Bank Robbery and House Burglary
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The kit
| Item | Opens | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| C4 | Bank lockers | Bought at the weapon shop before the run. There is no improvised alternative. |
| Crowbar | Houses near the bank | Filler income while the bank timer runs down. |
| A weapon | Nothing | For the police response. Equipping it near a federal agent makes you wanted on the spot. |
| A fast vehicle | Nothing | The police station is close to the bank. Park facing out. |
Gold nuggets: the new reason to rob banks
The Vehicle Trading update added gold nuggets to the bank interior. They spawn in random positions among the cash piles, and they are deliberately scarce — the patch walkthrough we sourced this from came out with about four nuggets from one robbery, and notes you get roughly one or two per person when a crew splits a bank.
The catch worth knowing before you go in: a full bag blocks nugget pickups. If you grab cash first you will physically be unable to take the gold, so the routine is to move between the piles hunting nuggets and leave money on the floor rather than the other way round. Gold tickets are the only currency the trading hub accepts, and this is the only place anyone has found them.
Gold nugget behaviour from DustPlays' Vehicle Trading walkthrough, 30 August 2026. Robbery kit and route from rinegineshine's civilian money guide, August 2026.
The house route
The residential block beside the bank is a crowbar route: enter, loot, move on. It exists mostly to fill the dead time before the bank opens, and it competes — the run this is based on managed two houses before another player working the same method cleared the rest. If that happens, server hop rather than wait.
Police response
Robbing the bank is the fastest way to a serious wanted level; the game has a badge specifically for reaching five stars, and about 1.07 million players have it. Fighting is viable in ones — killed officers can be looted for roughly $3,000 each — and a losing proposition against two at close range, where you get tasered before you reload. Secure what you have already collected before you start any fight you did not have to take.
Do not do this if you own printers
Same warning as every other criminal page on this site, and it matters more here because the bank is the loudest thing you can do. Robbing it puts stars on you; stars are what let police obtain a warrant; a warrant is what empties your apartment of up to $1,000,000 in money printers. If you are farming, rob banks on a different session, or accept that you are playing for gold tickets rather than cash.
FAQ
How do you rob the bank in San Diego Border Roleplay?
Buy C4 from the weapon shop, wait for the bank timer to open the building, blow the lockers and take the cash. Since 29 August, also look for gold nuggets among the piles.
How do you get gold tickets?
They come from gold nuggets that spawn during a bank robbery — about four per robbery, and fewer each when a crew splits one. A full bag stops you picking any more up.
Where do you sell stolen jewellery?
Jewellery arrived in its own update before Vehicle Trading, and players do search for a dedicated fence for it. We have not been able to confirm the drop-off location from a source we can cite, so we are not going to guess at one — this line gets filled in once we can point at footage that shows it.