Talk:Peoples National Bank robbery

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Notability

I see Template:Notability just got added to my article. As is apparent from the sources, this case received nationwide media coverage at the time, from at least the time the perpetrator was apprehended (I may have missed coverage of the two weeks between the burglary and the perpetrator’s arrest) until his sentence was reduced (not the maximum penalty, but parole eligibility). The trial was comparatively short (he was sentenced some four weeks after being apprehended), partly owing to his guilty plea, hence the coverage period is short. Nonetheless, Reader’s Digest found it notable enough to cover the story as late as 1971, ten years after the crime took place. Also, I would believe a bank burglary of that kind is rather unusual and as such deserves mention.

Is that sufficient to establish notability? If not, what criteria would this case have to meet to be notable? --Michael-stanton (talk) 22:16, 26 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Reprinted articles from the Associated Press do not automatically confer notability. From what I can see in The Seattle Times archive, there was little lasting coverage (with no articles beyond 1966). I would also recommend cleaning up your use of citations, as they are excessive when used in the current manner (rule of thumb is to have no more than 3 inline at a time). Sounder Bruce 22:24, 26 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

As for cleaning up citations, I can do that. As for notability, I just stumbled across this:

“Yes, we’ve seen other bank robberies that involved tunneling but not recently. The last major one of this type was about 25 years ago [as of 2005].” (http://www.nbcnews.com/id/8908624/ns/msnbc-the_abrams_report/t/underground-bank-heist-goes-unnoticed/#.Xn0um_Eo83E, on the 2005 bank tunnel heist in Brazil)

Thus, I would argue that this robbery was notable for the unusual manner in which it was executed. --Michael-stanton (talk) 22:43, 26 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

PS: Cleaned up citations. --Michael-stanton (talk) 15:59, 27 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Burglary, not robbery

The title of this article characterizes this crime as a robbery. However, the sources describe it as a burglary, which is a far more accurate description of the crime. The title is not precise and should be changed. - Cameron Dewe (talk) 09:46, 8 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]