A woman in northeastern Pennsylvania has been arrested after she attempted to rob a bank while disguised as a clown.
The woman, 43 year old Carolyn A. Williams, entered a KNBT Bank in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, about an hour north of Philadelphia. Williams, dressed in a clown costume, demanded money and claimed that she has a bomb. She then fled on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash.
When police arrived, they found the suspect trying to change out of the clown costume in parked car at a nearby park. Williams was taken into custody and is sitting in prison awaiting her court hearing. Her bail has been set at $500,000.
No one was hurt during the incident, and no explosives were found on the suspect or at the bank.
The desperation of some people. I am sure that this latest bank robber has seen all the recent news stories of strange bank robberies, including a man who dressed up as Darth Vader and robbed a New York bank. I guess they are not smart enough to realize that most people who dress up in strange costumes and rob banks almost always get caught. I guess they don't realize how much attention it brings, something that you don't want when robbing a bank.
Looks like tough times have hit the Empire, as a man disguised as Darth Vader robbed a Chase bank in New York on Thursday.
An unidentified man dressed as the Star Wars character Darth Vader, entered a Chase bank branch on Long Island, New York, around noon last Thursday. He pointed a gun at workers and demanded cash. He made off with an undisclosed amount of money.
The costume included the iconic Darth Vader face mask, a blue cape, and oddly enough, camouflage pants.
At first, customers in the bank thought the robbery was a joke, but that quickly changed when one customer was shoved to the ground when he tried to approach.
The suspect, only described as being about 6-foot-2, escaped from the bank and was last seen running across a nearby parking lot.
I find this comical that this guy dressed up as Darth Vader. I would think that if you wanted to rob a bank successfully, you would want to do it with as little attention as possible. He did escape, so I guess my thinking is wrong, but now there is so much national attention on this robbery that he would probably be caught easily if he ever tried to do it again. Most bank robbers hit again and again until they are caught, so it will be interesting to see if he does indeed try it again.
Hopefully next time he uses a light saber instead of a handgun as his weapon of choice.
A group of armed men robbed a convenience store and it was all caught on tape while they stole a lot of ice cream. The video shows a group of five armed men entering the store while it was closed or being cleaned. Instead of stealing money, they fit as much ice cream as they could in their bags while leaving the money in the cash register alone.
I bet they were thinking good thing we have five in our group so we can steal as much ice cream as possibly. Ice cream is pretty good, but really? Is it worth it to risk your life and jail time for ice cream?
Two men have been arrested after using an 18 pack of beer as a weapon during a convenience store heist. Two unidentified men entered a Loaf 'N Jug convenience store in Pueblo, Colorado, south of Denver. Their plan was to steal three 18 pack cases of Bud Light and make a quick escape on foot.
As they made their way out of the store, one of the men took a case of beer and used it to hit the store cleark. The clerk was not injured.
The beer thieves then ran out of the store. Police chased after the suspects by foot and found them hiding at a nearby house with two cases of beer.
I am hoping these guys were already drunk when they came up with this brilliant idea to steal beer. If you are going to go through the trouble of stealing beer, why would you want Bud Light? I know most convenience stores have only a few types of beer for sale (or to steal), but there has to be something better than Bud light.
And probably not the best idea to use a case of beer as a weapon. Now you turn simple shoplifting into an assault charge which means jail time all for a pack of beer that cost less than $20.
A man successfully robbed a convenience store with his face concealed entirely in toilet paper. Lincoln, Nebraska police say a man armed with a knife entered a convenience store last Saturday night around 10:30 at night.
His head and face were fully concealed with toilet paper as he committed the crime. He successfully escaped on foot with an undisclosed amount of money.
Looks like the economy is even affecting criminals these days. Gone are the days of elaborate masks and plans.
These days you can just go into your bathroom, grab a roll of toilet paper, cover your face, and rob a store.
If I worked at the store where this robbery occurred, and I saw the suspect only had a knife and could probably barely see, I am sure a kick in the balls would do just fine to end the situation peacefully.
Otherwise, just get someone with a lighter or match. Toilet paper burns fast as seen below.
