Author Topic: Woman cashes $10,000 check, gets robbed (Read 6884 times)

BayGBM · « **on:** February 22, 2012, 09:08:58 AM »

What is wrong with this picture?

Woman cashes $10,000 check, gets robbed
By: Will Kane

A South San Francisco woman who had just cashed a $10,000 check was robbed at gunpoint as she walked away from the bank, according to police.

South San Francisco police say the woman was walking near the corner of El Camino Real and Southwood Drive with $10,000 in cash in her backpack on Saturday at 4:15 p.m. when a red van pulled to the curb.

An unidentified man leaned out of the van, pushed the woman to the ground and grabbed her backpack, police said. The man then pointed a small gun at the woman and said he would kill her if she told police.

Police say the man is a 5-foot-9-inch, 250-pound Hispanic male with a dark complexion and black hair. The man was clean shaven and wearing a white jacket, a white t-shirt with black markings, gray pants, sunglasses and a gold chain around his neck, police said.

Anyone with information about the theft is asked to call South San Francisco police at (650) 877-8900.

Schmoff · « **Reply #1 on:** February 22, 2012, 09:13:30 AM »

Police say the man is a 5-foot-9-inch, 250-pound Hispanic male with a dark complexion and black hair

ok, we found the suspect

mass243 · « **Reply #2 on:** February 22, 2012, 09:16:06 AM »

Quote from: BayGBM on February 22, 2012, 09:08:58 AM

Anyone with information about the theft is asked to call South San Francisco police at (650) 877-8900.

I always wonder what would happen if I called to one of these numbers................. ......... must resist

240 is Back · « **Reply #3 on:** February 22, 2012, 09:18:50 AM »

shadyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

Swede! · « **Reply #4 on:** February 22, 2012, 09:19:58 AM »

how do you push someone onto the ground when your leaning from a van? leaning out the window? opening the doors and then leaning out?
Why would you Walk around with 10k?
Unless you're a getbigger.

They should be able to spot the Spotter inside the bank from the surveillance tape.

Dogma2010 · « **Reply #5 on:** February 22, 2012, 09:24:57 AM »

I'm pretty sure that's what a bank account is for...

gym**rat · « **Reply #6 on:** February 22, 2012, 09:28:09 AM »

Quote from: Dogma2010 on February 22, 2012, 09:24:57 AM

I'm pretty sure that's what a bank account is for...

Maybe she needed cash to send money via WU for hgh. Hopefully not Kigs though.

225for70 · « **Reply #7 on:** February 22, 2012, 09:29:57 AM »

Sounds like these guys that robbed her got some inside information about her having 10k on her.

G_Thang · « **Reply #8 on:** February 22, 2012, 09:35:24 AM »

g@ys are too punkish, and techies don't need the cash in san fran, so it must have been a b e a n e r who took the 80 from oaktown.

Swede! · « **Reply #9 on:** February 22, 2012, 09:36:19 AM »

Quote from: 225for70 on February 22, 2012, 09:29:57 AM

Sounds like these guys that robbed her got some inside information about her having 10k on her.

a spotter inside the bank which should be easy to spot from the surveillance tape.. unless she set it up herself

G_Thang · « **Reply #10 on:** February 22, 2012, 09:40:10 AM »

Quote from: Swede! on February 22, 2012, 09:36:19 AM

a spotter inside the bank which should be easy to spot from the surveillance tape.. unless she set it up herself

calfzilla · « **Reply #11 on:** February 22, 2012, 09:44:53 AM »

Smells like an inside job.

BayGBM · « **Reply #12 on:** February 22, 2012, 09:52:52 AM »

x2. I laughed when I first read this story yesterday. I still think it is funny. Funny because it is hard to believe that anyone could be so stupid. We are not given much information about the woman, but I think it is safe to say she is not an Olympic athlete or an amazon. In other words, she is someone who could be easily pushed over and have her backpack taken from her. If you are that physically vulnerable, why would you walk out of a bank with $10k in cash? No possible cause could justify taking that risk. I will stop short of saying she got what she deserved, but no amount of rules, laws, or protections can mitigate against sheer stupidity.

She either had a big mouth and told one too many people she was cashing a check or someone (customer, teller) in the bank saw what she was doing and alerted (text message?) the bad guy(s) outside.

I was a teller for a few years when I was in college at a busy branch. In all that time, we never allowed anyone to cash a check for that amount. If someone tried to cash a large check we specifically cautioned them against it and suggested alternatives (money order, cashier’s check, wire transfer, etc.)—which they always took.

This woman was simply a fool.

Mitch · « **Reply #13 on:** February 22, 2012, 10:26:58 AM »

Am I the one here to thing she's somehow related with the guy?

bigkid · « **Reply #14 on:** February 22, 2012, 10:28:10 AM »

There's an old saying about a fool and his money.

BayGBM · « **Reply #15 on:** February 22, 2012, 10:30:59 AM »

By the way, what’s the largest amount of cash you routinely carry in your wallet? I prefer to use my debit card for most purchases, but one cannot use plastic for every thing. When I go to the ATM, I usually get $100. I almost never have more than $200 in my wallet.

I keep $200 in small bills in my car for emergencies… and small cash stash at home as well. In an emergency/disaster (hurricane, earthquake) electricity and ATMS may be out of service for miles.

240 is Back · « **Reply #16 on:** February 22, 2012, 10:35:29 AM »

I carry a few hundred at all time, but I also carry a concealed weapon. and yes, when I cash a check for $200, I'm walking out eyeballing fckers ready to throw down.

i can't imagine the amount of security i'd want carrying 10k...

Dr Dutch · « **Reply #17 on:** February 22, 2012, 10:37:46 AM »

If that wasn't his car, the owner should get life without parole...

225for70 · « **Reply #18 on:** February 22, 2012, 10:41:33 AM »

Quote from: BayGBM on February 22, 2012, 10:30:59 AM

By the way, what’s the largest amount of cash you routinely carry in your wallet? I prefer to use my debit card for most purchases, but one cannot use plastic for every thing. When I go to the ATM, I usually get $100. I almost never have more than $200 in my wallet.

I keep $200 in small bills in my car for emergencies… and small cash stash at home as well. In an emergency/disaster (hurricane, earthquake) electricity and ATMS may be out of service for miles.

I usually carry carry 500 dollars in my wallet. Every week i refill the amount until i have 500 in the wallet.However, let's say that i go to a gas station in a less than stellar location. I always put enough cash (10-60) in my front pocket to pay for a purchase.

Butterbean · « **Reply #19 on:** February 22, 2012, 10:44:22 AM »

What's the problem? That is mere walking around money for any getbigger.

Bevo · « **Reply #20 on:** February 22, 2012, 12:28:49 PM »

I usually carry 25k cash, don't see the big deal when you have millions in your account.

mass243 · « **Reply #21 on:** February 22, 2012, 12:30:10 PM »

Quote from: dutchguy on February 22, 2012, 10:37:46 AM

If that wasn't his car, the owner should get life without parole...

Brutal

HTexan · « **Reply #22 on:** February 22, 2012, 01:12:03 PM »

Cashier check ftw!

Nails · « **Reply #23 on:** February 22, 2012, 01:24:18 PM »

why would she need 10 grand cash

was she going to buy a brick of cocaine

HTexan · « **Reply #24 on:** February 22, 2012, 01:29:24 PM »

Quote from: Nails on February 22, 2012, 01:24:18 PM

why would she need 10 grand cash

was she going to buy a brick of cocaine

Idk. Didn't have an active bank account maybe. Pretty dumb having that much cash on you, when you're leaving the bank.