People do a lot of stupid things and robbing credit unions isone of them.

It's all too common. There were 3,961 financial institutionrobberies in 2014, according to the FBI, which works out to atleast a dozen every business day. Of those robberies, 312 were atcredit unions (about 8%).

Firearms, explosives or other weapons were involved about aquarter of the time, but acts of violence were committed only 3% ofthe time, the FBI said. However, those acts caused 63 injuries,about half of which were to employees. They also killed 13 people,two of whom were employees (10 of the 13 were the perpetrators; onewas a customer).

One obvious goal of robbery isto not get caught, which is why many criminals use a variety ofcreative tactics to hide their faces. But what makes robberyparticularly stupid is that the average cash take is onlyabout $6,000 after factoring in the money that's eventuallyrecovered, according to the more recent available FBI data.

That won't be nearly enough to cover the legal bills these fivebizarre-looking credit union robbers will face.

1. Just try to blend in. OnJan. 8, two robbers wearing orange safety vests – which aredesigned to make people more visible – entered an SAC FederalCredit Union branch in Council Bluffs, Iowa, at around 10 a.m. Oneof the suspects was also wearing a hard hat; the other wore a darkstocking cap, according to local news reports. They left in a blackfour-door car. SAC FCU has $775 million in assets and 91,000members.

2. May The (police) Force be with you. OnMarch 16, this person walked into a Pineville State EmployeesCredit Union branch in Pineville, N.C. around 11:45 a.m., accordingto a local report. No one was injured during the robbery, thereport said. The suspect was arrested hours after the robbery fordriving a stolen SUV; investigators later charged him with therobbery after the suspect made reference during a recorded jailcell call to “what really happened,” according to a local newsreport. Witnesses said “Darth” was only about 5 feet, 5 inchestall. Photo source: wsoctv.com

3. Stubble trouble. OnApril 20, this person donned a bright orange shirt and robbed anUNCLE Credit Union branch in Tracy, Calif. That credit union has$300 million in assets and 22,000 members. The suspect was caughtin August and booked at the San Joaquin County jail, according to alocal news report. No word on whether the suspect thought the beardlooked real. Photo source:GoldenStateNewspapers.com

4. Smile, your mustache is oncamera. This robber was caught afterrobbing the Affinity Plus Credit Union in Rochester, Minn. on June19 after surveillance video from a local Walmart showed him buyinga hoodie sweatshirt, mustache and hat 40 minutes before the crime,according to a local news report. The suspect was already in jailfor leading officers on a chase when he confessed to the crime, itsaid. Affinity Plus CU has $1.7 billion in assets and 182,000members. Photo source: kttc.com

5. Next stop: The prison barber. Mostrecently, on Sept. 3, this character robbed the $2.9 billion,295,000-member Members 1st Federal Credit Union branch in York, Pa.around 3:15 p.m. The male suspect tried to disguise himself as awoman with a curly black or dark brown wig, according to local newsreports. Photo source: abc27.com