 On August 7, 2006, four men brandishing weapons robbed the Bank of America branch in South Tacoma of $54,011.While two robbers with automatic rifles covered the bank's entrances, the other two, with handguns, moved swiftly to confront the tellers.The gang's leader wielded a 9-mm Glock 19 with a red laser sight, which he pointed threateningly at the employees.