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Police nab bandit who used underwear as mask (fired 51-yo Female employee, gambling&drug addicted)
Reuters on Yahoo ^ | 7/22/10 | Carey Gillam

Posted on 07/22/2010 8:45:02 PM PDT by NormsRevenge

MIDWEST CITY, Oklahoma (Reuters) – An unemployed woman who said she was desperate for money has been arrested on charges she robbed an Oklahoma McDonald's with a white stretch girdle wrapped around her face as a makeshift mask.

Authorities said 51-year-old Sharon Lain of Midwest City admitted to being the underwear-masked bandit who made off with the contents of a cash drawer from the fast-food restaurant around 3 a.m. Tuesday.

A surveillance video captured the woman on tape and was broadcast on local television, prompting several tips that led police to a condemned home on Wednesday night where Lain was found living, said Midwest City Police Chief Brandon Clabes.

Police found the underwear - a white stretch girdle known as 'spanx' - along with illegal drugs, including methamphetamine.

"She admitted to her role in the burglary," said Clabes. "And we found the clothes she wore. This was a really bizarre disguise. I wasn't sure what spanx was. I've never seen a woman with one on; now I've seen one on someone's face."

Police said Lain was a former night shift manager at McDonald's but was fired about a month ago. Lain told investigators she needed money and suffered from a gambling problem.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Local News
KEYWORDS: bandit; girdle; mask; underwear
Did she try getting a job at the USDA and get rejected?

I hope she gets the help she needs.

A video grab shows Sharon Lain, with a woman's girdle wrapped around her face as a make-shift mask, robbing an Oklahoma McDonald's. Lain, 51, an unemployed woman who said she was desperate for money has been arrested on charges she robbed the McDonald's. REUTERS/Midwest City Police Department/Handout

1 posted on 07/22/2010 8:45:05 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
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To: NormsRevenge

Good Lord. Make it 2 Big Macs, please.


2 posted on 07/22/2010 8:47:12 PM PDT by Fester Chugabrew
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To: NormsRevenge; Lazamataz

I seriously doubt Laz would consider it.


3 posted on 07/22/2010 8:47:58 PM PDT by GeronL (http://libertyfic.proboards.com <--- My Fiction/ Science Fiction Board)
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This was a really bizarre disguise. I wasn’t sure what spanx was. I’ve never seen a woman with one on; now I’ve seen one on someone’s face.”

They didn’t tell us anything like this at the Academy.
No, Sir.


4 posted on 07/22/2010 8:49:39 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard)
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To: Fester Chugabrew

she had too much cheese sauce


5 posted on 07/22/2010 8:49:59 PM PDT by GeronL (http://libertyfic.proboards.com <--- My Fiction/ Science Fiction Board)
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To: GeronL; Lazamataz

I seriously doubt Laz would consider it.

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Oh he would hit it all right. The questions is, would he have her keep the girdle on her face - or take it off.


6 posted on 07/22/2010 8:50:16 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (PALIN/MCCAIN IN 2012 - barf alert? sarc tag? -- can't decide)
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To: NormsRevenge

Got her number?; (I’m so roanly)..


7 posted on 07/22/2010 8:50:33 PM PDT by Cyber Ninja (Live and let live; is not working...)
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To: Responsibility2nd

lol. She probably looks better with it on her face.


8 posted on 07/22/2010 8:51:21 PM PDT by GeronL (http://libertyfic.proboards.com <--- My Fiction/ Science Fiction Board)
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To: NormsRevenge

“I hope she gets the help she needs”

It would appear that this lady was at the end of her ropes. Desperation time had set in. I just hope I never reach that point. Obama’s fault.


9 posted on 07/22/2010 9:10:40 PM PDT by Parley Baer
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To: NormsRevenge

The Skidmark Bandit strikes again!


10 posted on 07/22/2010 9:50:18 PM PDT by Rodamala
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To: Parley Baer

Can you imagine the number of homeless vet stories we would have if a Republican was President right now?


11 posted on 07/22/2010 11:32:07 PM PDT by Leisler ("Over time they create a legal system that plunders and a moral code that glorifies it." F. Bastiat)
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To: NormsRevenge; Slings and Arrows

Unfortunately, a thong does not provide much disguise.


12 posted on 07/23/2010 9:45:03 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (I wish our president loved the US military as much as he loves Paul McCartney.)
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