CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- A fast-thinking bank teller and a not-so-forceful, would-be bank robber combined for an easy arrest at a PNC bank on Chicago's Northwest Side earlier this week.
As bank robberies go, this is very unusual.
According to federal prosecutors, 34-year-old Edner Flores Jr. walked into the PNC Bank at 3337 W. North Ave. around 11:45 a.m. Monday. He waited in line; and when it was his turn, he handed the teller a deposit slip, which he had written down the day’s date, an amount of $10,000 in the space marked “net deposit,” and the words, “no die (sic) packs” and “armed” in quotation marks.
The teller realized it was a robbery and activated a silent alarm, CBS 2 reported. To stall time until police arrived, the teller then asked Flores if he wanted to make a deposit or withdrawal, and the suspect replied that he wanted to make a withdrawal, the complaint said.
The teller told Flores she needed a withdrawal slip, an ATM card, and an identification card. She handed him a slip to fill out, in which he wrote “ten thousand dollars” with the numbers “123456789” in the space for the account number, and the date.
He also handed over his temporary Illinois state ID card with his name, his photo, and his date of birth, the complaint said.
Police arrived and Flores was still at the counter waiting for his withdrawal. He was arrested at 11:57 a.m. Police found he was carrying a knife.
Police recovered the two bank slips and the temporary state ID, and found it matched up with his real records with the Illinois Secretary of State’s Office, the complaint said.
The complaint said Flores admitted he was trying to rob the bank, and even identified himself in a surveillance picture.
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