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Today’s Blog Post
For almost 50 years I have watched Bank Robbers on TV. At first there was nothing like a great Western Movie that showed the dare devils rushing into a bank, blazing and firing pistols into the roof and demanding money. Then watching them run from the Bank, jump on to waiting horses and ride off into the country side with the loot.
Never did I stop to ask, what they did with the loot. I mean there were no shopping Malls along the dusty trail. All the stores were in that small town. And even if you split up the loot and returned to the town to spend it, there would be a problem.
If you were from the area people knew that you were poor… and suddenly you would have money to spend. If you were not from the area, the suspicions would likely be greater. Duh!? These movies were nuts! No planning for the robbery! Dumb Dumb Dumb.
Later on and even in more recent times, the Bank Robbery Movies have offered more thinking. There is nothing like a good action filled movie where super planning is involved.
Like a few weeks ago we watched a classic Bruce Willis movie where he thwarts the plans of a major bank robber who shuts the power off for the whole city, blows up the ground below a bank and does all kinds of whacky stuff with front end loaders and dump trucks. It was a good movie about robbery.
Now, now… I am still a Pastor at heart. Pastors don’t rob banks nor do they recommend people plan to do so. Relax. I am poor, but not that poor.
I lay this opening foundation and back ground to point to the person that I will call, “The Old Guy” – or “TOG”.
“TOG” carried out his plan on Friday, the 13th. Maybe that was the problem for “TOG” all the way along. He didn’t think about the date.
Sometime before 11:45 AM “TOG” waltzed into a Bank of Nova Scotia in Prince George, B.C. and told the Staff that he was armed and demanded cash. What is unusual about it all was that “TOG” was using a Black Walker… the kind that all of “TOG’s” friends use down in the food court of most Malls in Canada.
The article by Frank Luba is loaded with subtle humour and potential for me to investigate more.
“TOG” was described as being about 230 pounds and on a Black Walker. How far can you get-a-way on a Walker. And the colour thing is even more funny… from what I see the Walkers come in Black, Blue and Red with the odd silver one thrown in. And most people that are like “TOG” sit in the food court with their Walker close by in case they have to go to the washroom quickly.
Now granted, if “TOG” was really smart, he could have borrowed another Old Guy’s Walker and did the job before the dude had to make his Washroom break away.
Now doing some simple police work, I discovered that Prince George BC is the same size as Peterborough, Ontario where I live. And doing some simple senior surmising, I know all the coffee shops in our city. In our city there are only two Malls here and dozen’s of Tim Hortons coffee shops. Prince George has to be almost the same.
In a city this size you know all the Senior Coffee Shop visitors. The cute girls behind the counter also know 99% of the clients… and undoubtedly who drives which Walker.
“TOG” was not hard to catch. They did that in about 45 minutes.
Why 45 minutes? Well it likely took that long to get the Bank Tellers to stop laughing. The questioning of a typical Cop is very thorough. “Did you notice anything unusual about this man, could you see if he wore Depends or not… you know the baggy butt thing?”
They did get from the Bank Staff that… quote…
“The suspect was described as a Caucasian male weighing about 230 pounds. He was wearing a straw hat, white T-shirt, grey jogging pants and dark glasses - and he was using a walker that many rely on for mobility.” End quote
I can tell you why and what the defence team at his trial should use… it was his turn to buy coffee! No kidding… each time he has to buy everyone shows up that day… and he simply didn’t have enough money… plain and simple to show the court a motive.
Secondly, his senior pensions have shrunk again. And BC is like Ontario, there is a new Tax on everything. They just blasted in the dreaded and hated HST as well. “TOG” has to pay more for Haircuts!
These dumb government decisions have pushed “TOG” over the edge.
Now what is not written in the article, is the fact that “TOG” likely has a family. And the kids of “TOG” will likely have to deal with the embarrassment of putting up bail for “TOG”. And if there is a Mrs. “TOG”… he will pay for this for the rest of his life. He will never hear the end of it!
As to potential Robbers in Peterborough… now my friend Terry uses a Walker and Winston uses an Electric Wheel Chair. I hold the doors open for them.
Terry always waits for his wife Marion to drive the get-a-way car. Winston drives himself but takes a long time to get the e-Chair in and out of his vehicle. Both of these guys are too slow to Rob much of anything.
And I laugh about it all… way too much!
I wish “TOG” all the best. I think you should write a book!
~ Murray Lincoln ~
http://www.murraylincoln.com/
Source:
Story by Frank Luba, Post Media News
http://www.montrealgazette.com/health/Elderly+with+walker+robs+bank+makes+slow+getaway/3400590/story.html
Walker photos from
http://www.companionwalker.com/walker.html
1 comment:
That is Too Funny, Murray!!Hard to imagine what the poor soul was thinking--I guess he Wasn't!!
Win laughed out loud!
Hope you had a good day.
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