Dumb 19 Yo Bankrobber Sentenced to 2 Years Probation

**kellyhound** · #1 12-04-2011, 09:24 AM

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A teenager dubbed “the dumbest bank robber in Germany” was sentenced to two years probation.

The 19 year old from Mulfingen Germany, armed with a knife wearing a baseball cap and sunglasses, robbed a bank in Röttingen where he made off with 2500 euros.

Initially his heist was successful, it wasn’t until he became angered by inaccurate reports of the robbery by police and newspapers that he felt compelled to send them indignant e-mails with his corrections.

While his correspondence might have served to clear up the public record of his robbery, they also led cops right to his doorstep.

After reading news stories about his heist, the 19 year old David. S., wrote to the police and two newspapers to mock them for getting his age, height, mode of escape and accent wrong.

He sent the e-mails from raeuber.von.roettingen@web.de which translates to robber.of.roettingen@web.de.

He was apprehended within a few hours of sending the e-mails.

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**kellyhound** · #2 12-04-2011, 09:28 AM

another dumb bankrobber.

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A man who tried to hold up a bank that had been closed for years has been jailed by a court in Germany.

The man tried to hold up the branch in the northwestern town of Walchum in May with a toy gun and robbed a passer-by.

But the branch moved years ago, with only cash machines left. After first demanding a 10,000 euro (£8,600) ransom for the woman, he forced her to withdraw 400 euros and fled.

The Bild newspaper branded the man "Germany's stupidest bank robber".

The 57-year-old got a seven-year jail sentence for the robbery.

The building had been converted into a physiotherapist's practice after the bank had moved out.

The man escaped in a stolen car which he then abandoned, but left the toy gun between the seats with his fingerprints on it, AFP reports.

The court heard that the man had confessed to the crime and that he was a serial offender, having 22 previous convictions.

His criminal past was taken into account in his sentencing, along with the fact that the woman he had robbed was still suffering health problems as a result, the court said.