Hey P-Span, Biffy would have been proud of his brother police officers today.  I was listening to the scanner while on the computer and the clock said 4:46.  A car was sent to TD North Bank (the old First Nat'l Bank).  Dispatch said a cell phone called across the street to the drive-up, (I think) and said a note was passed to a teller and to call the police.  It could have been a text.  Two cruisers were there so fast and the info and description of the robber was on the air.  They didn't even get into the bank, they had info that the robber ran left, towards the fire station.  Sgt. K. Walsh was running down the tracks looking for footprints.  There were none.  The owner of Wareham Feed was outside and saw no one and the firemen saw no one.  I can't remember which officer found the sweat-shirt, hat and mask (ski, I think) on the sidewalk area beside Minerva's.  They had a great description from the bank employees and then I hear Sgt. Det. Jacinto say it sounded like ? and he just drove by him and he no sooner got the words out to someone to grab him and the other cop already had him in custody.  The Sheriff's car with the dog had just gone by my house, another 6 miles to town.  Our officers are great!  They are well trained and their instincts are sharp.  Good Job Wareham P.D.!!!!

don't know how.  Sorry

Wareham patrol officers and detectives saturated the area immediately and began searching for the suspect. Bank employees described the robber as a white male approximately five feet, nine inches tall, weighing about 185 pounds and wearing a dark colored hooded sweatshirt, black pants, black boots and a dark colored mask. One of the tellers told police that the suspect entered the bank, held up a plastic shopping bag and yelled, “Fill the bag with money.”

Officers Paul Somers and Mary Walker spotted an individual walking down Main Street near the entrance to CVS Plaza on Main Street fitting the description of the suspect. They stopped and questioned the suspect and found a plastic bag on him containing a large amount of cash and evidence linking him to the bank. He was also carrying a folding knife in his front pocket. He was placed under arrest after a brief struggle with three Wareham police officers.

He was transported to the Wareham Police Department and charged with armed robbery while masked and resisting arrest. He was scheduled to be arraigned at Wareham District Court Wednesday morning.

http://www.wickedlocal.com/wareham/home … t-arrested

P-SPAN
TAKEBACKWAREHAM
April 6, 2010

Homeless man?  Well if that is the case, I am sorry to say that it is warmer in jail than on the streets.  I doubt that he cared if he was caught or not.  It is too bad and very sad if that is the case.   Not saying that what he did was right.  Absolutely not, but I am not sure what I would do if I were in that situation.

WantToSeeChange wrote:

Homeless man?  Well if that is the case, I am sorry to say that it is warmer in jail than on the streets.  I doubt that he cared if he was caught or not.  It is too bad and very sad if that is the case.   Not saying that what he did was right.  Absolutely not, but I am not sure what I would do if I were in that situation.

Don't feel bad for him. It is probably safe to assume that he is not your typical hobo on a park bench or some poor fellow who just happens to be temporarily down on his luck. More like a drifter who crashes with friends and raises hell when he has some cash in his pocket.