Robber Attempts To Use Police Man As A Getaway Driver
Updated : Jul 13, 2009
A bank robber chose the wrong way to make a getaway from the scene of his crime - accidentally hailing a ride from an undercover cop.
Having looted a Michigan bank on Wednesday, parolee Mark E White flagged down a passing vehicle a few blocks away.
The driver turned out to be local Saginaw Township detective Scott Jackson, who immediately arrested the would-be escapee.
The hapless con was slapped with charges that include bank robbery and making a false bomb threat.
He is now being held at the Saginaw County Jail.
The attempted bank job came a matter of weeks after White had been freed on parole.
He was released from jail on June 16 after serving time for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and - fittingly - violating an earlier parole.
VeryHappyPig says this robber was no John Dilinger!
