TAMPA, Florida - 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.
UGH! Florida can't do anything right. First they put our whole nation into a recession by claiming Bush won the election instead of Gore. Now you can rob a bank without a gun. If this was going on in New England, mark my words, EVERYONE would be walking into a bank and demanding millions. You don't demand $600 at three banks. If this guy demanded $1800 at one he'd be out free. Also if i'm a teller and this grandpa trys to hand me a note demanding money this is how the transaction would go down
GPA:Hands me note demanding $600 and says its a robbery
Me:Only $600 while smirking
GPA:Yes sir
Me Stepping on Robbery Alarm, while asking if he has a gun
GPA:No its for my morgage
Me:So how you going to hurt me if I say no?
GPA:UHHH, havent got that far
He'd be running from the bank to get depends after I was through with him
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