HOSTAGES RELEASED, SUSPECT DEAD IN BOMB THREAT AT CA BANK
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This storyIf you were a hostage in a bank, what's your survival strategy?
This storyHow many bank robberies does the FBI record in the US per year?
- Around 500
- Around 1,500
- Around 4,000
- Around 12,000
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Around 1,500
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This storyWhat 1972 tragedy led police agencies to create hostage negotiation units?
- Munich Olympics massacre
- Attica Prison riot
- Patty Hearst kidnapping
- D.C. Sniper attacks
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Munich Olympics massacre
Federal bomb threat charges carry up to 10 years in prison.
Under 18 U.S.C. § 844(e), making a bomb threat is a federal crime. If the threat results in injury or death, sentences can reach 20 years to life — separate from any state charges California may also file.
Federal hostage-taking carries a life sentence if injuries occur!
Under 18 U.S.C. § 1203, the federal Hostage Taking Act can result in life imprisonment — or death penalty if a fatality occurs. Learn more at Wikipedia
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