Heistman uses Craigslist to help with Armored Truck Robbery
Heistman uses Craigslist to help with Armored Truck Robbery
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DevX sent a great link on a very Innovative New School Heist:
In a move that could be right out of a Hollywood movie, a brazen crook apparently used a Craigslist ad to hire a dozen unsuspecting decoys to help him make his getaway following a robbery outside a bank on Tuesday. He then made his escape in an inner tube on the Skykomish River.
The robbery happened about 11 a.m. on an armored truck guard at a Bank of America branch.
The robber sprayed the guard with pepper spray, grabbed a bag of money the guard was carrying and ran about 100 yards to the creek that runs into the Skykomish River, shedding clothes as he ran.
But apparently, the robber had planned ahead. In case anyone was hot on his trail, he had at least a dozen unsuspecting decoys waiting nearby, which he recruited on Craigslist.
“I came across the ad that was for a prevailing wage job for $28.50 an hour,” said Mike, who saw a Craigslist ad last week looking for workers for a road maintenance project in Monroe.
He said he inquired and was e-mailed back with instructions to meet near the Bank of America in Monroe at 11 a.m. Tuesday. He also was told to wear certain work clothing.
“Yellow vest, safety goggles, a respirator mask… and, if possible, a blue shirt,” he said.
Mike showed up along with about a dozen other men dressed like him, but there was no contractor and no road work to be done. He thought they had been stood up until he heard about the bank robbery and the suspect who wore the same attire.
Great Heist. Style all the way. No one got hurt (really) and a testament to planning and flair.
Technology makes heists more difficult. But if you are an innovator, you can use technology to your advantage.
Like Bank of America doesn’t have enough problems.
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03/10/2008 at 3:45 am Permalink
brilliant!
08/01/2009 at 8:10 am Permalink
Great post. When it comes to Craigslist almost anything is possible.
10/01/2009 at 6:05 am Permalink
Great post. Craigslist now never ceases to amaze me personally.
25/01/2009 at 11:55 pm Permalink
Craiglsist always has something new and different happening in relation to it. Probably coz it is just so popular, these things are bound to happen.
28/01/2009 at 6:36 am Permalink
When it comes to Craigslist, does anything surprise us anymore? Always something whacky happening there.