Tree Robs Bank & Reporter Sounds Gay

[Guest ryan2552]

MANCHESTER, N.H. -- A man was arrested Saturday and charged with robbing a bank while disguised as a tree.

 

Police said surveillance images showed that James Coldwell, 49, tried to disguise himself as a tree during a robbery attempt. Police said Coldwell used tape to put branches on his body in an effort to hide his identity.

 

The robbery happened at a Citizens Bank on Elm Street around 9 a.m., when the bank first opened, police said. The suspect demanded cash from a teller and walked out. Witnesses said it happened very fast.

 

No one was hurt in the incident, and no weapon was shown.

 

A police K-9 unit was brought in to search the area, but the suspect was not located until around 11:30 p.m. Saturday at his home on Lowell Street in Manchester, police said.

 

Officials said an anonymous tip from a News 9 viewer who saw the surveillance photos on television helped lead them to Coldwell.

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[+ purplekow]

Anyone else find it amusing that the bank was on Elm Street and they chose to send to K9 unit out to find a tree?

[KMEM]

I found it hilarious. If they had 4 or 5 "trees" in a line-up how would the dog indentify the suspect? By raising his leg?

 

Best regards,

KMEM