Bank Robber leaves ID in the bank...

[madinmaryland]

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WARREN, Mich. (AP) -- A would-be bank robber came away empty-handed but left behind something useful for police: her photo identification. The woman was arrested less than an hour later on a charge of attempted armed robbery, Police Commissioner William Dwyer said.

The woman filled out an account application Thursday morning, then pulled a handgun and demanded cash, Dwyer said. She panicked and fled without getting any money; police found an address on the account application, along with her photo ID.

The address was for an apartment near the bank. The manager gave the woman's new address to police, who arrested her without incident.

"We're probably not dealing with the smartest person in the world," Dwyer told The Detroit News for a story published online Thursday.

:rofl:

[TZ]

1. Awesome!

I love the stupid criminal stories. Thats my favorite thing about WTOP actually..every Monday they do "knuckleheads in the news"....:rofl:

[madinmaryland]

2. I'm surprised Olbermann didn't mention that one!!

[Aristus]

3. In these difficult times, it could be someone who is desperate for money.

But any sympathy she might have received from me evaporated when she pulled the gun. There's never any excuse for that.

I know from having worked in a bank that you don't need a gun...

[Deep13]

4. Robbing a bank is like assaulting the strongest part of the castle.

Banks are designed with foreknowledge that they will be robbery targets. They almost never succeed.

[Lyric]

5. I think we're going to see this sort of thing a lot more often.

There will be an increase in the number of inept criminals, many of whom have never committed a crime worse than speeding before. Convenience stores and gas stations will be likely targets, and we'll probably see the level of white-collar crime increase too--especially embezzlement. It's shocking to consider how far we've fallen in such a short amount of time. If we don't do something to fix the problem of our lost industry sector, life in the USA in another twenty years is going to be a nightmare.