Vault Heist on Memorial Day Weekend

no one would get suspicious. There was another advantage: Memorial Day gave a long

weekend, so the bank would be closed for three days straight. That meant the gang

would have time to work inside the vault without interruptions or outsiders showing up.

So the plan night arrived and the team took their positions. Four men — Gerald,

Jo Bangs, Francis O’Leary, and Bucky Bart — were ready to go inside the vault.

The fifth member, Tommy Day, sat outside in a police car. His job was as important

as the others’: he patrolled the area and kept people or other officers from coming near.

That night Tommy was the highest-ranking officer on duty. Tommy was the most senior officer on