Robber holds up bank, doesn't bother to get off his cellphone
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Bank robber tosses GPS tracker in sewer during getaway
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]
GPS leads police to loot from bank robbery
Thanks
to some quick-thinking bank employees, robber Thomas Fricks was quickly apprehended following a robbery Thursday at the
Washington Trust Bank in Spokane. He had herded three employees into the bank vault and threatened to kill their
families if they didn't cooperate, asking for $40,000 in "no bait bills." One employee, on the phone with her
husband, told him to call the police while another employee stuffed both the money and a GPS device into the duffel bag,
enabling the police to track down the getaway minivan within minutes. The best part was the dude's response when the
fuzz caught up with him: "You guys are good!"
