I would think a pawn shop would be the place they fail on an epic scale. Guys in a pawn shop will shoot you. I think they stand around hoping for a robbery so they can get some target practice in. A jewelry store might be difficult, they are either so insured they don't care, or they have auto-locking doors. Some places I would hit if I were a petty criminal:

Yogurt Shop - usually only some young girl on the register, no resistance and worth maybe sixty-bucks in cash, and a pint of yogurt as a bonus.

Cell phone store - you'd get nothing, but it would be a hoot watching them trying to steal tied down fake phones.

A street food vendor - no security cameras, only one bank drop at the end of the day, and easy get-a-way.

One of the big pet stores - they pull in some serious cash. One trip to a pet store will cost you upwards of $200, and they always have a long line, so a pretty good haul.

A vet clinic - no security, complete shock that they're getting robbed, a decent cash haul.

Never any fast food place, gas station, supermarket, drug store - that's a guarantee you'll get caught.

Now, when you're ready for the real big time - Barnes and Nobles book store - they pull in a lot of cash.

Now, how to get away with a robbery - first, you need a distraction that will have all the police occupied - simple, some fireworks and m80's daisy-chained together, drive past an elementary school and toss your firecrackers and m80's onto the front lawn, keep driving. The school will go into immediate lockdown, which has a domino effect of causing every school in the city to go into lockdown - every on duty and off duty cop in the county will be deployed to the attacked school, and a security attachment sent to all the other schools - and poof, your chance of pulling off a bank heist goes up 30% or so.

Now, in today's world, getting away with a robbery is pretty slim. You can increase your odds by doing it the smart and safe way, and become a politician.

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Wolfenshire, Moderator/Community Leader