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| Bearded man robs bank, gifts money, then yells 'Merry Christmas' | |
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| A white-bearded man robbed a bank two days before Christmas then threw the money in the air and enthusiastically wished passers-by a merry Christmas, witnesses have said. | A white-bearded man robbed a bank two days before Christmas then threw the money in the air and enthusiastically wished passers-by a merry Christmas, witnesses have said. |
| Police said "an older white male" robbed the Academy Bank in Colorado Springs on Monday lunchtime. | Police said "an older white male" robbed the Academy Bank in Colorado Springs on Monday lunchtime. |
| "He robbed the bank, came out, threw the money all over the place," witness Dion Pascale told Colorado's 11 News. | "He robbed the bank, came out, threw the money all over the place," witness Dion Pascale told Colorado's 11 News. |
| "He started throwing money out of the bag and then said, 'Merry Christmas!'" | "He started throwing money out of the bag and then said, 'Merry Christmas!'" |
| Witnesses said the hirsute suspect then wandered over to a nearby Starbucks coffee shop, sat down in front of it, and waited to be arrested. | Witnesses said the hirsute suspect then wandered over to a nearby Starbucks coffee shop, sat down in front of it, and waited to be arrested. |
| In a particularly festive gesture, the passers-by are reported to have scooped up all the money from the street and taken it back inside the bank. | In a particularly festive gesture, the passers-by are reported to have scooped up all the money from the street and taken it back inside the bank. |
| Colorado Springs police named the suspect as David Wayne Oliver, 65. He is not believed to have had any little helpers. | Colorado Springs police named the suspect as David Wayne Oliver, 65. He is not believed to have had any little helpers. |