Police: Armed Woman, 75, Wearing Steelers Ski Mask Holds Up Bank

Pittsburgh Channel ^ | 3/6/06

[NormsRevenge]

WEST MIFFLIN, Pa. -- Police have captured an elderly woman who they say tried to rob a bank with a gun in West Mifflin on Monday morning.

Officers said the attempted hold-up happened at a National City Bank inside a Shop 'n Save grocery store in the Century Square shopping plaza at about 10:30 a.m.

Police said that Marilyn Devine, 75, from Baldwin, wore a Steelers ski mask during the holdup and escaped in a tan Ford Escort with $5,000.

After a five-mile pursuit at speeds of 45 miles per hour, police said they pulled Devine over.

Devine confessed after being caught, police said.

She is being held at the West Mifflin police station.

[Tijeras_Slim]

ahem

[mlc9852]

I guess she had her own Social Security fix.

[llevrok]

Rush's auntie?

[JamesP81]

Hmm. I didn't social security was that broke just yet...

[joylyn]

All the nutjob crime stories come from this area south of Pittsburgh where I grew up. I'm so proud.

[ClearCase_guy]

She was on "Plan B".

Her initial choice was to fund her retirement by playing the slots in Atlantic City. That didn't work out, so she went with her next best bet.

[Dustbunny]

After a five-mile pursuit at speeds of 45 miles per hour police said they pulled Devine over.

Exactly why the elderly should not rob banks. She did not want a ticket for speeding.

[CougarGA7]

At 45 miles an hour? Why wasn't this high speed chase on FOXNews?

She finally had to stop when spike strips were put down taking out one of the tennis balls on her walker.

[Al Gator]

She was trying to get back to the bar in McKeesport.

Guess the cost of prescriptions got out of hand!

[KarlInOhio]

After a five-mile pursuit at speeds of 45 miles per hour...

In the left lane with the turn signal on.

[TC Rider]

After a five-mile pursuit at speeds of 45 miles per hour police said they pulled Devine over.

Exactly why the elderly should not rob banks. She did not want a ticket for speeding.

They didn't need to pursue her, they could have just waited for her at the 'Country Buffet'. She would have been there by 4:00 for the Early Bird special.

[RockinRight]

Only in Pittsburgh?

[Dustbunny]

LOL.... you are probably right. The money was probably to help keep the 'buffet' going.

[duckman]

"Seniors Gone Wild".

[freedomlover]

I'm suprised she even noticed the cop car and pulled over.

[thebaron512]

And you wonder why Northern Pittsburgh don't go south often ;)

[Always Right]

Did you get a license plate of that walker?

[rightwingintelligentsia]

I hope it isn't anyone we know.

[stevio]

They should have worded it better. "After a five-mile pursuit at speeds of up to 45 miles!