Pub 1 2012 Issue 1

January/February 2012 11 Leading advocate for the banking industry in Kansas. teller will be unable to make a very good witness against the criminal. The teller is at a disadvantage if the only time the robber is seen by the teller is while he or she is being robbed. Many potential bank robbers have left without holding up the bank when the bank tellers appear, as they put it, “too on-the-ball.” They end up robbing the bank down the street or across town where it looks easier. What your bank a nd t e l le r s do i n p r e p a r a t i on c a n actually prevent a hold-up. Many potential bank robbers have left without holding up the bank when the bank tellers appear, as they put it, “too on-the-ball.”