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# Bank Robbery is a Young Man's Sport
- URL: https://thedailyeudemon.com/1329/
- Published: 2005-06-12T00:52:56.000Z
- Updated: 2005-06-12T00:52:56.000Z
- Author: Eric Scheske
- Tags: TWE, #wpChunk

> Germany's three oldest bank robbers were jailed yesterday after admitting they stole more than €1.2 million ($1.9 million) in 14 raids across a number of provincial towns.

> The men, who became known as the "Grandpa Gang", started their spree in 1988 and were arrested last year when police set a trap.

> A court in Hagen sentenced 74-year-old Rudolf Richter - known as Rudi - together with Wilfried Ackermann, 73, and Lothar Ackermann, 64, to between nine and 12 years in jail.

> Most of the robberies went without a hitch, but the court was told that, on one occasion during an escape, Richter, who was the getaway driver, had to stop the car to relieve himself. He suffered from a prostate problem, arthritis and bad knees.

[Link](http://www.smh.com.au/news/World/The-Grandpa-Gang-armed-and-incontinent/2005/06/11/1118347633689.html?oneclick=true&ref=thedailyeudemon.com).