Photo: The suspect in an attempted robbery at the Eagle Bank. Courtesy of MCPD.
The MoCo police are on the prowl for a dude who tried (keyword: tried) to rob a downtown bank last month.
On the afternoon of Sep 18, the suspect entered the Eagle Bank at 8665 Georgia Ave near Cameron Street, walked up to a teller and demanded cash. But when someone else came into the bank, detectives figured the dude freaked out and bailed without scoring stash. No one was injured, a press release recounted.
That same afternoon, Penguin reader Julianne M snapped a photo of a sign posted on the bank’s front door announcing its closure. Yellow police tape and four cop cars were on the scene, Julianne typed in a quick email to The Penguin.
So who do the police like for a prime suspect? They like this guy: a 5-feet 7-inch, 160-pound, 30-something black guy with a muscular upper body and a mustache and goatee. He wore a black baseball cap and a black tee shirt with “Jive Jungle” printed in white.
Sound like someone you know? Holler at the MCPD’s major-crimes division, robbery section, at (240) 773-5100. Make it an anonymous call if you like.
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This would-be thief has obviously never read local boy made good George Pelecanos, or any other crime writer for that matter. One of the first rules of committing a crime is to wear something subdued and ordinary, so that you won’t stand out in anybody’s memory.
But this guy?
Cop: “Ma’am, do you recognize this person?”
She looks at the photo of man in “Jive Jungle” shirt.
Woman: “Are you kidding? There’s only one guy I know who wears that ugly shirt!
The same Eagle Bank was closed again on Monday afternoon with a similar sign posted & 4 cop cars outside.
Springvale Roader is right about the dude’s clothing.
This is either an attempted crime of opportunity by someone who is really impulsive, or an act of desperation by someone who wants to get caught. However, this guy must have scared the daylights out of the bank staff.