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One-Armed Bank Robber Disarmed

By Jack Huber

Would-be Orlando, Florida bank robber Matthew Meguiar was having one of those Mondays. His simple plan began as he walked into the lobby of Fairwinds Credit Union about 1:45 p.m. and handed the teller a note reading, ?This is a robbery, bills in bag.? Then came the first complication: The teller recognized Meguiar as a regular customer. Next, it became obvious that the bag filled with cash would not fit through the slot in the teller's cage. Perhaps thinking that the ?no harm, no foul? rule of the schoolyards applied to bank robbing, Mr. Meguiar decided to abort the mission, turned around and calmly walked out the door. But police were already on the scene, and a third glitch in the plan became apparent: He was apprehended immediately, due to the fact that another teller knew Matthew from high school and actually lived in his apartment building about 900 yards from the credit union...continue to full post

Full post as published by Bizarre Crimes of the Week on February 24, 2011 (boomark / email).