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‘Elephant Man Bandit’ Sentenced After Stealing $73,628 In 30 Bank Robberies

Anthony Hathaway was first known as the Cyborg Bandit because of the metallic fabric he used to cover his face during heists, then he began draping a shirt over his head and was dubbed the Elephant Man Bandit

Anthony Leonard Hathaway was old school. He dressed up, donned a pair of gloves and personally went door to door for his money. Two-and-a-half-dozen bank doors to be exact.

When the 46-year-old unemployed Everett, Wash., man went off to prison the other day, he ended what officials think may be a Northwest record for bank-robbing frequency: 30 holdups in a 1-year, 6-day span with a tax-free take of $73,628. That’s roughly two to three heists every month averaging around $2,450. At that rate, said the FBI’s Seattle Safe Streets Task Force, “he might top the list for sheer number of robberies in a one-year period.”

The FBI considers Carl Gugasian of Pennsylvania as the most prolific bank robber ever. Currently serving a 17-year-sentence, he robbed more than 50 banks, the agency said, making off with $2 million. But it took him 30 years.

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Burglar Enters Atlanta Home Through Doggy Door

Ok! First of all, I didn’t know doggy doors still existed, or that people really still have them.

Second of all, you have got to be a skinny mofo to fit through a doggy door.

Third of all, how do you just make yourself at home so easily in someone else’s home? Especially when you are not invited or wanted there?

Join the discussion.

According to Channel 2 Action News (Atlanta)– A burglar decided a dog door would be the perfect way in to an Atlanta home.

Once inside, he helped himself to whatever he could fin, but one of those things he grabbed led police right to him.

Brian, who wanted to remain anonymous, said:

“I cant believe this is happening to me.”

He said he never thought of the swinging dog door as a security threat until now.

Brian wants homeowners to beware of the unusual way a crook got into his place.

“Once we heard his voice and then him enter through doggie door, we knew somebody was in our house.”

He was in the next room when Michael King got on all fours and crawled into his house, leaving the family dog, Tipper, outside.

“I was terrified in my bedroom, underneath my bed. I was able to grab an alarm pad that triggered motion detectors.”

That was enough to trip the alarm which alerts police.

Brian said the crook stole his iPad, iPhone, wallet and other small items that were on the kitchen counter. And he says King didn’t hesitate to make himself at home.