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December 01, 2005
And he still got away
Here's why it's important to know how to drive a stickshift:
Alleged Bank Robber Has Difficult Getaway
RAYMORE, Mo. - A man who robbed a bank Thursday using a kitchen knife and a small cooler had trouble with his getaway, the FBI said, but still had not been found hours later.
FBI spokesman Jeff Lanza said a man wearing all black, including a black nylon stocking over his head and black cap, walked into the Allen Bank and Trust in Raymore at 4:55 p.m. Thursday and demanded money. Lanza said the man was carrying a knife and a small cooler that the robber said contained a bomb.
Lanza said that after the man helped himself to money in the tellers' drawers, he demanded car keys, making a special request that the vehicle be outfitted with keyless entry — something no one in the bank had.
Instead, the man ended up with a Toyota Camry with a manual transmission, even though he apparently couldn't drive a stick shift, Lanza said. The man gave up, leaving the car in front of the bank before disappearing.
But Lanza said authorities aren't sure if the man left on foot or found another ride. When law enforcement arrived, the suspect couldn't be found.
Lanza described the suspect as a 5-foot-10 black man in his 20s.
Posted by oz115 at December 1, 2005 10:13 AM