Are times that bad that newspapermen have to resort to bank robbery?
Posted on 08/16/2007 3:35:19 AM PDT by csvset
GLOUCESTER
Gloucester County's sheriff and several deputies helped pull a Newport News man out of the York River on Monday before arresting him in connection with a lunchtime bank robbery on U.S. 17.
Mario Anthony Orlikoff was arrested shortly after noon by Sheriff Robin P. Stanaway and several deputies, according to information released by the Gloucester County Sheriff's Office. He is a former assistant sports editor of the Daily Press.
Employees of Chesapeake Bank in the Wicomico community called police at about 12:15 p.m. to report a robbery. The callers said the robber handed a teller a note demanding money. The teller complied, and the robber dashed out of the bank with an undisclosed amount of cash.
According to the news release, an "alert citizen" at the bank's drive-through window followed the suspect after he fled the bank. The customer kept telling the 911 dispatcher information until deputies could reach the area. The man then abandoned his car and ran off. Deputies eventually spotted him swimming in the York River.
Investigators recovered what they believe was the note used in the robbery, a toy gun and clothing similar to that used in the robbery. The money was not found.
The bank robbery was the second in Gloucester this year.
Are times that bad that newspapermen have to resort to bank robbery?
The Dinosaur Media must be hitting some tough times.
Wasn’t there another newspaper man that robbed a bank not long ago, in the past few months?
He was an “assistant sports editor.” Jocks and brains do not always go together, as you probably know.
But let’s give the guy a break. Maybe he was trying to invent a new sport, something like those n-athelon type things, where you engage sequentially in a series of distinct activities. This one had walking (to the bank), marksmanship (not used in this case), weight-lifting (carrying the booty), running (away), and swimming (which he apparently could not manage). I guess that makes five, but since the name pentathalon is already taken, and he operated alone, maybe we could call his new sport the pentath-alone.
Why is he smiling in the picture? Perhaps he thinks that he did well for a beginner, a “rookie.” Perhaps he just feels good in an orange jumpsuit. Maybe he is still high on those drugs which athletes take.
The article begs the question, is a sports page guy really a journalist?
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