DETRIOT: Armed bank customer foils robbery
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 8:54 am
I love this statement ... ‘I have a bomb.’� “I said, ‘I don’t care. You’re not going to rob this bank today.�
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DETRIOT, Michigan, June 18, 2008 (NBC) -- A would-be bank robber got more than he bargained for when he attempted to hold up a Comerica branch in Canton, Michigan on Monday.
Police say a 54-year-old Joseph Webster's plans were foiled when fellow customer Nabil Fawzi stepped in.
Webster walked into the Comerica Bank and handed the bank teller a note, which read, "I have a bomb strapped around my waist. No dye packs."
Canton police Detective Richard Pomorski said the teller activated the bank's silent alarm and began to put $1 bills into a bag.
Another teller realized what was happening and informed Fawzi, who was the customer she was serving, about the robbery.
"I asked her, ‘is everything all right,� said Fawzi. “They looked confused. She told me we might be getting robbed.�
Police said the Fawzi then turned toward the suspect, pulled out a concealed handgun and pointed it at the suspect.
"I said, 'you're not going to rob this bank today,’� Fawzi said. “He said, ‘I have a bomb.’� “I said, ‘I don’t care. You’re not going to rob this bank today.�
Fawzi then escorted the suspect at gunpoint over to a chair where he was cornered until police arrived.
Police said he had a concealed weapons permit and the suspect did not have a bomb.
No injuries were reported.
Webster is charged with attempted bank robbery.
http://www.ksn.com/news/also/20463914.html
DETRIOT, Michigan, June 18, 2008 (NBC) -- A would-be bank robber got more than he bargained for when he attempted to hold up a Comerica branch in Canton, Michigan on Monday.
Police say a 54-year-old Joseph Webster's plans were foiled when fellow customer Nabil Fawzi stepped in.
Webster walked into the Comerica Bank and handed the bank teller a note, which read, "I have a bomb strapped around my waist. No dye packs."
Canton police Detective Richard Pomorski said the teller activated the bank's silent alarm and began to put $1 bills into a bag.
Another teller realized what was happening and informed Fawzi, who was the customer she was serving, about the robbery.
"I asked her, ‘is everything all right,� said Fawzi. “They looked confused. She told me we might be getting robbed.�
Police said the Fawzi then turned toward the suspect, pulled out a concealed handgun and pointed it at the suspect.
"I said, 'you're not going to rob this bank today,’� Fawzi said. “He said, ‘I have a bomb.’� “I said, ‘I don’t care. You’re not going to rob this bank today.�
Fawzi then escorted the suspect at gunpoint over to a chair where he was cornered until police arrived.
Police said he had a concealed weapons permit and the suspect did not have a bomb.
No injuries were reported.
Webster is charged with attempted bank robbery.