Man robs bank from drive-through

[Sionistic]

http://today.reuters.com/news/newsartic ... ANK-DC.XML

CHICAGO (Reuters) - That was easy.

A bank robber behind the wheel of his car on Tuesday sent a note through a vacuum tube to the teller at the drive-through window at a branch of Chicago's LaSalle Bank and the teller obliged, returning an undisclosed amount of cash, police said.

The exchange was completed through the bank's pneumatic tube communications system, in which canisters are passed back and forth between motorist and teller.

The FBI said it was investigating the drive-through theft.

Real nice buddy, just give the bank all the details to your getaway car.

[Phugg_Innay]

How f'ing stupid is the teller in this case. She/He sits behind bulletprrof glass, with no physical harm apperent and just fills the tube with cash and sends it back.

Darwin Nominatio pending

[miir]

Which one is the bigger retard?

The teller or the robber?

[Wonko Wenusberg]

Insider!!

[Winnow]

How f'ing stupid is the teller in this case. She/He sits behind bulletprrof glass, with no physical harm apperent and just fills the tube with cash and sends it back.

Darwin Nominatio pending

Unless they can lock down the bank with the push of a button (can't do that in standard small chain branch banks I've been to, why should the teller risk the guy getting out of his car and entering the bank?

I've seen some foreign banks that have bullet proof shutters that take like a second to close in a documentary though.

[Ashur]

Darwin Nominatio pending

Reminder: Darwin Awards are supposed to be about people that are so stupid they get killed or otherwise removed from the gene pool! I'm disappointed that lately they've found simply moronic acts "Darwin Awards" worthy.

Maybe if he sent a gun through the tube and the teller shot herself for not complying quickly enough with his demands...

[cid]

I've seen some foreign banks that have bullet proof shutters that take like a second to close in a documentary though.

Liquor stores in Compton also!!

[Niffoni]

Want to guess what the teller's mindset was?

Here's a hint: it was something along the lines of "It isn't my money, but it IS my ass".

Screw supposedly bulletproof glass. I wouldn't risk getting my shit ruined just so some bajillionaire doesn't lose a few pennies in a drive-by robbery. I'll fucking tip the guy if it means he never comes back.

[Sionistic]

The guy driving the car could of sent a note from a tinted window car saying "give me all your money, or I kill the person in the car with me."

Now if you were the teller, you would comply, because you dont know if he has a hostage or not. Hes stupid for showing off his getaway car though.

[kyoukan]

It's basically every major bank's policy to give money to people who threaten or imply violence, and let the police sort it out later.

I guarantee you can walk into (or drive up to I guess) almost any bank in north america, demand money and walk out with a bag full. that's the easy part!

[Zaelath]

The "policy" in the bank I worked in as kid was; Emtpy your cash box starting with the smaller denomination notes, etc, etc and basically delay them as long as possible. Of course, the manager displaying the video finished with, "and that's what we have to show you for insurance purposes. If you are ever really robbed, don't piss them off. Give them everything you have, as fast as possible and if they're not satisfied write them a bank cheque" =)

They also had a hundred and a fifty in alarm clips, pull either of those notes and the cleverly concealed old style telephone would ring, alerting the staff to the problem. As if I'm going to set off a 70's telephone that's patently different to every other phone in a bank and get my ass shot.