Man Tries To Rob Same Bank 5 Times

[matcom]

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OAKLAND, Calif. --Stephen Holloday has a familiar face -- at least to tellers at one downtown Oakland bank. Police say he robbed the same bank four times between March 9 and May 23, but on his fifth attempt this month, a teller recognized him and alerted another co-worker who had been robbed previously by Holloday.

The two confronted the man, who panicked and fled, Oakland police Sgt. George Phillips. He was arrested a short time later on a street not far from the Summit Bank, the evidence -- a demand note -- still in his pocket.

"He was a creature of habit," Phillips said. "He had a penchant for doing the same bank over and over."

Holloday also is a suspect in at least seven San Francisco bank robberies, including one branch he allegedly hit five times, authorities said.

http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2005/07/13/man_tries_to_rob_same_calif_bank_5_times_1121259501?mode=PF

[Heidi]

1. What's more amazing . . .

is that no one recognized him the _previous four times_ he'd tried to rob the same bank. :eyes:

[DS1]

4. three times

;-)

[Heidi]

5. Might be . . .

that I need some of that Catholic Math that was posted in the Lounge earlier. ;)

[Elidor]

2. Obviously, he appreciated the fine service at that branch n/t

[mcscajun]

3. We had something similar years back in The Bronx...

...but this guy had a sawed-off shotgun. Very unlike the profile that only note passers work alone.

He hit the same branch over and over (it was in a remote industrial location with no other stores or houses nearby). They sent patrols, put in man-traps, a video camera. Nothing stopped this guy. They finally had to close the branch.