‘Incorrigible’ Bonded Vault robber ‘Mitch’ Lanoue is dead at 90
January 16th, 2012 at 2:35 pm by Ted Nesi under Nesi's Notes
a 2010 letter from Lanoue
Tim White’s obituary for the elderly Rhode Island gangster Lawrence “Mitch” Lanoue, who died earlier this month at the ripe old age of 90 (and just a year after leaving federal prison), is a great yarn in its own right. Here’s a sample:
By all accounts, Lanoue’s take from the Bonded Vault heist was slim compared with what he hauled away from the warehouse in the van that day. He was handed a bag of cash filled with $64,000. The men agreed to have the rest of the valuables buried until things calmed down, but the riches never materialized for Lanoue and the rest of the crew.
The family member said despite Lanoue’s long career as a robber, he did not live an extravagant life.
“In a majority of the circumstances his earnings (although unacceptable and illegal) were given to a lot of people in need of money,” the relative wrote. “He always justified it as being a modern day Robin Hood.”
The story of the Bonded Vault robbery is close to Tim’s heart, a lifelong reporting project of his legendary late father’s that Tim’s carried on since Jack White’s death in 2005. For the story behind the story, read my piece about the two Whites and Bonded Vault from 2010.
(photo: Tim White/WPRI)
Tags: bonded vault, lawrence lanoue, mafia, organized crime, target 12, tim white
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Hopefully he rots in hell with his entire family and the people he supposedly “helped”. To the victims if you did not press charges you are as bad as this dirtbag. Next, why do Rhode Islander think “people” like the deceased are “heros”? Another reason this state can’t attract decent companies or decent jobs. The only industry Rhode Island has alot of is red sauce joints, sadly they are not even good ones.
why dont you go fuck yourself you dont know our family so shut the fuck up
besides your just haten cause your family aint shit an noone in your family pulled off one of the biggest heist in lil ole rhody
David, you must be very proud of your ingorance. Is this dirtbag your role model? Thank you for making my point!
actually no he aint but he is my family an he deserves alot more respect than that you stupid fuck
Respect is earned not given. He should have been excuted the second time he went to nail. He is a criminal. It also sounds like you have had dealings with criminal justice system as an accused.
You rot in hell Ed, Mitch was the greatest person on earth!! He was a close family friend and he will be missed.
All rascalls are socialable. Enjoy your triple decket in the ghetto.
ok if you wanna call marthas vineyard ghetto sped
by the way what the hell is a decket