Posted on November 9, 2023 in
Dumbest bank robber ever? Armed bandit, 34, ‘demands $10,000 on withdrawal slip but then hands teller his state ID when she asks for it’
- Edner Flores, 34, was arrested for trying to rob a Chicago bank Monday morning
- Flores entered PNC Bank branch in Humboldt Park section of Chicago near noon
- When he approached teller, he ‘handed a deposit ticket asking for $10,000’
- Flores indicated on deposit ticket that he was ‘armed,’ according to complaint
- Bank teller activated silent alarm and stalled for time before police could arrive
- Teller than asked Flores for ATM card and ID; Flores obliged, giving up state ID
- ID included his photo, name, and date of birth; Flores also wrote withdrawal slip
- The slip asked for Flores’ bank account number, which he wrote as ‘123456789’
- Twelve minutes after Flores walked into bank, police arrived and arrested him
- Cops found a knife in Flores’ jacket pocket as well as the incriminating tickets
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