The new bank robbers gateway car... a bike!



gplama

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AN armed bandit has escaped on a bicycle after robbing a Melbourne bank.

A man entered a Commonwealth Bank branch in Wattletree Road, East Malvern, shortly after 10am (AEST) today, produced a firearm and demanded money, police said.

The man escaped with an amount of cash on a turquoise bicycle.

No shots were fired, and no one was injured, police said.

The man was described as Caucasian, aged about 30 with an average build. He was unshaven and wore a green shirt, sunglasses and a hat.

The armed offenders squad is investigating.

http://tinyurl.com/rq8ht


Damn those fuel prices are hitting hard! ;)
 
In article <[email protected]>,
gplama <[email protected]> wrote:

> AN armed bandit has escaped on a bicycle after robbing a Melbourne
> bank.
>
> A man entered a Commonwealth Bank branch in Wattletree Road, East
> Malvern, shortly after 10am (AEST) today, produced a firearm and
> demanded money, police said.
>
> The man escaped with an amount of cash on a turquoise bicycle.
>
> No shots were fired, and no one was injured, police said.
>
> The man was described as Caucasian, aged about 30 with an average
> build. He was unshaven and wore a green shirt, sunglasses and a hat.
>
> The armed offenders squad is investigating.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/rq8ht
>
>
> Damn those fuel prices are hitting hard! ;)


I guess,

1) He didn't lock his bike outside the bank.
2) Not too many bike thieves around the bank.
3) He didn't make off with too many bullion bars, or it'll weigh down
the bike too much.
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gplama wrote:
> AN armed bandit has escaped on a bicycle after robbing a Melbourne
> bank.
>
> A man entered a Commonwealth Bank branch in Wattletree Road, East
> Malvern, shortly after 10am (AEST) today, produced a firearm and
> demanded money, police said.
>
> The man escaped with an amount of cash on a turquoise bicycle.
>
> No shots were fired, and no one was injured, police said.
>
> The man was described as Caucasian, aged about 30 with an average
> build. He was unshaven and wore a green shirt, sunglasses and a hat.


Never trust anyone on a Bianchi!
 
Artoi wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>,
> monsterman <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Bleve Wrote:
> > > Never trust anyone on a Bianchi!

>
> > especially with "unshaven" legs :D

>
> Gosh, are you guys pointing your fingers at me? :p
> --


No, looking the other way. Yecch!
 
I really don't find this story terribly amusing. Being a ex-bank slave I've heard about too many stories about the bad old days prior to improved branch security, pop-up screens & resulting trauma inflicted upon the staff. :(
 
cfsmtb wrote:
> I really don't find this story terribly amusing. Being a ex-bank slave
> I've heard about too many stories about the bad old days prior to
> improved branch security, pop-up screens & resulting trauma inflicted
> upon the staff. :(


Now they just traumatise the customers {:).
Did the bank doing any training for this sort of thing?
Or was it just tough luck and hope you leave to avoid paying compo?
 
cfsmtb wrote:
> I really don't find this story terribly amusing. Being a ex-bank slave
> I've heard about too many stories about the bad old days prior to
> improved branch security, pop-up screens & resulting trauma inflicted
> upon the staff. :(


It's unusual so it makes the news. You never hear in the news when a bank
robs a customer, do you?

Theo
 
Terryc said:
cfsmtb wrote:
> I really don't find this story terribly amusing. Being a ex-bank slave
> I've heard about too many stories about the bad old days prior to
> improved branch security, pop-up screens & resulting trauma inflicted
> upon the staff. :(


Now they just traumatise the customers {:).
Did the bank doing any training for this sort of thing?
Or was it just tough luck and hope you leave to avoid paying compo?
A mate of mine was the number two chap in WA for one of the big banks. Part of his role was to go out to branches and visit the staff immediately after hold-ups to make sure everyone was OK with them. The bank was probably motivated to do this in order to cut down staffing costs due to effects of trauma etc, but he did it on the basis that he cared about the people in his company. I suspect this has changed since the old days of banking.

What really amazed me was how many times we arranged lunch and he was either called away or had to cancel because of a hold-up in one of his banks. Many, many, many more than are ever reported in the media.

SteveA
 
SteveA said:
A mate of mine was the number two chap in WA for one of the big banks. Part of his role was to go out to branches and visit the staff immediately after hold-ups to make sure everyone was OK with them. The bank was probably motivated to do this in order to cut down staffing costs due to effects of trauma etc, but he did it on the basis that he cared about the people in his company. I suspect this has changed since the old days of banking.

What really amazed me was how many times we arranged lunch and he was either called away or had to cancel because of a hold-up in one of his banks. Many, many, many more than are ever reported in the media.

SteveA

I imagine hold ups are not good for business ;)
 
warrwych said:
I imagine hold ups are not good for business ;)

Main reason there is not much reporting is that the more they are reported, the more other dim witted desperados think that they would like to earn their money the same way.

Another mate who is ex-VicPol detective reckoned that catching armed robbers was not very hard work. Police used to stake out the casino and the brothels. Lots of armed robbers would blow, say, $30,000 they made from a robbery in a matter of days gambling, and buying booze, girls and drugs, not just for themselves but for their mates as well.

For some reason the police never bothered to stake out bike shops to watch for people buying lots of high end bikes for themselves and their mates.


SteveA

SteveA
 
warrwych wrote:
> > What really amazed me was how many times we arranged lunch and he was
> > either called away or had to cancel because of a hold-up in one of his
> > banks. Many, many, many more than are ever reported in the media.
> >
> > SteveA

>
> I imagine hold ups are not good for business ;)


Not for Steve's favourite cafe, anyway. If you never got to go to
lunch, did you get that cheap loan anyway?

Donga
 
"gplama" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> AN armed bandit has escaped on a bicycle after robbing a Melbourne
> bank.
>
> A man entered a Commonwealth Bank branch in Wattletree Road, East
> Malvern, shortly after 10am (AEST) today, produced a firearm and
> demanded money, police said.
>
> The man escaped with an amount of cash on a turquoise bicycle.
>
> No shots were fired, and no one was injured, police said.
>
> The man was described as Caucasian, aged about 30 with an average
> build. He was unshaven and wore a green shirt, sunglasses and a hat.
>
> The armed offenders squad is investigating.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/rq8ht
>
>
> Damn those fuel prices are hitting hard! ;)
>
>
> --
> gplama
>
>


I wonder if it was a Avanti WRX with twin turbo pedals and 27 speed close
gate transmission.

DJ
 
Artoi wrote:
> ........
> Anyone got prosecuted for riding on footpath or not wearing a helmet? Is
> it often seen?


Not me. But while walking thru Pyrmont one night, on the footpath, I was
passed quite close (not dangerously, but rudely) by 2 bicycle police.
If they do it themselves, they'd have a hide booking anyone else.

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beerwolf (remove numbers from email address)
 

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