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!"GPS leads police to loot from bank robbery
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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!"All products recommended by Engadget are selected by our editorial team, independent of our parent company. Some of our stories include affiliate links. If you buy something through one of these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. All prices are correct at the time of publishing.
