The upside to bad penmanship
From the
Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
Bank robbery foiled by penmanship
Police say a bank robbery attempt in Hillsboro failed after a teller told the woman who handed her a threatening note that she couldn't read the handwriting.
According to police, a 30-year-old woman walked into a Wells Fargo bank branch Wednesday and handed a teller a note that said, "Need $300 or I'll kill you. I'm serious."
The teller told the woman she couldn't read the writing. While the woman stepped away to rewrite her note on a bank slip, the teller hit a silent alarm and the bank manager intervened, asking the woman how he could help her.
Police and FBI agents soon arrived and arrested the woman; police say she was under the influence of drugs.
Talk about stupid. Staying around to re-write the note and saying that they would kill someone if they didn't comply.
Hope the perp has a nice long vacation in the pokey...
Posted by DaveH at October 1, 2009 6:45 PM