Comments on: Suspect sought for botched downtown bank robbery http://silverspringpenguin.com/2009/10/07/suspect-sought-for-botched-downtown-bank-robbery/ Your neighborhood news source Thu, 05 Jan 2012 07:36:43 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: LuvMyHood http://silverspringpenguin.com/2009/10/07/suspect-sought-for-botched-downtown-bank-robbery/comment-page-1/#comment-57821 LuvMyHood Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:08:48 +0000 http://silverspringpenguin.com/?p=5098#comment-57821 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. 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.

]]> By: Julianne http://silverspringpenguin.com/2009/10/07/suspect-sought-for-botched-downtown-bank-robbery/comment-page-1/#comment-57818 Julianne Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:19:40 +0000 http://silverspringpenguin.com/?p=5098#comment-57818 The same Eagle Bank was closed again on Monday afternoon with a similar sign posted & 4 cop cars outside. The same Eagle Bank was closed again on Monday afternoon with a similar sign posted & 4 cop cars outside.

]]> By: Springvale Roader http://silverspringpenguin.com/2009/10/07/suspect-sought-for-botched-downtown-bank-robbery/comment-page-1/#comment-57815 Springvale Roader Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:15:49 +0000 http://silverspringpenguin.com/?p=5098#comment-57815 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! 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!

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