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79 year old grannie tries to rob Chicago bank with toy gun |
2006-09-12 |
CHICAGO - A 79-year-old South Side woman bearing a toy gun and a visor that read "Princess" has been charged with trying to rob a downtown bank. Melvena Cooke was charged Wednesday with attempted bank robbery. She is free on $4,500 bond and was released into her daughter's custody. Cooke walked into the Bank of America branch Tuesday morning and told a teller that she'd just come from the dentist and could only speak quietly, according to an FBI affidavit. As the teller leaned in, Cooke whispered a demand for $30,000 and brandished a gun that turned out to be a toy, the affidavit says. Instead of handing over any money, however, the teller triggered a silent alarm and walked away. Cooke left empty-handed after several minutes and then ducked into a nearby store, where she was arrested. Officials said Cooke was dressed for the attempted heist in a black trench coat, sunglasses and a white "Princess" visor. She faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted, according to the U.S. attorney's office. |
Posted by:mcsegeek1 |
#4 #1 SU9594 Don't forget "Too short"... |
Posted by: Phineter Thraviger1073 2006-09-12 13:40 |
#3 I lived on the southside (of Chicago) for ten years. Tough people. Southside booed Martin Luther King out of town in the 1960's! Living there a positive not a negative for me at least. Toughened this suburban boy up! Tucson, my current home, is a lark by comparison... |
Posted by: borgboy 2006-09-12 12:48 |
#2 She was going for 3 hots and a cot, plus free perscription drugs. She is more to be pitied than centured, like the song.... |
Posted by: Alaska Paul 2006-09-12 11:26 |
#1 Remember, we're equal before the law... However, if you're too young, or too old, or too fat...you shouldn't face the same punishment expected of others. |
Posted by: Snock Uleth9594 2006-09-12 11:12 |