Former Co-Worker of Mine Arrested for Bank Robberies

[editorhoo]

A dude who used to be our Sunday editor was picked up for allegedly robbing two banks (it's pretty obvious he's guilty. He was tailed home by a customer after the second robbery and subsequently arrested a little later).

Funny thing is the two banks he jacked are less than a half mile from his house AND our office.

So it got me thinking. I'll bet a lot of you have some interesting stories about people you've worked with who have committed felonies or general nefarious acts.

Let's hear 'em.

 

[KYSportsWriter]

Better yet, we could hear them.

:D

 

[slappy4428]

I once killed a man to watch him die.

 

[editorhoo]

Better yet, we could hear them.

:D

Corrected. ;)

 

[buckweaver]

So, umm, is this a D_B from the last thread we had about an SJ bank robbery? Just checkin'.

http://www.sportsjournalists.com/forum/threads/45750/

 

[editorhoo]

So, umm, is this a D_B from the last thread we had about an SJ bank robbery? Just checkin'.

http://www.sportsjournalists.com/forum/threads/45750/

Maybe there's a whole new crook, editor element we're only beginning to uncover.

 

[waterytart]

I once killed a man to watch him die.

And is Delia still gone?

 

[DanOregon]

In terms of criminal activity, bank robberies are pretty high risk/low reward - the average haul is typically around $3,000 max from a "note pass." The good news is, when you get caught you go to a federal facility, which in most cases are nicer than state pens with a better class of criminal.
Some of the stuff done with identity theft though is pretty inspired.
Maybe I should have posted this on the "getting out of the business" thread.

 

[Angola!]

One of my very good friends, who use to work for me as a part-timer, and did my taxes (hopefully the IRS doesn't come calling) got nailed for illegal acts and had a warrant for his arrest.

He eventually went on the lam and then was caught out of state, extradited and sent to a federal prison for cheating folks out of money.

He's a nice guy (though, the journalist in me says, "Everyone says the person is a nice guy, he must be a complete ****up" but really he is a nice guy and I'd have a beer with him in the future.) Anywhoo, he's somewhere in the federal prison system, though I can't figure out where. I wish I could figure it out, because I was going to send him a letter.

Wait. What? You wanted to hear my grave-digging or toothpaste stories instead?

Sorry. This one wasn't as fun.

 

[Football_Bat]

I definitely want to hear that toothpaste story again. It was funny reading the thread, and seeing it go almost 2 pages before somebody finally said Whoa, WTF?

 

[Tom Petty]

i can't believe i missed the toothpaste thread.

 

[Football_Bat]

i can't believe i missed the toothpaste thread.

Random Thoughts I, IIRC.

 

[Fenian_Bastard]

We're all going to need second careers.

 

[Tom Petty]

We're all going to need second careers.

what do you know about ID theft. you could work the east coast, i could work the west ...

 

[Steak Snabler]

Not co-workers, but three people in my high school graduating class are in prison for separate murders. One guy killed his wife, another his brother-in-law (who had convinced his wife to leave him) and a third stabbed some guy to death over $50.

 

[Fenian_Bastard]

We're all going to need second careers.

what do you know about ID theft. you could work the east coast, i could work the west ...

Have your people call my people.

 

[forever_town]

Unless dude pleads guilty immediately, it's REALLY BAD to say he was "arrested for" bank robberies.

"Arrested and charged with" is preferred wording.

I've written crime stories and briefs over the past year and a half.

 

[tapintoamerica]

I have relayed this story before, but it's worth another try.
At a smaller paper several years ago, I was the slot guy. I found my ability to make deadline was compromised when two cops entered the newsroom and arrested my composing/paste-up person. They escorted her out of the building after a brief chase. NEver heard what the charges were.

 

[rascalface]

I had a good friend of mine from college get arrested for meeting an underage girls on AOL and, well, you probably know the rest. It was a complete and utter shock, especially to find out about it reading an out-of-town paper. After he posted bail, I tried to contact him to figure out WTF happened, holding out hope that somebody I knew well (or at least thought I did) wasn't capable of doing something like that, but all the numbers I tried were disconnected. He wound up pleading guilty and was sentenced to 10 years. I think he's out now.

Man, I haven't even thought about that whole deal in years.

Makes me wanna puke, to channel Mike Gundy. I guess the cliche the cops say is true. "Anyone is capable of anything." Either that or he harbored a dark side that he kept well-hidden.

It puts you in a tough spot as a friend because you want to be supportive and don't want to turn your back on somebody. But, at the same time, you can forgive somebody that steals out of desperation. Somebody that is caught burglarizing. Or even somebody that snaps and beats somebody up. Some things are just unforgivable, I guess.

 

[Matt1735]

We're all going to need second careers.

what do you know about ID theft. you could work the east coast, i could work the west ...

Have your people call my people.

But how does he know your people are really your people? Maybe they are his people who stole your people's identities... then he's negotiating with his own people.