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Pint break! Child bank robbers, dubbed 'Little Rascals,' nabbed in Texas

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Wells Fargo customers use the ATM at a bank branch on 8 August 2023 in San Bruno, California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images via AFP)
Wells Fargo customers use the ATM at a bank branch on 8 August 2023 in San Bruno, California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images via AFP)

Houston – Three boys aged 11, 12 and 16 – dubbed the "Little Rascals" by the FBI – have been arrested for allegedly robbing a Texas bank.

The FBI's Houston office said in a post on X (formerly Twitter) that the three boys have been charged with "robbery by threat".

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The boys, who were not identified because they are juveniles, were taken into custody on Tuesday.

The FBI had released a photo of the pint-sized suspects following their 14 March bank robbery, adding a caption that read "believe it or not, they just robbed the Wells Fargo".

Local TV station KTRK quoted the Harris County Sheriff's Office as saying the kids had passed a "threatening note" to a bank teller and fled on foot with an unspecified amount of cash.

It said two of the boys – who don't appear to have tried to wear masks or otherwise conceal their identities during the robbery – were identified to the authorities by their parents.


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