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| Scratch `smart bank robber’ off the résumé |
| 2003-07-24 |
| When this man walked into a bank with his résumé in hand, he wasn’t looking for a job. Frederick McDowell, 32, was in federal custody Tuesday, arrested on charges of robbing a Wells Fargo Bank branch July 15 -- using the back of his résumé to neatly print a robbery note. Oops! Sgt. Kevin Morton of the Fort Worth Police Department said McDowell had attempted to conceal his résumé by taping a sheet of black construction paper on the opposite side of the note. "I don’t know if he wrote it out and suddenly realized, `Uh-oh. Gee whiz. I accidentally wrote this on the back of my résumé, but I already went to the trouble of writing this thing out so neatly that I don’t want to start over again,’ " Morton said. Police said the man placed a bag on the counter of the bank at 6707 Brentwood Stair Road and gave the teller the note indicating that the bag contained a bomb. After the teller placed a few thousand dollars in another bag, the robber hurried from the bank, carrying both bags. "Problem is, he forgot to take the note with him," Morton said. Some days you just shouldn’t get out of bed. While processing evidence for fingerprints, crime scene officers peeled the note apart and found the second page of McDowell’s typed résumé, complete with his name and his educational and employment history. I want to know how long it took the CSI guys to stop laughing. With his résumé in hand, police obtained a federal bank robbery warrant for McDowell. He was arrested Saturday at a Motel 6 in Fort Worth. Morton said McDowell had apparently already spent the money. According to his résumé, McDowell has a high school diploma and had worked clerical jobs. Showing that education isn’t everything. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #1 Damn fine police work, if you ask me... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2003-7-24 10:38:52 AM |