370 likes. TIL of André Stander, a South African police officer who robbed almost 30 banks. … McCall was killed on 30 January 1984, in a police raid on the gang's hide-out in Houghton Estate, Gauteng. Shortly afterwards he joined the Kempton Park criminal investigation department. While Stander remained in the United States, international arrest warrants and all points bulletins were issued for his arrest. He quietly walked out, drove back to the airport and flew to Jo'burg post lunch and carried on with policing. Afterwards, he visited a used car lot and purchased a Ford Mustang from a dealer named Anthony Tomasello. Andre Stander was a bank robber, a jailbird, and a Captain in the South African Police at the height of apartheid. He tried to get away but an altercation occurred on the spot and he tussled for the policeman's shotgun. [1] However, since many of the charges in the sentence ran concurrently, he faced an actual sentence of 17 years. I’ve been in IT for most of my career. On the following morning, Stander returned to the same used car lot where he had purchased the vehicle and asked the same dealer, Tomasello, to have the car re-painted in a different colour. One of the most infamous bank robbers in South Africa's history, Stander was notorious for the audacious manner with which he carried out his crimes; he sometimes carried out the crime on his lunch break, often returning to the scene as an investigating officer.[1]. She did as she was asked. Stander was one of the most brilliant and bold bank robbers ever. His attention turned elsewhere. Stander and McCall returned to Zonderwater on 31 October 1983, in order to spring Allan Heyl from the facility where he was taking a trade test. Part of the reason may have been that Stander's marriage was also under strain during this time. By Feb of 1984, international warrants had been issued against them. Stetina immediately radioed for an ambulance. Vola's and Andre Stander So after we hired a car at the airport,a Kia , Anne decided that it was much to big for her to drive and she wants to change it, We got our own cell phone by now, which proved to be quite easy, unlike in 2002 when cell phones were not as well known in America. Hy het as 'n kaptein by die polisiestasie in Kempton Park gewerk. They came to be known as the Stander Gang. Genealogy profile for André Stander André Stander (1947 - 1991) - Genealogy Genealogy for André Stander (1947 - 1991) family tree on Geni, with over 200 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. He had a child out of wedlock that he never cared for. Just get the money and make it out as quickly as possible. "The fact that Andre was a former police captain suited the romantic notion of good-turned-bad against bad. The son of a prominent figure in the South African Prison Service, Major General Francois Jacobus Stander (1916–2001), André was under pressure from an early age to pursue a career in law enforcement. I know, I know, I still need to get the cast names in there and I'll be eternally tweaking it, so if you have any corrections, feel free to drop me a line. But here's the intriguing part - he was also a police officer. And that's where sensationalism became hysteria as never before or since. But his hunger grew beyond lunch hours and in the end, the so called anti-hero met with a sudden anti-climax. Based on the real life of infamous South African Andre Stander, this film begins in Johannesburg in 1976 where Stander is forced to serve on riot duty. The film makers spoke to Heyl, who was still in prison; Corrie van Deventer, Stander's police partner; and the warden of the prison where he was held. Stander is played by the American actor, Thomas Jane, and Stander's wife, Bekkie, is played by the Vancouver-born actress, Deborah Kara Unger. But his life had not changed for the better. Based on Tomasello's information, a police tactical unit surrounded the apartment that Stander had been using as a hideout, but Stander was not there. However, Tomasello had just read about the Stander Gang in a local newspaper. On 10 February 1984, police pulled Stander over while he was driving and arrested him for driving an unregistered vehicle. Many sympathised with him. Smith & Wesson Model 19 Snub Nose - .357 Magnum. Andre flew to Florida to make arrangements while Heyl and McCall were to sail there in a new yacht they had purchased. In prison he befriended two inmates who were also bank robbers - Allan Heyl and Patrick McCall. André Stander (1946 – 13 Februarie 1984) was 'n Suid-Afrikaanse polisieoffisier en 'n bankrower. During the height of the search for the Stander Gang, an ex-colleague of Stander's… In die 1970's begin hy om banke te beroof. Andre Stander was in the US before Heyl was captured. Once the prisoners were left alone with the physiotherapist, Stander and McCall overpowered her and escaped. Ernie Amos, 33, is the love-child of a brief liaison that Stander had with student teacher Pat Amos during a 1972 hiatus in his two marriages to his wife, Leonie. He flew to Durban, put on a false wig and beard, walked into a bank and pulled a gun on cashier, but very discreetly, handed her a bag and asked her to fill it up with cash. Stander (Thomas Jane) had previously been seen wearing this on his belt. The other prisoners refused to participate and stayed behind.[5]. While at the clinic, they overpowered a few guards and escaped in the doctor's car and a couple of months later they went back to the same prison to break Heyl out. Between 1977 and 1980, he is believed to have stolen nearly a hundred thousand rand. Andre Stander was the most notorious bank robber in South African history. Then he decided one day to rob a bank and by all accounts he ruddy well loved it. One of the most infamous bank robbers in South Africa's history, Stander was notorious for the audacious manner with which he carried out his crimes; he sometimes carried out the crime on his lunch break, often returning to the scene as an investigating officer. Stander’s double life collapsed when he was sent to prison in 1980 but three years later he escaped and launched a new crime wave with a gang recruited behind bars. Andre Stander (Jane) is a captain on the Johannesburg police force in 1976, but after some horrific police action during a peaceful anti-Apartheid rally, he turns his attention to undermining the cops, brazenly robbing banks, going to prison, then escaping and forming a gang with two fellow escapees (Fletcher and O'Hara). This was a time when apartheid was rampant in South Africa and Andre, like many others, enjoyed the privileges of being a white man. But since many charges ran concurrently, he had to serve 17 years at Zonderwater Maximum Security Prison. See the complete profile on LinkedIn and discover Andre’s connections and jobs at similar companies. Home; About Me; Categories. He was in a job he never wanted to join. Heyl fled but McCall refused to leave the hideout. [1], After his first trial, Stander claimed that his disillusionment with police service stemmed from a prior incident when he and his fellow officers shot and killed over twenty unarmed black residents of Thembisa during the 1976 Soweto uprising. Haidi, a ballerina, marries him. Voila! Andre was shot accidentally and bled to death before the medics arrived. [4], On 11 August 1983, Stander and McCall, along with five other inmates, were taken from its premises for a physiotherapy appointment. Andre has 2 jobs listed on their profile. He told Stander that he would help him, got his information, and as soon as Stander had left, Tomasello called his lawyer. The three buds holed up in a safe house in Houghton.