Bank robbers' getaway car runs out of gas

Two men from Daytona Beach have been arrested for robbing a bank. How did the cops catch them? Did they start a foot chase? Were there helicopters or infrared heat-seeking cameras being used? Nope. The robbers' car ran out of gas.

Randall Walker went into a Riverside National Bank and demanded money from the teller. Jason Dietrich was waiting for Walker outside in his Jeep Cherokee.

When the SUV ran out of gas, the two men abandoned it. So, how did the cops find them? They saw who the vehicle was registered to. Both are being held on $50,000 bail.



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Robber uses bus as getaway vehicle

Baltimore resident Dennis Lansinger, 42-years-old, went into a Wachovia Bank in the Baltimore area, and told the teller he had a gun. Lansinger left the bank with some cash and fled on foot. Did he escape around the corner behind some buildings and maybe climb over a fence? Did he have accomplices waiting for him in a car out front? Nope. He decided to take public transportation.

Lansinger was on a bus when the cops pulled the bus over and idnetified him from witness descriptions. He's now being held on a $250,000 bail.



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Cop robs bank, uses police vehicle as getaway car

Juergen Richter, a 55-year-old detective, from Germany robbed a bank without wearing a mask. He waved his policed-issued gun and drove off in his unmarked patrol car. He walked out with close to $12,000, but his image was caught on CCTV.

Did he think because his car was unmarked that he'd get away with it? Did he not think that banks have CCTV? I wonder if he wore his uniform with his name badge. Now THAT would be funny.



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Image via the Baltimore Sun.