Bank robbers pose for photographs with loot
Monday, October 24th, 2005 • Filed under Banks
Reader Bruce submitted this story which shows that nobody ever accused criminals of being too smart. The Smoking Gun reports on two hapless Australian bandits who gleefully posed for the cameras with loot in hand after pulling off a $130,000 bank heist. They used unloaded BB guns and took several digital photos of themselves after the robbery. (click for photos)
The robbery has received extensive coverage in the Australian press, where the pair has been dubbed “Dumb and Dumber” in light of the hair-brained plot. Along with their distinctive Down Under accents, when they robbed the bank, the men were wearing work badges from the ski shop where they were employed. And, minutes after the stickup, they even used their Vail ski passes to board a getaway chairlift just blocks from the WestStar branch.
The two men were quickly caught and were each sentenced to nearly 5 years in prison.
Mary says: March 21st, 2009 at 11:08 pm
Pretty stupid!
Mary says: March 21st, 2009 at 11:12 pm
Stupid! How do u rob a place and forget ur wearing a badge that will identify u?
Josh says: July 16th, 2009 at 9:51 am
it’s not as bad as the robber that filled out the paper-work “we can only give u 500 dollars, you have to fill this out, and ther’s a 20$processing fee” and then he filled it out
tateshi says: October 26th, 2009 at 12:20 pm
talk about photo ops! its even dumber than British criminals who get deterred by cardboard cutout cops