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Deputies: Man Orders Beer, Robs Bank, Returns to Beer
WTSP ^ | Friday, December 23rd, 2011 | Christopher Collette

Posted on 12/23/2011 1:39:53 PM PST by nickcarraway

Perhaps he just needed some money to pay his tab.

The Pasco County Sheriff's Office says a man robbed a bank in between trips to a bar.

Deputies say they got a call around 1:42 Thursday afternoon of a man robbing the Wells Fargo Bank located at 8994 State Road 52. About 10 minutes later, they encountered a man who fit the robber's description a few doors down at the Hayloft Bar.

A bartender told deputies the man ordered a beer, disappeared for about 30 minutes, and then returned to his drink.

Deputies arrested 52-year-old John Robin Whittle on one count of robbery.


TOPICS: Local News; Miscellaneous; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: beer

1 posted on 12/23/2011 1:40:05 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

Beer-alibi fail.


2 posted on 12/23/2011 1:42:42 PM PST by treetopsandroofs (Had FDR been GOP, there would have been no World Wars, just "The Great War" and "Roosevelt's Wars".)
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To: nickcarraway

Maybe he thought everyone is doing it so therefore it’s OK and Eric Holder will sue states that try to enforce the law.


3 posted on 12/23/2011 1:48:54 PM PST by GrandJediMasterYoda (Nancy Pelosi - The #1 reason why we need a Constitutional amendment for Congressional drug testing.)
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To: nickcarraway

A variation of “Hold muh beer”?


4 posted on 12/23/2011 2:08:12 PM PST by Oatka (This is the USA, assimilate or evaporate.)
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To: nickcarraway

I guess he needed money to buy the beer. I believe he thought that’s how the ATM works.


5 posted on 12/23/2011 2:23:42 PM PST by ExCTCitizen (If we stay home in November '12... Don't complain if 0 shreds the constitution!!!)
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To: nickcarraway

“It’s All About the Beer”


6 posted on 12/23/2011 2:26:12 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: nickcarraway

Maybe it was Beer Goggles Night and he was looking to score!


7 posted on 12/23/2011 2:28:12 PM PST by Jack Hydrazine (It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine!)
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To: nickcarraway

There was a bear that walked into a bar in Billings , Montana and slammed his paw on the bar and demanded, “I want a beer.”

The bartender looked the bear squarely in the eye and said, “ I’m sorry but we don’t serve beer to bears in Billings .”

The bear growled angrily and again demanded a beer.

The bartender again stated, “We don’t serve beer to belligerent bears in Billings .”

The bear roared and said, “If you don’t give me a beer I am going to eat that woman at the end of the bar.”

In frustration the bartender again stated, “We do not serve beer to belligerent bear5s in Billings .”

 The bear then got up and went to the end of the bar and ate the woman. After he was done he again demanded a beer.

The bartender stated clearly again, “WE DO NOT SERVE BEER TO BELLIGERENT BEARS IN BILLINGS ON DRUGS.”

The bear said, “I’m not on drugs.”

The bartender said, “You are now. That was a bar-bitch-u-ate.”


8 posted on 12/23/2011 2:39:45 PM PST by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously, you won't live through it anyway)
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To: treetopsandroofs; nickcarraway
> Beer-alibi fail.

Hard to believe, if he was gonna "hide" in a public place only a few doors away from the bank, that he wouldn't have disguised himself better -- mask, clothes, all that.

OTOH, he's pretty identifiable:


9 posted on 12/23/2011 3:40:13 PM PST by dayglored (Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!)
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To: nickcarraway
John Robin Whittle

There is a mistake: the middle name is 'Wayne'.

10 posted on 12/23/2011 3:41:57 PM PST by Revolting cat! (Let us prey!)
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To: nickcarraway

Rockin’ Robin knows his priorities.


11 posted on 12/23/2011 3:45:05 PM PST by Revolting cat! (Let us prey!)
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To: Vendome

I happen to know that they serve bears in Billings....if they’re over 21.


12 posted on 12/23/2011 4:02:00 PM PST by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: nickcarraway

Boy hadda finance his beer, hadn’t he?


13 posted on 12/23/2011 4:58:04 PM PST by Revolting cat! (Let us prey!)
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To: nickcarraway
Actually this would have been a good idea if pulled off properly. Establish your presence in a nearby bar before the crime. Commit the crime. And then quickly return to the bar and spend several more hours there while the manhunt and all the police action takes place outside. Then when everything is getting back to normal, slip on out of there with your stash (after leaving a nice tip for the bartender, of course). If you are ever questioned, you can say you were at the bar the whole time and others at the bar will vouch for you.

Key to the plan however is having your brief absence at the time of the robbery not be noticed by anybody at the bar. Also, it is important not to return to the bar and suddenly start laying down fresh $100 bills. Keep your drinking money separate from the bank money.

14 posted on 12/23/2011 5:07:35 PM PST by SamAdams76 (I am 42 days away from outliving Marty Feldman)
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