Bank Robber’s Foliage Foolishness Foiled
Posted July 9, 2007 12:00 pm.
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Foliage may work as camouflage for military outfits hiding in dense forests, but slapping some leafy branches onto one’s body probably isn’t the most effective way to hide during a bank robbery.
Still, amazingly a New Hampshire bank robber tried just that Saturday when he marched into a Citizens Bank with the tree limbs duct-taped to his body and head as a disguise that needless to say, leafed something to be desired.
“He really went out on a limb,” Manchester police Sgt. Ernie Goodno said Sunday.
Police claim the man didn’t say anything about having a weapon but simply demanded the cash before making like a tree and, well, you know what. But with the fall fashion as his only disguise it’s no surprise that despite the facial foliage, someone quickly identified the robber from a security camera photo.
It didn’t take long for local cops to track down James Coldwell, and the 49-year-old has been charged in the robbery.
And if convicted, he should have plenty of time to change his colours and who knows, maybe even turn over a new leaf.
