Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Female bank robbers bagged

You don't often hear about women robbing banks, but here's the story from the FBI's Infragard 2/9 daily bulletin:

10. February 7, Anniston Star - (Alabama) Deputies arrest suspects who allegedly threatened to blow up Alexandria bank. Two women are in police custody under suspicion of robbing a Noble Bank branch in Alexandria, Alabama, February 7. The two Calhoun County residents are each charged with first-degree robbery. The Calhoun County Sheriff said one of the women entered the bank and demanded money from an employee just after 1 p.m. Deputies said the woman -- it was unclear at 5 p.m. February 7 which one -- threatened to blow up the bank if she did not receive the money. That same suspect told the bank employee she was holding the employee's family hostage, had snipers nearby ready to shoot at the bank, and had the building wired with explosives to persuade the employee to give her money, the chief deputy said. None of the threats turned out to be true. The employee complied with the suspect's demands, and the woman and her accomplice left in a white Dodge van with Champagne-colored stripes, witnesses told deputies. Source: http://www.annistonstar.com/view/full_story/11304638/article-Deputies-arrestsuspects- who-allegedly-threatened-to-explode-Alexandria-bank?instance=home_news





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