The Stopwatch Gang
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The Stopwatch Gang consisted of three transplanted Canadians who made a living robbing banks in the United States and Canada—an estimated 100 banks and $15 million CDN. Consisting of Paddy Mitchell, Lionel Wright and Stephen Reid. The gang's greatest heist took place at a Bank of America branch in San Diego in 1980, when the $283,000 USD they stole set a California record. Stephen Reid later became a noted Canadian author after writing Jackrabbit Parole and being paroled. In 1999, Reid re-offended, was sentenced to 18 years in prison and released on day parole on January 28, 2008
[edit] The name
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.
[edit] Sources
- CBC News Indepth: Stopwatch Gang
- Time runs out on Stopwatch Gang leader
- Top Ten Heists Of All Time: The Stopwatch Gang
[edit] External links
- Watch Inside Time, a documentary about Stephen Reid, National Film Board of Canada
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