Bank robber tosses GPS tracker in sewer during getaway
by Darren Murph 
posted Aug 24th 2007 at 9:51AM
Granted, crooks who aren't up to speed on their technology have paid dearly (and rightfully so) for their ignorance, but a comical case involving a witty bank robber proved that even master plans involving GPS can be subverted. Reportedly, a woman who made off with an undisclosed amount of cash from a People's Bank in Connecticut somehow realized that a tracking device was stuffed within one of the oh-so-valuable bags. Rather than panicking, however, she simply removed the chip, chucked it in the sewer, and went about her day. It wasn't noted whether the sly criminal was ever brought to justice, but if the fuzz eventually ran her down, it was most certainly done the old fashioned way.[Via TGDaily, image courtesy of NYJWJ]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Ari @ Aug 24th 2007 10:20AM
Well done
Frank @ Aug 24th 2007 10:21AM
she should have placed the chip on top of a school bus!
Brian @ Aug 24th 2007 1:48PM
No, she should have put it on an ex-boyfriend's car. The conversation that would have happened when the cop caught him would have been great.
Mecharine @ Aug 24th 2007 10:37AM
Were there ink charges in those bags? Those are pretty useful to catch robbers red handed, literally.
Ayle @ Aug 24th 2007 10:25AM
Darn they are getting more and more intelligent by the minutes...
Grant @ Aug 24th 2007 10:55AM
the bill series is still on record i'm sure, so thats still gonna be a issue for the crook.
Wwhat @ Aug 24th 2007 1:50PM
Yeah, I'm sure the nigerians care, or the dubaians.
Stan McDonald @ Aug 24th 2007 5:42PM
Hah, nothing a little Columbian money laundering won't fix.
LC @ Aug 24th 2007 11:12AM
I'm not in the banking business, but if I was, I would put more than one chip in each bag.
Wwhat @ Aug 24th 2007 1:51PM
And if I was a crook I'd toss it in the trunk where it's shielded :)
Nate @ Aug 24th 2007 1:55PM
I'm not in the robbery business, but if I was, I'd put all of your chips on different cars in the parking lot next door.
Or, even easier, dump the money in my trunk and leave your silly, "it's obvious I'm carrying stolen money" bags behind.
robotrock @ Aug 24th 2007 11:37AM
Reminds me of Who's Harry Crumb?
James @ Aug 27th 2007 2:34PM
When tin foil is outlawed, only outlaws will have tin foil.