Posted on 10/11/2010 11:32:21 AM PDT by nickcarraway
Police arrest man who was asleep in a car as his two buddies robbed a bank
First rule of bank robbing: make sure you have your morning cup of Joe before you get behind the wheel. Or screen your wheel man for narcolepsy.
Ricardo Barrios missed that instruction and was found sound asleep Sunday inside the getaway of a botched bank robbery Sunday, Miami-Dade police said.
Barrios, 23, and two other friends were arrested outside of the Wachovia Bank near Lincoln Road and Alton Road at around 5:45 a.m. As Barrios was counting sheep, Oscar Montoya and Juan Hernandez broke into the bank through the front window, looking to count some cash.
The men didn't get any dollars because the bank was closed and the vault locked but they collected all the quarters, dimes and nickels they could fit in bags, police said.
When the men tried to escape, the weight of the coins weighed them down and they were easily apprehended by police. Both men were charged with burglary.
All the sirens and commotion didn't wake, Barrios who police said was drunk and passed out in the getaway car, which was parked right outside the bank. Maybe his buddies were just taking too long to get the job done. Police think Barrios didn't know about his friends' plans to commit the heist, but there's no excuse for being caught asleep on a bank job.
We're sure the trio are getting plenty of Zs on those comfy cots in jail.
Robbers are unionized now? hehe
Drinking and driving don't mix.
Rip Torn found out that drinking and breaking in to a bank don't mix.
That could lead one to the conclusion that drinking and driving and breaking in to a bank don't mix as well.
who police said was drunk and passed out in the getaway cargee, do you think that might have anything to do with it?
It’s a cultural thing: Siesta hour is sacred! Our strength lies in our diversity!
Ricardo Barrios... who police said was drunk and passed out in the getaway car, which was parked right outside the bank.Who *wouldn't* want a drunk getaway driver?
Oscar Montoya and Juan Hernandez broke into the bank through the front window... the bank was closed and the vault locked but they collected all the quarters, dimes and nickels they could fit in bags... When the men tried to escape, the weight of the coins weighed them down and they were easily apprehended by police.Sounds like they were drunk too.
Definitely not pinging you to this one.
This will go down in the annals of Stupid Criminal Tricks and be hard to top by anyone but Darwin Award winners.
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