Paul Jaworski was the leader of the "Flatheads" gang, who committed the first armored car robbery on March 11, 1927 [1], [2]. The group stole over $100,000 from an armored vehicle on Bethel Road, 7 miles outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The bandits placed a landmine under the roadbed, and made off with the money that was on its way to Coverdale for the Pittsburgh Terminal Coal Company. The gang was also known for the payroll robbery of the Detroit News business offices in 1928, which lead to the capture or death of most of the gang. // Military armored cars A French VBL reconnaissance vehicle. ... 11 March is the 70th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (71st in Leap year). ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Pittsburgh skyline as viewed from Mount Washington Pittsburgh is a city in Western Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County. ... U.S. Army soldier removes fuse from a Russian-made mine to clear a minefield outside of Fallujah, Iraq. ... Along with The Detroit Free Press, The Detroit News (owned by Gannett) is one of the two major Metro Detroit newspapers. ...
Jaworski was executed via electric chair for a separate payroll robbery which resulted in a murder in Pennsylvania. The first electric chair, which was used to execute William Kemmler in 1890 The electric chair is a device used in 11 states in the United States for execution of criminals convicted of capital crimes. ...
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