The Stopwatch Gang

The Stopwatch Gang

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The Stopwatch Gang are infamous bank robbers consisting of Patrick (Paddy) Mitchell (the leader), Stephen Reid and Lionel Wright. They are estimated to have robbed 100 banks and made off with $15,000,000 CND. The gang's greatest heist took place at a Bank of America branch in San Diego in 1980, when the $283,000 USD they made off with set a California record.

They were named the Stopwatch Gang because they carried a stopwatch and tended to rob banks in less than a few minutes. They achieved this feat by carefully "casing" the bank for days in advance. They once robbed two banks in a single day.

ources

* [http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/stopwatchgang/index.html CBC News Indepth: Stopwatch Gang]
* [http://www.canada.com/saskatoonstarphoenix/news/national/story.html?id=f04d91a4-5cd7-4a2a-a2c0-4deb2c40eb87 Time runs out on Stopwatch Gang leader]
* [http://www.history.ca/content/ContentDetail.aspx?ContentId=226 Top Ten Heists Of All Time: The Stopwatch Gang]


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