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Topic: British bank robber caught -- after customer realises his gun is fake (Read 718 times)

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The fact that you've got R E P L I C A written on the side of your gun and I've got D E S E R T   E A G L E .50 written on the side of mine...

lol
Oh the irony
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The robber can't even afford a real gun?
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The fact that you've got R E P L I C A written on the side of your gun and I've got D E S E R T   E A G L E .50 written on the side of mine...

lol
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I think this would qualify to be on "americas dumbest criminals" even though it happened in the UK.

This should be a show in the us Smiley
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I think this would qualify to be on "americas dumbest criminals" even though it happened in the UK.
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Nice fail from the robber.
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Andrew Fernandez could have gotten away with his third bank robbery if it wasn’t for one extremely observant customer.

As Fernandez pointed a gun at the bank teller and demanded money, a customer realized his gun was a fake.

James Rowley, the customer, chased Fernandez out of the bank to the parking lot.

Rowley and his co-worker, who was waiting for him in the car outside, managed to detain Fernandez long enough for the police to come and arrest the would-be robber.

It turned out he was a suspect in two similar robberies.

Fernandez later pleaded guilty to the three crimes and was sentenced to life behind bars.

As for 34 year old Rowley, he received a Police Public Bravery Award, a Commendation and a £1,200 reward for his bravery.
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