“Man robs bank, then waits for police”
The EPD sent along the following press release today:
A man robbed a bank shortly after opening time this morning, then sat down and waited for police to arrive and arrest him.
On Friday, August 12, 2005, at about 9:25 a.m., 28-year-old Douglas David Rowland of Cottage Grove entered the Washington Mutual Bank at 1100 Willamette Street in downtown Eugene, presented a demand note to a teller, then sat calmly in the lobby and waited for police to arrive.
Rowland was taken into custody by Eugene Police patrol officers, who also ensured that the employees were safe and that there were no other suspicious subjects in the building. The suspect was then transported to City Hall for questioning by detectives. Information about charges will be available later today. The FBI has been notified.
Bill’s guess is that the guy just wanted a hot meal. I really can’t think of another reason, except perhaps a sensible realization that robbing a bank was probably a terrible idea.
Also, comments don’t appear to be working on new posts atm. Yay MT 2.6! Look for an upgrade to MT 3 or (more likely) WordPress in the coming week or two.
I just checked out WordPress. It looks good, uses a good database backend (MySQL – my favorite), has a good feature list, and, most importantly, the price is right.