A bank robber who got away on a bicycle!
09-05-17, 09:34 AM
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A bank robber who got away on a bicycle!
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He can't be a very good bank robber if all he can afford is a bicycle.
Was the white bike geared or not?
A smart bank robber would have ridden a fixie and not have been concerned about the color as long as it wasn't some sort of Miami vice color scheme.
Was the white bike geared or not?
A smart bank robber would have ridden a fixie and not have been concerned about the color as long as it wasn't some sort of Miami vice color scheme.
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Are getaway bikes like getaway cars where thieves use stolen ones to evade detection? Did he ride to a transfer location and switch to another bike he had staged there?
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"Hispanic OR white?"
I mean.. the pictures clearly show an old white man... Are they blind?
I mean.. the pictures clearly show an old white man... Are they blind?
09-05-17, 06:34 PM
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In Albuquerque? It's a wonder he didn't come out and find his bike had been stolen.
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09-05-17, 06:50 PM
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Did he have a previous wipeout on a bike, or is it just "meth mouth" that left him toothless?
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If he cycles into a dealership and buys a new car with cash, that's going to be a dead giveaway.
Do bike shops sell to people with cash (not checks)?
Do bike shops sell to people with cash (not checks)?
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He needed the money to buy the obscenely priced chain lube that "real cyclist" say you need to use rather than plain old motor oil.
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Actually, what would make a better getaway vehicle?
- Faster than being on foot
- Not restricted to roads like cars are
- Cops are usually restricted to either roads (car) or chasing by foot
- Easier to ditch the bike discreetely
- Lot better financial if something goes wrong, if it's confiscated, if it's left behind, no towing fees, etc.
- Don't have to deal with stealing a license plate each time you commit the crime
What really great about it is...wait a sec, someone's knocking at my door and yelling "fbi", I'd better go check it...
- Faster than being on foot
- Not restricted to roads like cars are
- Cops are usually restricted to either roads (car) or chasing by foot
- Easier to ditch the bike discreetely
- Lot better financial if something goes wrong, if it's confiscated, if it's left behind, no towing fees, etc.
- Don't have to deal with stealing a license plate each time you commit the crime
What really great about it is...wait a sec, someone's knocking at my door and yelling "fbi", I'd better go check it...
09-17-17, 10:25 PM
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