Ex-Deacon gets Eleven Years for Robbery Attempt
A South Carolina ex-deacon has been sentenced to eleven years for attempting to rob a bank. Bruce Windsor’s family in the past blamed the crime on troubles related to the financial meltdown, though relatives said Thursday he has mental health issues. More than 100 supporters crowded into a Spartanburg courtroom as U.S. District Judge Henry [...]
Money Taken from Pa. Bank Mailed Back
Someone has mailed an envelope filled with money to a bank in western Pennsylvania that was robbed earlier this month. The FBI suspects that the money was mailed by a repentant robber or an acquaintance of his. The mailed money does not neutralize the crime, according to Special Agent Jeff Killeen. The FBI won’t say [...]
Would-be Robber Arrives Too Late
A would-be bank robber showed up at 5:36 p.m. to a Guardian Credit Union bank in Wisconsin, ready to rob the place, but forgot one important fact – the bank was closed after 5:30. Security tapes show a man in a ski mask approaching the first set of doors with a gun on Wednesday, apparently [...]
Police Searching for “Bad Breath Bandit”
Detroit police are currently searching for a bank robber who tellers say had yellowed teeth and unusually offensive breath. The man hit the same Charter One branch in October, and again last week. Lieutenant William Wilson says that bank tellers described the man as tall, lean, and “having very offensive breath and real yellow teeth.” [...]