BANK ROBBER CAUGHT HOT-FOOTED
I.ONDON, Januai-y i). An armed, masked bandit walked into the Midland Bank, Gloucester Road, Snuth Kenington, brandished a gun, ordered the stafi into the manager's otfice, grabbed £162 and ran away. The staft*. pelting .he bandit with everything they could lay hands on, gave chase and many others joined in. A builder climbing a ladder with a hammer and "wedge dropped Ihe wedge, which fell between the bandit's legs and caused him to fall. The police later detained the man.
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Rotorua Morning Post, Issue 5298, 10 January 1947, Page 5
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84BANK ROBBER CAUGHT HOT-FOOTED Rotorua Morning Post, Issue 5298, 10 January 1947, Page 5
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