Police arrested 27-year-old Albert Bailey and an unidentified 16-year-old boy on robbery and threatening charges at the bank in Fairfield, Connecticut on Tuesday afternoon.
Apparently confusing bank robbery with buying take-away food, they had helpfully rung ahead to order a bag of $100,000 in large bills, and also asked if they could get that without dye-packs.
'You can't make this stuff up,' said Fairfield police spokesman Sgt. James Perez. He said that the pair turned up at the bank about 10 minutes after making the call - where they were met by police in the parking lot.
In a masterpiece of understatement, Perez told local newspaper the Connecticut Post: 'I would classify these individuals as not too bright.
Link: http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/819045-bank-robbers-helpfully-call-ahead-to-reserve-bag-of-money
Apparently confusing bank robbery with buying take-away food, they had helpfully rung ahead to order a bag of $100,000 in large bills, and also asked if they could get that without dye-packs.
'You can't make this stuff up,' said Fairfield police spokesman Sgt. James Perez. He said that the pair turned up at the bank about 10 minutes after making the call - where they were met by police in the parking lot.
In a masterpiece of understatement, Perez told local newspaper the Connecticut Post: 'I would classify these individuals as not too bright.
Link: http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/819045-bank-robbers-helpfully-call-ahead-to-reserve-bag-of-money
