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April 10, 2003, 12:10 PM
April 9, 2003, 1:29PM
Scoffing bank tellers foil stick-up
Associated Press
LITTLE ROCK - Would-be bank robber Julius Kearney couldn't get no respect, police said today.
They said that when he tried to rob a bank in the central Arkansas town of Pine Bluff on Monday, one teller started laughing and told him the bank was fresh out of cash, and that another teller made fun of him.
Both tellers also doubted that he had a gun in his pocket as he claimed.
Kearney, 23, allegedly entered a bank and told a teller to stuff a bag full of money. His other hand was allegedly thrust in his pocket to make it seem like he was carrying a gun, police said.
The first teller laughed at the robbery attempt and told Kearney the bank was out of money. Kearney then allegedly went to another teller a few feet away and tried the same method to rob the bank, police said.
This time, he was handed deposit slips as the teller told him that if he wanted to steal money, he had better first put some money in the bank, they said.
The tellers told police that Kearney then allegedly threw down his plastic bag in disgust and walked out of the bank. He was arrested a few minutes later about four blocks away after bank employees called police for help.
"Most everybody was happy. He wasn't," said Sgt. Bob Rawlinson of the Pine Bluff, Arkansas police.
Kearney was arrested on suspicion of attempted bank robbery and could face up to 10 years in jail if convicted.
Scoffing bank tellers foil stick-up
Associated Press
LITTLE ROCK - Would-be bank robber Julius Kearney couldn't get no respect, police said today.
They said that when he tried to rob a bank in the central Arkansas town of Pine Bluff on Monday, one teller started laughing and told him the bank was fresh out of cash, and that another teller made fun of him.
Both tellers also doubted that he had a gun in his pocket as he claimed.
Kearney, 23, allegedly entered a bank and told a teller to stuff a bag full of money. His other hand was allegedly thrust in his pocket to make it seem like he was carrying a gun, police said.
The first teller laughed at the robbery attempt and told Kearney the bank was out of money. Kearney then allegedly went to another teller a few feet away and tried the same method to rob the bank, police said.
This time, he was handed deposit slips as the teller told him that if he wanted to steal money, he had better first put some money in the bank, they said.
The tellers told police that Kearney then allegedly threw down his plastic bag in disgust and walked out of the bank. He was arrested a few minutes later about four blocks away after bank employees called police for help.
"Most everybody was happy. He wasn't," said Sgt. Bob Rawlinson of the Pine Bluff, Arkansas police.
Kearney was arrested on suspicion of attempted bank robbery and could face up to 10 years in jail if convicted.