Drew
10-10-2007, 02:16 AM
A routine trip to the bank to make a withdrawal became anything but for a New Jersey man in Springfield on Monday morning.
The man, who regularly banks with Chase, stopped by the branch at 200 S. Dirksen Parkway about 11:15 a.m., picked up a blank withdrawal slip from a kiosk, filled it out and went to the counter, where he handed the slip to the teller.
What he didn’t realize was that someone — possibly a practical joker — had scribbled, “This is a stickup,” on the back of the withdrawal slip he picked up.
The teller, who has been the victim of two bank robberies, decided not to take any chances and activated the holdup alarm, then stalled the man.
Police descended on the bank parking lot and waited for the man to emerge from the building. Inside, he waited patiently for the teller to finish his transaction so he could leave.
“He didn’t do anything or say anything” to make the teller think he was there to rob the bank, Springfield Deputy Police Chief Clay Dowis said.
The man, in his 50s, was nicely dressed, clean-cut and wearing dress pants and a blue button-down shirt. He didn’t try to hide his face in the bank, and he parked his car in the front lot.
Police eventually went in and apprehended him. However, they quickly realized what had happened and began sorting things out. They held the man for about 15 minutes, five minutes of which were spent in handcuffs, and then released him.
“He was very understanding,” Dowis said.
The man is working in Springfield as a contractual employee for one of the hospitals.
The bank was closed temporarily while police investigated the incident.
http://www.rrstar.com/homepage/x942358719
Awesome practical joke, well not for that guy, but a good time had by all.
The man, who regularly banks with Chase, stopped by the branch at 200 S. Dirksen Parkway about 11:15 a.m., picked up a blank withdrawal slip from a kiosk, filled it out and went to the counter, where he handed the slip to the teller.
What he didn’t realize was that someone — possibly a practical joker — had scribbled, “This is a stickup,” on the back of the withdrawal slip he picked up.
The teller, who has been the victim of two bank robberies, decided not to take any chances and activated the holdup alarm, then stalled the man.
Police descended on the bank parking lot and waited for the man to emerge from the building. Inside, he waited patiently for the teller to finish his transaction so he could leave.
“He didn’t do anything or say anything” to make the teller think he was there to rob the bank, Springfield Deputy Police Chief Clay Dowis said.
The man, in his 50s, was nicely dressed, clean-cut and wearing dress pants and a blue button-down shirt. He didn’t try to hide his face in the bank, and he parked his car in the front lot.
Police eventually went in and apprehended him. However, they quickly realized what had happened and began sorting things out. They held the man for about 15 minutes, five minutes of which were spent in handcuffs, and then released him.
“He was very understanding,” Dowis said.
The man is working in Springfield as a contractual employee for one of the hospitals.
The bank was closed temporarily while police investigated the incident.
http://www.rrstar.com/homepage/x942358719
Awesome practical joke, well not for that guy, but a good time had by all.