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Fleeing robber loses his gold teeth
Reuters ^ | October 1, 2002

Posted on 10/01/2002 10:08:42 PM PDT by Sweet_Sunflower29

MIAMI (Reuters) - A man dubbed by authorities as the "bumbling bank robber" had his two gold teeth knocked out as he ran into traffic and was hit by a van while fleeing a heist, FBI ( news - web sites) agents in Miami said.

The suspect, who also may have shot himself accidentally, escaped in a waiting get-away car but police recovered his teeth from the street and held them as evidence, the FBI said on Tuesday.

The suspect walked into a Wachovia Bank branch in North Miami Beach on Monday, pulled a gun from his pocket as he approached a teller and demanded that she fill a bag with money, the FBI said.

The teller gave him an undisclosed sum of money and he turned to flee, discharging the gun as he stuffed it back into his pocket, the FBI said.

"It is unknown at this time if the robber shot himself when the gun discharged," the FBI said in a statement headlined "update on bumbling bank robber."

The suspect ran out of the bank into the street and was hit by a white van and dragged under it, authorities said. He managed to get up and run to a waiting car that sped away, leaving his teeth behind, the investigators said.

Police and the FBI were looking for him at hospital emergency rooms and medical centres. The suspect was described as a tall, thin black man in his late 20s to early 30s.


TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: dumbcrook; hmb; holdmuhbeer

1 posted on 10/01/2002 10:08:42 PM PDT by Sweet_Sunflower29
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To: Sweet_Sunflower29
Hold muh' beer...I lost my teeth!
2 posted on 10/01/2002 10:12:15 PM PDT by Sweet_Sunflower29
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3 posted on 10/01/2002 11:28:35 PM PDT by Mo1
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To: mhking
Hold muh beer alert!
4 posted on 10/02/2002 12:55:21 AM PDT by petuniasevan
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5 posted on 10/02/2002 3:43:21 AM PDT by mhking
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To: mhking
Isn't this a case of the really stupid bank robber?
6 posted on 10/02/2002 4:03:29 AM PDT by Pippin
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To: Sweet_Sunflower29; mhking; .45MAN
"The teller gave him an undisclosed sum of money and he turned to flee, discharging the gun as he stuffed it back into his pocket, the FBI said."

One can only hope the resulting damage involved the "family jewels."

7 posted on 10/02/2002 4:16:07 AM PDT by dansangel
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To: mhking
This story gets even better.

I can't wait for before robbery and after robbery pictures with his stupid a$$ grin showing his Gold teeth before and Sans Gold Teeth post robbery!
8 posted on 10/02/2002 8:51:32 AM PDT by Grampa Dave
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9 posted on 10/02/2002 11:25:45 AM PDT by b4its2late
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To: mhking
These stories are fun to read, keep 'em coming ...
10 posted on 10/02/2002 6:23:13 PM PDT by altair
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