Inside Chris's Head » thief http://chris2x.com One man's view of life in Silicon Valley from Chris Christensen - a podcaster, blogger, social media consultant Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:55:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc en hourly 1 Stupid Criminals Dept: "Please Remove Your Disguise Sir" http://chris2x.com/2008/02/15/stupid-criminals-dept-please-remove-your-disguise-sir/ http://chris2x.com/2008/02/15/stupid-criminals-dept-please-remove-your-disguise-sir/#comments Sat, 16 Feb 2008 00:26:51 +0000 chris2x http://chris2x.com/2008/02/15/stupid-criminals-dept-please-remove-your-disguise-sir/ crook before crook after

So you are a bank teller and someone comes in to rob the bank wearing a hood and a scarf to hide his features. How do you identify the criminal? You might just try asking him to take off his disguise.

Police said Brian Waltermyer, 33, walked into the Integrity Bank in York on Thursday evening. He was wearing a hood. As he approached the teller, carrying a note demanding money, the teller asked him to remove the hood. He did, giving the bank surveillance cameras a crystal-clear view of his face.

Officers who watched the tape recognized Waltermyer and tellers were able to identify him from a photo lineup, police said.

You have to like compliant criminals.

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