From the Bizarre Criminals file
Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2007 6:59 am
Bizarre Criminals --------------------+
In September 1992, robbers in Las Vegas held up a van
thought to contain gambling chips, only to find that it
was carrying potato chips instead.
In 1998, a guard was caught smuggling a wad of money in
his underpants out of a bank in Atlanta when a tiny
security-dye capsule exploded, blowing a hole in his
trousers.
In 1998, a would-be Texas grocery store robber went to the
trouble of disguising his face with a balaclava but forgot
to remove from his breast pocket a laminated badge which
bore his name, place of employment and position within the
company - an oversight spotted by at least a dozen
witnesses.
A 1975 raid on the Royal Bank of Scotland in Rothesay degen-
erated into farce when, on the way in, the three would-be
raiders got stuck in the bank's revolving doors and had to
be helped free by the staff. Undeterred, they returned a
few minutes later and announced that it was a robbery. The
staff thought it was a practical joke and refused to pay
up. While one of the men vaulted the counter and twisted
his ankle on landing, the other two made their escape,
only to get trapped in the revolving doors again.
In September 1992, robbers in Las Vegas held up a van
thought to contain gambling chips, only to find that it
was carrying potato chips instead.
In 1998, a guard was caught smuggling a wad of money in
his underpants out of a bank in Atlanta when a tiny
security-dye capsule exploded, blowing a hole in his
trousers.
In 1998, a would-be Texas grocery store robber went to the
trouble of disguising his face with a balaclava but forgot
to remove from his breast pocket a laminated badge which
bore his name, place of employment and position within the
company - an oversight spotted by at least a dozen
witnesses.
A 1975 raid on the Royal Bank of Scotland in Rothesay degen-
erated into farce when, on the way in, the three would-be
raiders got stuck in the bank's revolving doors and had to
be helped free by the staff. Undeterred, they returned a
few minutes later and announced that it was a robbery. The
staff thought it was a practical joke and refused to pay
up. While one of the men vaulted the counter and twisted
his ankle on landing, the other two made their escape,
only to get trapped in the revolving doors again.