more details. They had kidnapped a man that owned the van that they had tried to use for the getaway and abandoned, and he was in the van locked in a cabinet while the initial shootout was happening outside the bank. The chase/shootout in the carjacked utility pickup with high toolboxes along both sides went on for about 40 miles and thousands of rounds were fired by the robbers; 2 in the bed and one firing from the shotgun seat.

[@wutisay]

Very well done.

[@Gamble661]

I don't know about your take on the 70's....I went to high school and college in that decade and I had a hell of a good time! As for the perps, it being California I was shocked to hear that they're still incarcerated.

[@jessicamilestone4026]

Thanks as ever 😊

[@LassieFarm]

Sirens sounded, he seemed astounded, before long the little guy was surrounded. He was only 17 in a madman's dream, the cops shot him down, I can still hear him scream

[@magnificentmuttley2084]

Very interesting. Like others here, I had never heard of the Norco shootout. Thank you for posting.

[@zThe_Questionz]

Good Job on the vid, Popo Medic did a video on this same topic as well a couple years back

[@EnoVarma]

Six banks every day?!

[@davidpawson7393]

Yep.

[@johngalt2506]

There used to be a large shooting range at Lytle Creek. Been there many times. The terrain is very rugged in that area.

[@josephsmith6777]

In my area bank robbery was a civic exercise with the entire neighborhood getting involved in one way or another stolen switch cars ending up on fire quite a bit in the 70s 80s and 90s Boston was a craxy place back then

[@rabycariker5684]

that cheeky clip of the slow mo guys full auto thrown in there.

[@rf7931]

Nice one fella

[@guyincogneto8979]

Finding a bank that was actually OPEN at 3:30 in 1980 was incredible enough...and yet when it happened again in North Hollywood in the 90s, the razzers were completely unprepared again.

[@billrahn8723]

In 1980 patrol rifles (Ruger Mini 14) were not widely carried by Deputies of the Riverside Sheriff’s Department. Only handguns (revolvers) and shotguns. So yes the crooks that day had superior firepower.

[@MM22966]

Weird reverse-Rambo moment - the cop is the former Green Beret, and he gets killed by the guys running into the woods. RIP Deputy Evans.

[@multitoolish]

Amazing job

[@PDZ1122]

I've driven past those locations many, many times and never heard of this!

[@-CmonMeow]

80's-90's you could get some badass firearms, so hard to find these days, love h&k

[@leisti]

It's certainly a shame how difficult it is for American civilians to acquire firearms.

[@gregtennessee8249]

Mass Shootings are a daily occurrence nowadays...