So many robberies, so little time
The pace of bank robberies this week has been crazy. One caught our attention, however. In Denver, a robbery suspect was nabbed after trying to use a taxi after allegedly robbing a Wells Fargo branch. He took a cab to the bank, asked the driver to wait, then went inside and demanded money from a teller, simulating a weapon. The teller sounded an alarm, the manager of the branch delayed the suspect, and meanwhile the cabbie told two nearby off-duty Denver cops (still in their uniforms) he thought his passenger might have just robbed a bank. They saw him in the Manager's office and rushed in to detain the suspect. Yea!

In Cranston, Rhode Island, two banks were robbed within minutes of each other on February 17. Police believe there were two different robbers. What were they wearing? Hmmmm. Dark, hooded jackets or sweatshirts. Sound familiar?

Score another one for the good guys -- they apprehended a bandit nicknamed "Slim Jim" in Salt Lake. He has confessed to 16 bank robberies, including 10 in Sandy, Utah. That clears ALL the Sandy robberies from the past year!

Other robberies (or attempts) that we heard about this week --

Bank One branch in Edmond, OK

Attempted heist at Compass Bank, Westminster, CO

Same bandit unsuccessfully tried to rob a Bank One branch in the same town (Westminster)

Key Bank, Olympia, Washington (wearing a dark-colored baseball cap)

People's Bank, Diamondhead, MS

First Republic Bank, San Mateo, California

It's like "middle aged white guy week" on the bank robbery circuit right now. Yes, there have been some younger and nonwhite robbers, but not many. See the pics above as examples.

Keep your eyeballs peeled for these crooks.