Friday, August 17, 2007

Bank Robber Left His Resume, Photo At Scene


TAMPA FL - He told the teller not to do anything stupid.
Too bad the bank robber didn't take his own advice.
After he robbed a Bank of America on West Hillsborough Avenue last December, court records say, Etni Ortiz left his resume behind -- dropped it, actually, when the bank's dye pack exploded. Police found it outside the bank in a pile of dye-stained money. There were also photos, one of Ortiz. The picture, too, was stained with red dye. Nine days later, Ortiz robbed First State Bank at 5700 Clark Road in Sarasota, according to documents on file in U.S. District Court.
That time, he gave the teller a note threatening to shoot if she did anything stupid. The teller gave him $1,860, and he fled.
Using surveillance photos, police determined Ortiz was the robber of both banks. They issued an alert Full Story - Mrs. Fields Gifts