A bizarre story came out of Washington state the other day. A man robbed an armored truck outside a Bank of America branch and then escaped... because of Craigslist. Apparently he used an ad on the popular classifieds site to "hire" a dozen or so unsuspecting drivers to act as decoys during the police pursuit. He then floated away down the Skykomish River via innertube (because it seemed like the thing to do, I guess) and has yet to be apprehended.
The robber, wearing a surgical-type respirator mask, walked up to an armored truck guard as he was transferring money from his truck to the Bank of America in Monroe, WA. He pepper sprayed the guard in the face and took the bag of money the man was carrying. He then ran with the bag about 100 yards to a nearby creek that leads into the river. But police weren't chasing him, they were chasing the decoys.
The ad he placed on Craigslist promised $28.50 an hour for workers for a road maintenance project. Those who responded were told to wear certain colored clothing (the same as the robber was wearing) and a respirator mask, and meet near the bank. But of course, there was no one there to meet them, except for confused police.
Police have no leads on the suspect, but have taken what might be his innertube "as evidence." The local PD has brought in the FBI in attempt to trace the Craigslist ad, but those attempts have as yet been unsuccessful.
I must confess, when I first hear about crimes I'm often left thinking that I could have done it better, or in a way that wouldn't have gotten myself caught. Not that I would, mind you... Anyway, refreshingly, that's not what I'm left with here. Usually people with strong planning skill such as this do not end up trying to rob armored trucks! One wonders what the real story is behind all this.
Too bad he had to pepper spray a guy in the face, though. One would think there would be a Craigslist-style way around that.
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