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Wild: A man who robbed the Sterling National Bank on 7th Avenue near 38th Street in Manhattan was chased and tackled by the bank's ATM repairmen. The robber, Thomas Slater, had passed a note to a teller and stole $1,082--and some of the money went flying onto the street during the chase as Slater wove through cars to evade capture. CityRoom reports, "Pedestrians walked up to the cops or bank employees and handed over money that they had picked up." Police spokesman Paul Browne said, "Even in the bad economy, all $1,082 that had been scattered before the police arrived was recovered in full." Slater was charged with bank robbery and is suspected in three other bank robberies. And the NY Times' director of mobile products Robert Z. Samuels saw Slater get tackled--he took some video of the arrest.
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kudos to the very nice people who helped pick up the money - of course, maybe they just felt the bank needed it more than they did.
Never underestimate the inherent decency of NYers.
Bank notes are numbered and each bank has a record of those numbers. Even if Slater got away he'd be fucked. And if you take a stolen bank note, say from a robbery, you're probably going to end up with a federal felony on your resume.
i'm pretty sure that if you took $50 or so and spent it at the flea market or farmer's market or something like that, no one would actually get in trouble or care
Given the amount of taxpayer money propping up the banks it's like stealing from yourself.
I wonder if it's the other way around, would the outcome be the same. nahhhhhh.
or maybe the dye pack exploded and was noticable on all the bills
Just another reason I ride a BIKE!
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Jen, It appears we have another Hugo Mego here in the guise of Huffy6241. Could you send him a message please? Thanks.
At least he's not as bad as a certain douche who thinks bike lanes are more important than local businesses.
ANYWAY...
Awwww....people helped pick up the mess. New York is so cute sometimes.
Good point Edge. If a person supports local businesses then one wouldn't have to bike to them. Would they?
The average take in a bank holdup is around $2,000. Just leave it at the bank and let them feel miserable about it.
The dude sure looks white to me. Where are all those racist people on this blog that say people of color are the only ones committing crimes in our fair city?