Bruce Bell and Montez Day were bank robbers in Los Angeles during the city's time as the 'bank robbery capital of the world.' After being arrested together in 1999, they each served time in prison and took different paths upon release. The city saw a peak of 2,600 robberies in 1992, leading to a decline in bank robberies due to increased security measures. Despite the thrill of heists, the question remains whether former robbers like Bell and Day can resist returning to a life of crime.
When L.A. was the world’s bank robbery capitol they partnered on heists. Can they walk away now? https://t.co/48bMr8C4JC https://t.co/28A0yJNUbs
Bruce Bell and Montez Day served time for robbing a bank in in L.A. when it was known as the "bank robbery capital of the world." When they were released, one found the straight and narrow, the other returned to heists. https://t.co/48bMr8C4JC
L.A. used to lead the nation in bank robberies. What happened? https://t.co/Kb6kgOCH4s
Partners in crime during LA’s 1990s bank robbery heyday, can they resist the pull of the heist now? https://t.co/48bMr8C4JC https://t.co/cqsg27MOF6
Compelling must-read @latimes story by @brittny_mejia about the root causes of a life of crimes, the prison system, and seeking redemption and reconciliation. They robbed banks in L.A.'s heist heyday. Freed from prison, can they resist the ‘lifestyle’? https://t.co/gbP5Vaw5wk
Bruce Bell and Montez day were bank robbers in L.A. when it was known as the "bank robbery capital of the world." Arrested together in 1999, each went to prison, but upon release, followed very different paths. https://t.co/48bMr8C4JC https://t.co/vvZQNQfqFB
In January, I read about Bruce Bell, 71 and arrested for bank robbery. He’d served 40+ years for prior robberies, during L.A.’s distinction as the “Bank Robbery Capital of the World.” My story on Bell, his former accomplice and the world of bank robbing https://t.co/FhBFrQ6fnR https://t.co/gkSyofehCG
A powerful read from @brittny_mejia Bruce Bell and Montez Day were bank robbers in L.A. when it was the ‘bank robbery capital of the world.’ After prison, will they return to lives of crime? https://t.co/PTLe7Q4eGD
They robbed banks in L.A.'s heist heyday in the '90s, when thousands of robberies occurred each year. Out of prison, could they stay out? Would the "lifestyle" draw them back in? "She said, ‘If you ever go back to jail, I’ll never talk to you again.’" https://t.co/FhBFrQ6fnR https://t.co/ZAVJFMbX3q
There’s a reason so many heist movies are set in L.A. In 1992, the city was the “bank robbery capital of the world” with 2,600 robberies. Banks are now much harder to rob, so what happened to the robbers who became addicted to the thrill of the heist? https://t.co/48bMr8C4JC https://t.co/faGf4zDJKr
Bruce Bell and Montez day were bank robbers in L.A. when it was known as the "bank robbery capital of the world." Arrested together in 1999, each went to prison, but upon release, followed wildly different paths. https://t.co/48bMr8C4JC