Arrested robber, 73, says he was paying off mortgage

"TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - A 73-year-old Florida man who was arrested for robbing three banks -- unarmed and taking $600 in each heist -- said he needed the money to pay his home mortgage, police said on Friday.

James Bruce of Tampa was arrested on Thursday. He admitted robbing the banks but said he planned to pay back the money, Tampa Police spokeswoman Laura McElroy said.

"He called it a repayable loan," she added.

Bruce was unarmed in each of the three robberies. At all three banks, he handed a note to a teller which said he was carrying out a robbery and demanded six $100 bills.

Police said they believed the tellers gave up the money because it was bank policy not to have staff resist robbers in case they were armed. The robberies took place on January 15, February 1 and February 10 in Tampa.

Bruce owns a garden store in Tampa, where he sells pots."


How much would it suck to go to jail for bank robberies of $600.00 each?? lol

 

I’m sure he intended on paying it all back with interest

His store might have been more lucrative if he sold pot, not pots


Hotwater

 

maybe he should have dropped the last ''S'' from ''selling pots''

 

He should of just explained to the government that he made some irresponsible choices and needed the taxpayers to bail him out.iggy:atriot: