FBI hopes new Web site will help nab bandits

There has been a 25 percent increase in bank robberies nationwide since 2000, according to FBI data. DALLAS -- The Scarecrow Bandits robbed their 10th bank in the Dallas-Fort Worth area Friday.

The pair, named because of their flannel shirts and straw hats, have become more violent each time and recently assaulted bank tellers, authorities said.

But now the FBI is hoping its new Web site -- bandittracker-- will help get the surveillance photos, and pictures of bad guys from around Texas, in front of thousands of sets of eyes. The recently launched site has photos, sketches and reward information for about 100 bank robbers from around the state, including the Scarecrow Bandits.

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