The E-Sylum:  Volume 7, Number 30, July 25, 2004, Article 23

WHAT WOULD WILLIE SUTTON THINK?

  The Rocky Mountain News of Denver, CO reported a
  unique bank robbery attempt:

  "Police caught a man suspected of robbing a bank Friday
  morning, six minutes after he did a brief striptease and ran
  from the area only to circle back by the scene of the crime.

  Merle Hatch, 42, was arrested shortly after 10 a.m. in front
  of the Compass Bank, 655 Broadway, police spokesman
  Sonny Jackson said.

  Hatch is accused of walking into the bank about 10 a.m.
  and demanding money from a teller, police said.

  After walking from the bank, police said, Hatch stripped off
  all his clothes except for a pair of jogging shorts and tennis
  shoes and ran from the area with cash in hand.

  The bank employees who saw the quick change called police
  and gave them a fresh description of the bandit, Jackson said."

  "Jackson said the man was good-natured about the arrest."

  "He said, 'Awwww, you got me,' " Jackson said.

  "He thought he had a good disguise."
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  Wayne Homren, Editor

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