There’s a bank in Quantico, Virginia, that gets robbed every day.
And I am going to take you there.
Hello. I’m Robert Riggs.
In this episode of True Crime Reporter®, former FBI Agent Don Bentley takes us inside the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia.
New Special Agents start their career there in an intensive 20-week long training program.
Realistic training scenarios unfold in a mock town called Hogan’s Alley named after a comic strip from the 1890s.
Town House In Hogan's Alley That Is The Site Of Many Mock Shootouts At The FBI Academy In Quantico, Virginia
I’ve reported there many times on stories ranging from bank robberies to weapons of mass destruction.
I’ve posted links to those stories in the show notes.
FBI Academy
The 10-acre training facility contains a bank, post office, hotel, laundromat, barbershop, theater, homes, and everything you would find in a real urban setting.
It’s like a Hollywood set that features actors playing armed criminals.
In an homage to the deadly shoot