Source: Houston Chronicle
FBI: Bank robber cites economy during holdup
HOUSTON CHRONICLE
July 14, 2009, 1:35AM
A pistol-wielding robber blamed the nation's troubled economy for a holdup this morning at a northwest Houston bank, authorities said.
While demanding cash about 10:30 a.m. from a teller at a Compass bank branch, 12514 Tomball Parkway, the armed robber said, “I'm only doing this to eat. They're not letting me work,“ FBI officials said.
As his partner held a shotgun on customers and employees at the bank, the robber scooped the cash into a black nylon bag, officials said.
They were last seen getting into a tan, gray or silver four-door Chevrolet sedan with custom rims, FBI agents said.
