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Bank robbery foiled when teller can’t read stickup note
A British man allegedly botched a bank robbery because of a handwritten stickup note that was so sloppy the teller couldn’t read it. That would-be robbery was part of a short-lived spree in East Sussex by 67-year-old Alan Slattery that included a second failed stickup and one successful theft of $3,300, Sussex Police said in a news release Wednesday. Slattery was sentenced to four years behind bars and two years under supervision in Lewes Crown Court on July 16, police said. The retiree tried to rob the Nationwide Building Society on the morning of March 18 by slipping a note to the teller – but he hightailed it ... (full story)
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