Wednesday, February 27, 2008

You Folks in Toronto Are Weird

Even your bank robbers are weird.

Yesterday, a 16-year old punk on bail, tried to rob a CIBC branch in North York. While the robbery was underway, a police officer slipped into the bank and insinuated himself among the massed employees.

When the robber exited the bank with a hostage and headed toward his getaway car, the officer followed behind and jumped the kid.

What I want to know is how did the robber not notice the cop in the midst of the bank employees? According to the Toronto Sun, the plainclothes officer was, "sporting a Mohawk haircut and tattoos on his arms."

4 comments:

Red Jenny said...

hahaha. That's funny. :)

Well, see all Torontonians - especially bankers - have mohawks and tattoos, so the cop could just blend right in...

Anonymous said...

Duh, that's why he's undercover and wearing that look. Would it be better if he wore a police uniform?

...sigh....

The Mound of Sound said...

Jenny, can you explain this to anon? It's so simple but he doesn't get it.

Red Jenny said...

An undercover officer getting ready in the morning, anon, has more two options for the day's apparel. The choices aren't between mohawk and police uniform. For instance, he could dress like any of these regular guys. It's just kind of funny that he chose the punk rocker look.

I don't know about you, but usually people in big mohawks don't really blend into the background. They are usually too hot... er, I mean, noticable.