A series of bank robberies across different locations has led to multiple arrests, including an Oakland man charged with East Bay bank robberies, and two men in Chicago, one of whom is an 83-year-old previously known as the 'leaping bandit.' This individual, Donald Bennett, had a notorious history of bank robberies dating back to 1989 and was convicted for multiple Chicago-area bank heists. Remarkably, Bennett was released from prison in 2020, and now, 35 years after his initial crimes, he has been charged again in a new string of bank robberies, allegedly involving weapons. In a separate incident, a Florida man was accused of robbing a bank just one day after being released from an eight-year prison sentence for similar charges. Bennett, when asked in 1989 about his actions if released, allegedly said, 'Jump counters again.'
Donald Bennett was convicted in 1989 for multiple Chicago-area bank robberies and was released from prison in 2020, according to an FBI criminal complaint. https://t.co/TlnVqXFsVX
Donald Bennett was convicted in 1989 for multiple Chicago-area bank robberies and was released from prison in 2020, according to an FBI criminal compliant. https://t.co/SlwYwVM5Ux
83-year-old man, accomplice arrested in string of bank heists in Chicago suburbs https://t.co/Iw9WBrXd1n https://t.co/Eaq3EHEoiv
#Florida man accused of robbing a bank one day after being released from an eight-year prison sentence on bank robbery charges https://t.co/v8nZv3daeb via @IreneEWright
In 1989, police asked Chicago bank robber Donald Bennett, aka the "leaping bandit," what he'd do if he was ever released from prison "Jump counters again," he allegedly said 35 years later, Bennett, now 83, has been charged in a string of bank robberies: https://t.co/QBL72QYv2s
Two men, including 83-year-old once known as the ‘leaping bandit,’ arrested following string of bank robberies https://t.co/4EgiIEYoGf
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