Posted on 03/18/2007 2:09:45 PM PDT by SwinneySwitch
A bank robbery at the IBC at Wal-Mart South Saturday night ended with the suspects shooting a police car, then racing to El Portal where they escaped into the brush along the Rio Grand and swam to the Mexican shore carrying bags of cash.Tow trucks pulled out a dark-colored Toyota Tundra out of the river late Saturday while a Border Patrol helicopter, Webb County Sheriff’s deputies, Texas Rangers, and other law enforcement officials oversaw the scene. When the car was pulled out it was surrounded by law enforcement officers in full protective gear.
Police say at least two men with high powered-weapons robbed the IBC bank inside Wal-Mart, in the 4400 block of U.S. 83, taking several thousand dollars, and shot at a Laredo Police crusiser during a high-speed chase, without injuring the officer.
Several police and Webb County patrol units were believed to have been damaged in the high-speed chase. The robbers then sped toward Bridge No. 2, where they then abandoned the stolen truck near the intersection of Pedregal and Sta. Cleotilde Ave. and fled into Los Dos Laredos Park, just north of El Portal.
Although a police helicopter had come to the scene the robbers are believed to have swum to the Mexican side of the Rio Grand, carrying bags of money, and escaped into Nuevo Laredo.
The situation was confused, police said, by a second robbery of the truck in the 4500 block of Hachar Lane.
The victim told police that two men ran up to him, pointed a handgun, and stole his black 2006 Toyota Tundra pickup.
During the high-speed chase along Highway 83 and Loop 20 officers attempted to stop the truck and were fired on by the suspects, police said. Police report that at least one car was hit by gunfire.
Local and federal agencies were called into the chase and during the pursit the truck went into downtown Laredo and ran into the river at high speed. It was later hauled out by police.
After the two men swam to Nueva Laredo authorities in Mexico were notified and are said, by Laredo police, to be assisting in the investigation.
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Police say at least two men with high powered-weapons"
Wonder if they were Mexican govt. issue high-powered weapons?
After the two men swam to Nueva Laredo authorities in Mexico were notified and are said, by Laredo police, to be assisting in the investigation.
Sure they are.....Shaking my head again..
don't worry..amnesty will soon turn those guys into fine upstanding citizens..
will the authorities that pursued face disciplinary action?
Mexican nationals do the bank robbing jobs that Americans won't.
Dunno, did they tamper with evidence?
Hey,at least they went back to Mexico!
They'll be back!
Where are our bad guys? Where are Jesse and Frank James, the Dalton Gang, Pretty Boy Floyd, Machine Gun Kelly, Al Capone? Where are Bonnie and Clyde?
Oh sob, all our meanies are taking a back seat to Mexican nationals doing the work that Americans will no longer do?
But cheer up. The Barbie gals are upholding our honor!
Yep,thats almost a certainty.
If the Mexican police don't find the crooks, they can't demand their share of the robbery proceeds as the Mordida.
I am posting video of the monkeys flying out of my butt on utube. Look for it!
I don't think this whole illegal problem will ever end till Mexico becomes a decent place to live for the average Mexican.
That seems highly unlikely since they have had over 150 years to get it right.
I had a rough class of Mexican kids last Friday,many of them who were probably illegal.Since I am a mere sub,I only had to deal with them for that one day.Though to be fair I must add that I have had some mostly black and Asian classes where I had more than my share of jackasses as well.
What about the white kids ,you may ask?Scarcer than hen's teeth around this part of Cali!
By the way are the train robberies still going on? Apparently certain railroad lines approach the border and robbers wait on the other side stop and rob the trains. In the alternative is this activity non-news?
Welcome to wal-mex, what I can do for you?
Now ya see, if these poor, downtrodden 'Mexican nationals' had only been allowed legal status and benefits in America this whole thing would never have happened. It boils down to a severe lack of opportunity. And if we had a fence built along the border with our great friends from Mexico, it wouldn't have stopped these bandits from fleeing back into Mexico, it would only have caused some unnecessary injuries to our boder guards.
signed
White House publicist
If we had a fence build the cockroaches wouldn't have made it back across, period.
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