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January 12, 2013 01:54 am GMT

FBI Posts Google Map of Bank Robbery Pics, Tips


The FBI has begun collecting tips on the names of unidentifiable bank robbery suspects through a new Google map that pictures heists nationwide, bureau officials announced this week.

The new site, bankrobbers.fbi.gov, shows visitors the location of incidents down to the street level, as well as the traditional Wanted poster photos and physical descriptions. Users can search by location, weapon used and the unidentified robbers nickname, among other clues, to help authorities ascribe names to faces.

The site is intended to protect citizens from gun violence, not just financial losses, FBI officials said in a statement.

"Many bank robberies are committed using verbal demands or n…
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