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Authorities find alleged bank robber's 'practice notes'
MyWestTexas ^ | 12 Feb 2012 | James Cannon

Posted on 02/12/2012 9:57:03 PM PST by smokingfrog

Local law enforcement agents arrested a suspect early Friday morning at an Odessa hotel, several hours after a Midland bank was robbed.

Mark David Willmann, 42,was charged with bank robbery, a federal offense. U.S. Magistrate Judge David Counts granted a temporary motion by the U.S. Attorney’s Office to hold Willmann without the possibility of bond.

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Law enforcement agencies received tips identifying Willmann from a photo of the bank surveillance video released to local media outlets shortly after the robbery .... Two people positively identified Willmann about an hour after the photo and story were posted on the Reporter-Telegram’s social media page on Facebook...

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MPD officers, working with FBI agents, found Willmann’s residence at the Chaparral complex after the tips were received. Investigators found several “practice” bank robbery notes in the trash at the apartment. The notes stated “this is a robbery,” “don’t use dye packs” and “don’t use GPS.” Detectives also found a gray Adidas sweatshirt that matched the description of what the the bank robber was wearing according to witness statements and surveillance video ...

(Excerpt) Read more at mywesttexas.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: bankrobber; crime; dumbcriminal; repeatoffender

1 posted on 02/12/2012 9:57:11 PM PST by smokingfrog
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To: smokingfrog

There is an invention called a shredding machine.


2 posted on 02/12/2012 10:15:43 PM PST by U-238
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To: U-238

For all we know, there was a post-it note at his domicile, “Note to self: buy a shredder with some of the robbery proceeds.”


3 posted on 02/12/2012 10:26:15 PM PST by coloradan (The US has become a banana republic, except without the bananas - or the republic.)
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To: U-238

Obviously, he hadn’t thought about that. I wonder if he practiced walking into a bank.

For the same of humanity, I do hope that he has not passed on his genes.


4 posted on 02/12/2012 10:28:14 PM PST by Buddy Sorrell (It's Algebra, Uncle Fletcher.)
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To: smokingfrog

Texas has the three strikes law. Once he leaves Federal prison, he will be turned over to Texas authorities to serve out the rest of his life in Huntsville.

BTW, it will not be hard for the Texas authorities to charge him with something. There is no double jeopardy between Federal and State courts.


5 posted on 02/12/2012 10:29:51 PM PST by Thunder90 (Fighting for truth and the American way... http://citizensfortruthandtheamericanway.blogspot.com/)
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To: Thunder90

You are absolutely correct.


6 posted on 02/12/2012 10:30:56 PM PST by U-238
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Psssst!!!

7 posted on 02/13/2012 12:48:54 AM PST by Brad’s Gramma (PRAY for this country like your life depends on it....)
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To: smokingfrog
He just wanted to avoid a scene like this: Desparate and in love, Virgil attempted to change his luck with one stroke.
8 posted on 02/13/2012 4:04:02 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (Ceterum autem censeo, Obama delenda est.)
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