Posted on 12/24/2019 5:20:36 PM PST by Textide
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - Witnesses say a robber was doing everything he could to get caught after holding up a downtown Springs bank in the middle of lunchtime.
"He robbed the bank, came out, threw the money all over the place,'" said Dion Pascale, who told 11 News he watched the whole thing unfold.
According to police, the robber walked into the Academy Bank on 1 S. Tejon St. just before 12:30 p.m. Monday, claimed to have a weapon in his pocket, and took cash.
Police have not confirmed what happened next, but according to Pascale, the crook tried to put a holiday spin on his crime.
"He started throwing money out of the bag and then said, 'Merry Christmas!'"
Bystanders scooped the money up and gave it back to the teller, Pascale said.
Pascale said the suspect sauntered down to the Starbucks next door and "sat down and waited for the cops. It was almost like he wanted it to happen [an arrest]."
Police confirmed they took a suspect into custody for the robbery. They identified him as 65-year-old David Wayne Oliver.
“They identified him as 65-year-old David WAYNE Oliver.”
You just have to wonder about the parents. The must know that it can’t end well.
With three names, shouldn’t he be a serial killer or assassin?
“Bystanders scooped the money up and gave it back to the teller, Pascale said.”
Very nice. Try that in NYC or west Baltimore.
Robin in the hood?
So, in his defense, he meant well.
Merry Christmas!
Felonious retirement plan...seen it happen before :-)
Has to be better than Starbucks.
Sounds like a Seinfeld plot.
“We just need you to get arrested for a couple months so we’s got a man on the inside. Don’t gotta do nuttin. When ya get out, there’s a million waiting for ya.”
“No problem!”
Bank manager: “That’s just the publicity we needed! We couldn’t buy that kind of advertising. I’m dropping all charges! Here’s a fruitcake! Would you like a job handing out flyers?”
Some people who’ve done lots of time know nothing else but prison where they’re at home and comfortable and have lots of company...It’s the outside that scares them and for many, they just can’t cope well on the outside.
I know of cases where people have done nearly 10 years in prison, and the very day they were released, they rob another bank so they’d get sent back “Home”. Sometimes it’s the same exact bank.
Not saying this is the case here, I’m just sayin....
Christmas in Prison -John Prine
As soon as the cops were closing in, he became Robin Hood, hoping it would lighten his sentence.
Being forced to drink Starbucks in prison would qualify as Cruel and Unusual Punishment
I don’t think so. Based on the report he walked next door, went into a Starbucks sat down and waited for the cops to show up.
Dang it! I was hoping he was named Robin Hood! All that’s missing are Maid Marian, his band of Merry Men and Sherwood Forest.
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