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...exact science in 1933, and watching the bad guys figure it out as they go along makes for nonstop comedy. They flood their engines, shoot themselves, crash their cars and steal sacks of mail instead of money. Once, John Dillinger discovered that his wheelman had parallel parked the getaway car; he had to make an Austin Powers--style multipoint turn before he could peel out. The G-men weren't much better. The FBI was staffed by bumbling college kids and led by a raccoon-eyed, sexually ambiguous desk jockey named J. Edgar Hoover, who at the time had never...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Crimes and Misdemeanors | 7/19/2004 | See Source »

...rendezvous, Crimson editors reneged on their side of the deal. With David L. Halberstam ’55 at the wheel, Maccoby jumped into the back of The Crimson’s getaway car, which promptly departed for New York...

Author: By Zachary M. Seward, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Lampoon, Crimson Face Off in Intra-Collegiate Rivalry | 6/7/2004 | See Source »

...They did make a slick getaway." GLYNDA CHU, spokeswoman for the Edmond, Okla., police department, which is looking for thieves who stole 5,000 lbs. of used cooking grease from three area restaurants...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Verbatim: May 24, 2004 | 5/24/2004 | See Source »

Chen said several bystanders outside reported that there was a third man who was driving the getaway vehicle. Chen said the vehicle sped away before he could...

Author: By Evan M. Vittor, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Louie’s Superette Robbed Again | 4/5/2004 | See Source »

Chen said several bystanders outside reported that there was a third man who was driving the getaway vehicle. Chen said the vehicle sped away before he could...

Author: By Evan M. Vittor, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Louie's Robbed by Armed Assailants | 3/26/2004 | See Source »

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