Try refreshing your browser, or MANDEL: Polite Toronto bank robber admits to holding up five banks in 10 days Back to video We apologize, but this video has failed to load. And despite his big asks, court heard that all he made off with was $2,350. The teller told Laviolette that he could only give him $500 without management approval. His last job was on Dec. 30, court heard, when he hit a BMO on Royal York Rd. When she asked for more information, Laviolette told her he was robbing the bank and made hand gestures suggesting he was armed.