Man Disguised As Tree Robs Bank

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

Man Dressed as Tree Robs Bank, Cops Say
AP
Posted: 2007-07-09 12:45:41

MANCHESTER, N.H. (July 8) - Leaf it to New Hampshire, where a bank branch was held up by a man disguised as a tree.

Just as the Citizen Bank branch opened Saturday morning, a man walked in with leafy boughs duct-taped to his head and torso, and robbed the place.

"He really went out on a limb," police Sgt. Ernie Goodno said Sunday.

Police said the leafy man didn't saying anything about having a weapon, just demanded cash, and was given an undisclosed amount.

Although the branches and leaves obscured much of the man's face, someone who saw images from the bank's security camera recognized the robber and called police.

Officers said James Coldwell, 49, was arrested early Sunday at his Manchester home and charged with robbery. Arraignment was not expected until Monday.

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[thispego]

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"Why don't you make like a tree... and get outta here."

[ShoogarBear]

He couldn't stump the law.

[ShoogarBear]

He shoulda tried another branch.

[L.I.T]

He shoulda tried another branch.

You can't really blame the guy, he was probably seeing green.

[Tippecanoe]

just reading the comments below

"this guy should be charged with treeson"

[ShoogarBear]

Run, forest, run!

[ShoogarBear]

He'll need to turn over a new leaf now.

[ShoogarBear]

His bark was worse than his bite.

[ShoogarBear]

It's really too bad, I had a rooting interest in the guy.

[ShoogarBear]

Too bad money doesn't really grow on trees.

[Tippecanoe]

only in america

[ShoogarBear]

Money is the root of all evil.

[ShoogarBear]

He's gonna get sent to The Big Treehouse.

[marini martini]

Now he's got to make like a tree.........and leave

[Avitus1]

Guess his bark was worse then his bite.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

Police were stumped for a while.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

They're going to charge his friend with arboring a known felon.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

His attorney will no doubt claim the police planted evidence.

[marini martini]

Sounds like a shady guy to me

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

The bank tellers were petrified during the robbery.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

His new cellmate will get wood when he sees the new prisoner.

[marini martini]

His girlfriend screamed "Just leaf him alone!"

[Baba Ganoush]

Ha Ha Ha Ha

[ShoogarBear]

"This is a stick-up!"

[Baba Ganoush]

"This is a stick-up!"
priceless man, very f'n priceless

[Baba Ganoush]

im robbing your branch

[ShoogarBear]

"Stanford Tree Suspended, Turns To Life of Crime"

[ShoogarBear]

He wanted a trunk-full of money.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

He wanted a trunk-full of money.

Take you all night to come up with that one?

[Flea]

"This is a stick-up!"


:lol

[ShoogarBear]

Take you all night to come up with that one?Rome was not built in a day.

[easjer]

Oh, you guys are so punny!

:lol

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

Rome was not built in a day.

It wasn't built on bad puns, either. :lol

[Ronaldo McDonald]

"This is a stick-up!"

LMFAO

[Condemned 2 HelLA]

Where is Henny Youngman when you need him?!?!!

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

Did he rob a Woodforest?

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

Why rob a bank dressed as a tree? There's more money in hedge funds.

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

Things could have been a lot more violent. An oak will just rob the place, but fir is murder.

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

The put together a picture of the guy by combining images of him caught on different security cameras. It was a classic example of photo synthesis.

[ShoogarBear]

He was trying to avoid being board.

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

He got the idea to rob a bank after watching "Dogwood Afternoon".

[ShoogarBear]

He'll be pining away in prison now.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

The put together a picture of the guy by combining images of him caught on different security cameras. It was a classic example of photo synthesis.

Thread over.

[ShoogarBear]

All spruced up and no place to go.

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

Did they catch his acornplices?

[cherylsteele]

Turns out he was barking up the wrong tree.:D

[ShoogarBear]

Hope he didn't take any wooden nickles.

[resistanze]

Poor sap...

[ShoogarBear]

Thread over.You are wrong, Deadline Breath.

[Shelly]

I wonder if a Dogwood try to ever rob a bank?

[Shelly]

Would Sequ try to rob a bank dressed up as an a:sequ tree?

[CubanMustGo]

It was all over when the cops told the robber to drop his leaves and come out with his limbs up.

[Ronaldo McDonald]

He had a wooden expression on a his face when police showed up at his house

Police warned citizens he could be hiding behind any tree

[Ronaldo McDonald]

Consider every plant armed and dangerous, America

[Ronaldo McDonald]

A giant, erect woody could be walking our streets this very day, a police officer said.

I don't want any of you pussies lettting him get by you undetected!

[Ronaldo McDonald]

One plant might actually resent your dog for pissing on it today.

[Ronaldo McDonald]

"This could be the first of many trees trying to escape from forests, where wild fires have been rampant, with severe trauma and an unprecedented and thus far scientifically inscrutable ability to walk and run. I knew they were one of us," says ralph nader

[Ronaldo McDonald]

This is our most difficult case yet said an officer. His appearence could change a great deal depending on the weather.

[Ronaldo McDonald]

In other, unrelated news, a emotional tree hugger in New Hampshire said he was hugged back by an unidentifiable tree earlier today.

[Ronaldo McDonald]

police were tipped off earlier today by a person who labels himself a "tree fucker". He began to call into question the authenticity of the tree in his hold when he realized he was actually physically able to fuck the tree.