Even our Robbers are Getting Lazy
Bank robberies happen all the time, but it isn’t often that the teller hands over $56,000. That’s what happened at a branch of the LaSalle Bank in Chicago, Ill. What’s even more unusual is that the robber delivered the hold-up note through a pneumatic tube — from the drive-through. The money was delivered back through the tube and the man got away. “No weapon was displayed or implied,” said an FBI spokeswoman. “He never left his vehicle.” (Chicago Sun-Times) ...The headline: “Lackadaisical Larceny Leaves Lawbreaker Laden with Loot”.
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