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Alleged Bank Robber Tries to Return Money...

by Blake Cook Jul 24, 2004 1:35PM PDT

MILWAUKEE (AP) - A bank robber had a change of heart and returned to the bank he had just held up to return the money.

But Milwaukee police were already at the downtown bank investigating the robbery Wednesday afternoon when the 35-year-old alleged robber returned to ask if he could give the money back, said Deputy Chief Brian O'Keefe.

"He was banging on the window, and one teller was telling him, 'Go away, we're closed.' And the one who got robbed said, 'No, that is the guy,'" O'Keefe said.

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(NT) (NT) Perhaps he should have just used the night deposit slot

by Roger NC Jul 24, 2004 9:40PM PDT

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Would that work? The bank would surely have to ....

by Mosonnow Jul 25, 2004 12:04AM PDT

return it if there were no paying-in slip attached!

OTOH, he could have stood at the top of a tall building and allowed it all to flutter down in the wind...

Does anyone know if that has ever happened in reality, as opposed to the many films which depict such a scene?

Regards
Mo

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Re: Would that work? The bank would surely have to ....

by Diane Harrison Jul 25, 2004 3:34AM PDT

We have had several incidents in California where the robbers have thrown the money from moving cars, or had it thrown airborne in crashs. Some have even tossed some of it into crowds to have the crowds scramble for the money so that they would impede police doing their job catching the robbers.

One case that comes to mind right away is the hold-up of a Brinks armored truck around the Los Angeles area. The robbers were making off with the loot when a shoot-out went down and the money went all over the place. I remember the stories of how many decent citizens returned the money versus how many decided finders-keepers.

In the cases I'm familiar with, they don't throw all of the money - just enough to create a diversion as people scramble to get it.

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