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Scoffing bank tellers foil stick-up
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Posted on 04/09/2003 10:44:27 PM PDT by Sir Gawain
Scoffing bank tellers foil stick-up
Associated Press
LITTLE ROCK - Would-be bank robber Julius Kearney couldn't get no respect, police said today.
They said that when he tried to rob a bank in the central Arkansas town of Pine Bluff on Monday, one teller started laughing and
told him the bank was fresh out of cash, and that another teller made fun of him.
Both tellers also doubted that he had a gun in his pocket as he claimed.
Kearney, 23, allegedly entered a bank and told a teller to stuff a bag full of money. His other hand was allegedly thrust in his
pocket to make it seem like he was carrying a gun, police said.
The first teller laughed at the robbery attempt and told Kearney the bank was out of money. Kearney then allegedly went to another
teller a few feet away and tried the same method to rob the bank, police said.
This time, he was handed deposit slips as the teller told him that if he wanted to steal money, he had better first put some money
in the bank, they said.
The tellers told police that Kearney then allegedly threw down his plastic bag in disgust and walked out of the bank. He was
arrested a few minutes later about four blocks away after bank employees called police for help.
"Most everybody was happy. He wasn't," said Sgt. Bob Rawlinson of the Pine Bluff, Arkansas police.
Kearney was arrested on suspicion of attempted bank robbery and could face up to 10 years in jail if convicted.
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption
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To: Sir Gawain
"He used.....sarcasm."
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posted on
04/09/2003 10:46:20 PM PDT
by
Lurker
("One man of reason and goodwill is worth more, actually and potentially, than a million fools" AR)
To: Sir Gawain; mhking; Howlin
This deserves a hold ma beer ping.
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04/09/2003 10:48:20 PM PDT
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posted on
04/09/2003 10:48:25 PM PDT
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To: Sir Gawain
His other hand was allegedly thrust in his pocket to make it seem like he was carrying a gun, police said. Bagdad Bob's son?
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posted on
04/09/2003 10:49:49 PM PDT
by
KansasCanadian
(My sources are telling me to avoid Rita Cosby)
To: Sir Gawain
This is funny. I would have loved to watch it take place. Too bad the bank will probably fire the tellers. Anybody remember when 7-11 fired a cashier for beating up a robber or something like that?
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posted on
04/09/2003 10:49:51 PM PDT
by
bluefish
To: bluefish
Gawd, that's funny. He must have seen Field of Dreams and figured if it worked for Kevin Costner, it would work for him. Sheesh!
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posted on
04/09/2003 10:59:14 PM PDT
by
bootless
(Never Forget)
To: Sir Gawain
I remember one of those real-life video shows a few years ago where they showed surveillance video of a robbery where the guy apparently forgot he didn't have a real gun, pulled his hand out of his pocket and pointed his finger at the clerk.
To: bluefish
The bank probably will fire the tellers. I know they would around here (SW Ohio).
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posted on
04/10/2003 5:11:14 AM PDT
by
mhking
("It's worse than that, he's dead, Jim, dead Jim, dead Jim, dead....")
To: bluefish
I worked for a retail outlet and was told they would fire me if I resisted a robbery. This happened during a drill where I disarmed the "robber" before he could blink. Gotta love the martial arts. :)
To: litany_of_lies
...fire the tellers... I believe the idea is somthing akin to: "Sheep Won't be Shot".
It ain't worth dyin' for.
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posted on
04/10/2003 6:32:02 AM PDT
by
SquirrelKing
("I drank what?" - Socrates)
Comment #14 Removed by Moderator
To: Rulling Lord
They won't fire these tellers in Arkansas. This guy is lucky he did not try to rob the bank in my town. I know one female teller who is armed and so is the vice-president of the bank. The lady took her concealed weapon class with me.
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posted on
04/10/2003 8:21:45 AM PDT
by
therut
To: therut
bttt
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posted on
04/10/2003 2:02:36 PM PDT
by
gcruse
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